Gender, cultural identity, conflict and climate change

This report presents the learnings from  a series of participatory workshops conducted to explore how gender and cultural norms, relationships and power structures shape how different people experience climate change, the types of responses they adopt and how this interacts with conflict systems.  

This report provides recommendations for practitioners  and policymakers working on peacebuilding and climate  change initiatives in conflict contexts. It offers lessons on how actors in each field can integrate gender and culturally-responsive actions into their work, building on the findings presented:

•  Address underlying inequalities and fragility to strengthen climate  resilience and unlock effective, sustainable climate action.
• Leverage climate change initiatives as entry points for peacebuilding and gender and social equality outcomes, with a strong focus on masculinities.
•  Integrate an intersectional gendered analysis into peacebuilding and climate  change programming, policy development and advocacy.
• Advance gender and culturally responsive climate change action at governmental levels.
• Invest in programming that prevents  climate and gender-related conflict and is led by local women and civil society organisations.