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GENDER RESPONSIVE TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

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The UNCCD Gender Action Plan (GAP) emphasizes the critical importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment in implementing the Convention. A key priority of the GAP is to increase women’s access to relevant knowledge and technologies. To fulfill these objectives, UNCCD and the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) joined forces in 2020 to advance gender-responsive Sustainable Land Management (SLM).

This collaboration between UNCCD and WOCAT focuses on documenting, analyzing and scaling gender-responsive SLM practices by gathering gender-disaggregated data. A specialized tool, co-designed with gender and SLM experts, identifies gender-based parameters as well as the technical and socio-cultural factors that enhance the adoption of SLM by both women and men.

In the initial phase of the project in 2021, WOCAT network partners in 15 countries tested the tool, showing promising results. As the Pambadeniya Women Group from Sri Lanka noted, “Women and men debated on how to guarantee equal opportunities in decision making, participation and fair distribution of benefits.” The data demonstrated that equal access to SLM technologies and approaches is both context- and technology-specific. Five technology group profiles on gender-responsive SLM were developed to show the need for further action.

Building on this success and following Decision 24/COP.15, UNCCD and WOCAT are now launching a call for expressions of interest to apply the gender-responsive SLM tool. This initiative aims to gather more country-specific gender-disaggregated data on SLM practices, which will be presented at the upcoming UNCCD COP16 in Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia, this December.

We are inviting up to 40 stakeholders to implement the gender-responsive SLM tool in local contexts from September to November 2024. Applications are welcome from UNCCD Parties, civil society organizations, WeCaN members and others involved in sustainable land management.

The application deadline is 4 August 2024. Submissions are accepted in English, French and Spanish. For more details on the call, application requirements, and the online application form, please see our website: https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/stories/unccd-stakeholders-worldwide…

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https://droughtclp.unccd.int/node/3459
This is the recording for a recent webinar on drought management in Asia. In particular, Ms. Ludmilla Kiktenko, Advisor of CAREC, presented her insights from Central Asia on the formulation and execution of the "Regional Strategy for Drought Risk Management and Mitigation in Central Asia for 2021–2030".

A report from the European Environment Agency on ‘Responding to climate change impacts on human health in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and water quality’ has been released today. As said in its title, it focuses, among others, on the impact of drought on human health (pathogens, parasites, infections etc.).

It also states that “In southern Europe, approximately 30% of the population live in areas with permanent water stress and up to 70% in areas with seasonal water stress during summer. Under the changing climate, the number of people living in water-scarce conditions in southern and central Europe will increase”.

The report can be accessed here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/responding-to-climate-change-imp…
And associated press release here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/climate-health-risks-posed-b…