Greetings colleagues!
The UNCCD recognizes that droughts are the most far-reaching of natural disasters, causing short and long-term economic and ecological losses. To reduce societal vulnerability to droughts, there is a need to overcome the prevailing structures of reactive, post-hazard management approaches and move towards proactive and risk-management approaches that build resilience to drought at the local, national, and regional levels. Additionally, within this context, the Convention stresses the importance of ensuring the full and equal participation of both men and women at all levels in programmes and policies to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought.
Within this context the UNCCD would like to identify examples of the essential role played by women in sustainable land management in drought-prone locations and regions so that their initiatives may be duly valued, expanded, and replicated and potentially attract resources to scale up these women-led actions.
A report featuring the most promising practices will be launched initially on the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2024. It will also be presented and discussed during a session of the UNCCD Gender Caucus at COP16, to be held in Saudi Arabia in December 2024.
Case studies can be submitted using the attached form in English, French, or Spanish, and should be sent by April 1, 2024, to the following address: gender@unccd.int
The template to be used is found in the attached document.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at gender@unccd.int
