International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

On climate change, IUCN focuses on assessing and addressing the impacts of climate change on nature; advancing practical nature‐based solutions to climate change centred on the better conservation, management and restoration of ecosystems; and making climate policy and action socially inclusive, gender responsive, and cognizant of the needs of the most vulnerable.

Active in:

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia and Western Asia

Contributions

Making the Case for Gender Equality in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development

Type:

Publication

Publication date:

Monday, September 17, 2018

Objective:

Mitigation

Sectors:

Renewable energy

Approach:

Gender

ADVANCING GENDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT: MAKING THE CASE FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
AGENT Thematic Energy Brief Series | 2018
Roots for the Future

Type:

Publication

Publication date:

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Objective:

Adaptation

Mitigation

Sectors:

Cross-sectoral

Approach:

Gender

The Landscape and Way Forward on Gender and Climate Change
Energizing equality- the importance of integrating gender in national energy policies

Type:

Publication

Publication date:

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Sectors:

Renewable energy

Approach:

Gender

Key finding

From a sample of 192 national energy frameworks from 137 countries, nearly one-third of the frameworks include gender considerations to some extent. Of those that include gender keywords, context analysis reveals that women are characterized as potential stakeholders or beneficiaries, but seldom as agents of change.
Gender-responsive restoration guidelines

Type:

Publication

Publication date:

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Objective:

Adaptation

Sectors:

Cross-sectoral

Approach:

Ecosystems and biodiversity

A closer look at the gender in the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology

These guidelines present, through each of the three different phases of ROAM, specific actions for identifying gender considerations and developing a gender-responsive approach and outcomes for FLR initiatives. A checklist of the Gender Golden Procedures stemming from these guidelines is available in Appendix I.
Species and Climate Change- Issues Brief

Type:

Publication

Publication date:

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Objective:

Adaptation

Mitigation

Approach:

Ecosystems and biodiversity

Threats and responses
• Current global mean warming of less than 1ºC above pre-industrial levels has already significantly impacted the Earth’s climate system and the majority of the world’s ecosystems and species.
• The majority of this warming is caused by fossil fuel-generated CO 2 which is also causing ocean acidification to occur at an unprecedented rate, with profound ramifications for biodiversity and humanity.