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The purpose of the primer is to help the UK government in its thinking around how to better understand the differential effects of climate change and support the inclusion of women in climate action. The primer brings together the latest thinking about how women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and climate change intersect, specifically how climate action can support women’s economic empowerment and how women’s economic empowerment can contribute to climate and environmental outcomes.
Link- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2021
Women’s economic empowerment and climate change: an update to the WOW targeted guidance 3 primer
In April 2021, the WOW helpdesk published guidance ahead of COP26 to help the UK government better understand the differential effects of climate change and support the inclusion of women in climate action. The guidance brought together latest thinking about how women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and climate change intersect and included a primer document and briefing on women and the net-zero economy.
Link- Diplomacy and policy influencing
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2021
This primer brings together the latest thinking about how women’s economic empowerment and climate change intersect. Together with the complementary briefing on women and the Net Zero economy, it was produced ahead of COP26 to support the UK government to better understand the differential effects of climate change and the inclusion of women in climate action.
Link- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2021
This document outlines the key megatrends that will drive the transition to a net zero economy in three high-emitting sectors, before examining how it will impact the workforce in low- and middle-income countries and the knock-on effect on women’s economic empowerment. The briefing draws on primary research with companies and key informants to analyse the impact on the workforce and make recommendations to mitigate risks and increase opportunities for women.
Link- Social Protection
- Low Carbon Growth and Mitigation
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2021
The toolkit builds on the WOW programme’s recent work which investigated how women are affected disproportionately by climate change across various supply chains and worked with companies who are identifying opportunities for achieving a gender-just transition to net zero.
Link- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2024
This query provides an accessible review of the evidence to support efforts to strengthens gender considerations, women’s opportunities and economic empowerment within the FCDO and wider UK government response to acute food insecurity and famine prevention.
Link- Humanitarian
- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2023
This Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) report identifies entry points for integrating gender equality into the design of British High Commission Dar Es Salaam’s 5 programmes: 1) Dar es Salaam Urban Resilience programme 2)Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) in Tanzania programme 3)Transforming Energy Access (TEA) in Tanzania programme 4)Enhancing Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Early Warning Systems in Tanzania 5)Corridors for Growth (C4G) programme.
Link- Tanzania
- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2024
This paper provides pre-reading for an FCDO conference ‘Building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions’ at Wilton Park on 18 to 20 March 2024. It forms a rapid review of existing work in this area, including existing evidence reviews and mixed-methods studies. The report is structured around the six conference sessions and was written to inform the session discussions for a range of participants from different technical and institutional backgrounds.
Link- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2024
This paper provides pre-reading for an FCDO conference ‘Building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions’ at Wilton Park on 18 to 20 March 2024. It forms a rapid review of existing work in this area, including existing evidence reviews and mixed-methods studies. The report is structured around the six conference sessions and was written to inform the session discussions for a range of participants from different technical and institutional backgrounds.
Link- Biodiversity / Ecosystem Conservation and Management (Terrestrial and Marine)
- Gender Equity
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2023
This report consolidates findings from action-oriented research partnerships conducted by the WOW programme with Primark, Waitrose, and the Ethical Tea Partnership in Pakistan, Kenya and Malawi respectively.
Link- Pakistan
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2022
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