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Gender Day: Ex- Irish president rallies global support for women to build climate resilience

by Matthew Atungwu November 17, 2022
written by Matthew Atungwu November 17, 2022
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Former Irish president Mary Robinson headlined a panel discussion to mark ‘Gender Day’ at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt.

She called for a bespoke climate fund to support grassroots women to tackle climate change and build resilience.

The African Development Bank organized the session held during COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh under the theme; Gender Sensitive and climate just finance mechanisms.

The panellists said facilities tailored to supporting women, who are helping to build climate resilience, must be visible, simple, and easily accessible.

“There is a problem about the visibility, transparency and accountability, and although there is some money floating around, we don’t have a properly dedicated climate fund or a permanent climate fund to support women entrepreneurs in combating climate change,” Robinson said.

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Robinson gave the example of some women-led projects in Uganda which could do ten times more if they had access to targeted climate resources.

“They had no prospects of getting the money that could be available for their sector – they didn’t even know who was getting the money or where it was going.”

Opening the session, African Development Bank Group Vice President Vice for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Kevin Kariuki, said the Bank had earmarked funding for ten capacity-building projects, focusing on gender and climate through the Africa Climate Change Fund.

“Moreover, we are committing $100 million in loans to public and private sector projects to address gender and climate issues,” Kariuki said.

“The Bank is also developing an adaptation mechanism to enable individuals and groups, including women and children, to borrow money for climate adaptation projects,” he added.

The African Development Bank hosted other side events to mark Gender Day at the COP27 to highlight the successes, challenges and issues surrounding gender equality and climate change.

They included the launch of the Gender in Climate Action Accelerator, a tool to support private sector companies improve the gender responsiveness of their corporate climate governance.

The Accelerator will support governments in promoting gender-sensitive climate sector policies, accelerating their green transition to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

It is a joint initiative by the Egyptian government, the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the French Development Agency, AFD.

Story was adapted from AFDB.

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