Gender and Risk Management in Climate Change

The design of the programme will be carried out by a teaching staff selected by the Institute. The Institute will forge partnerships with other organisations to facilitate the design and implementation of the programme.

The programme will organise groups of a maximum of 15 participants. In this regard, the total teaching time required should be multiplied according to the number of groups formed.

Module 1

Gender concepts, theories and tools

• Acquire methodological, theoretical and operational tools for integrating a gender perspective into professional fields
• Analyse how gender inequalities are (re)produced in different geographical contexts

Module 2

Gender and climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Acquire knowledge of international DRM and CC frameworks, policies and strategies
• Share insights and tools to address DRM and CC: the case of the ARC mechanism
• Deepen understanding of gender roles in adaptation and women’s decision-making in affected regions
• Support climate justice and women’s participation in line with SDGs and the Paris Agreement

Module 3

Gender and Disaster Risk Management in fragile climatic contexts

• Incorporate a gender perspective into climate change and disaster risk management
• Explore the link between gender, Disaster Risk Management and governance
• Integrate a gender perspective into all the phases and components of a project’s life cycle

Module 4

Gender, health and prevention of gender-based violence in climate emergencies

• Explore how macroeconomic policies impact gender in health, with a focus on feminist perspectives
• Understand the role of gender in global health policies, especially in development and humanitarian aid
• Analyse the socio-economic impact of gender-based violence in humanitarian crises in relation to patriarchal norms
• Explore the potential of women networks in advocating for gender responsiveness in DRM and CC patriarchal norms

AFRICAN RISK CAPACITY

ARC Agency was established in 2012 as a Specialized Agency of the African Union, and ARC Limited, the commercial affiliate of the Group, was established in 2014.

The mandate of ARC is to work with AU member states to help them better plan, prepare and respond to weather-induced threats and disease outbreaks. Its value proposition combines four critical elements of disaster response: capacity building, early warning, risk pooling, and risk transfer.

Since 2019, ARC has been mainstreaming gender in DRM as part of the ARC programme. The approach first seeks to understand the status of gender in a country through a gender analysis, then proposes a gender action plan to address the findings. ARC is committed to working with African countries to support response, regardless of the challenges in the operating landscape.

ALFAJIRI WHET

Alfajiri We Heal Together

Alfajiri WHeT is an organization established in Burundi, whose members have over 12 years of experience working with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Alfajiri is a social enterprise of committed professionals, offering expertise and quality support to institutions and communities in the Great Lakes region, ensuring the positive transformation of social norms for gender equality, better health, and sustainable development.

Alfajiri WHeT bases its intervention on research and project and program evaluations, institutional development, and organizational and financial strengthening of national or international organizations, training in gender and PSEAH (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment), the development of transformative community approaches to gender social norms, advocacy, and communication on gender, PSEAH, and sexual and reproductive rights issues.