Gender equality targeting in adaptation finance

This brief focuses on public adaptation finance, which is finance committed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The objective of this brief is to support greater accountability and transparency regarding how much adaptation finance from developed countries also pursued greater gender equality in 2021. 

The analysis concluded that to improve accountability on gender equality targeting in adaptation finance provision, better tracking is needed at the bilateral and multilateral levels. Joint coordination efforts to apply a common gender equality markers system would allow for comparison and aggregation. As the climate finance community attempts to take stock of decades of provision, consistent and transparent reporting is key to understand progress and gaps. However, improved screening and tracking of funds for gender equality in itself does not improve gender equality. It is, however, a step towards greater inclusivity and women's participation in adaptation decision-making.