GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program Webinar Series: Advancing Gender Inclusiveness
A GPSC–GEF webinar encouraged stronger gender inclusion in GEF‑8 city projects, sharing good practices and tools for equitable design.Events
The Climate Action Agenda: Why a people-centered approach to mobility matters
Women’s greener travel patterns highlight the need for gender‑responsive transport policies to support decarbonization and protect public transit.News & Blogs
What will it take for women to gain equal rights to housing, land, and property?
Women secure land rights through collective action, while legal reforms, joint registration, and stronger governance help overcome ownership barriers.News & Blogs
Can geospatial data help bridge the gender employment gap? Yes, it can!
A new framework shows how spatial, social, and legal factors shape women’s energy‑sector opportunities, demanding better data.News & Blogs
Initiatives
Toward Developing a Mobility and Gender Index
Limited sex‑disaggregated data hinders gender‑inclusive mobility; the World Bank’s Mobility and Gender Index develops a framework to resolve this.Knowledge Product
Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions: Guidance Note
The note guides inclusive NBS design, emphasizing gender and social equity to enhance climate, environmental, and development outcomes.Knowledge Product
She Rises: a Framework for Caring Cities
The framework applies gender analysis to urban spaces, using data‑driven insights to promote structurally equitable city design.Knowledge Product
Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Urban Orchards in a Natural Reserve
Asunción’s largest ecological reserve faces waste challenges, and communities are working with the Green City project to restore ecosystems.Knowledge Product
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Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
Cities must grow sustainably and inclusively; gender‑aware housing policies are essential to close gaps in access, security, and finance.Knowledge Product
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence
The report reviews gendered disaster impacts, identifies gaps, and offers a framework to assess gender dynamics in resilience.Knowledge Product
Women, Business and the Law 2021
The report measures legal barriers to women’s economic opportunity worldwide, presenting eight indicators and encouraging reforms.Knowledge Product
Inclusive Resilience : Inclusion Matters for Resilience in South Asia
South Asia faces rising climate hazards that disproportionately harm marginalized groups requiring inclusive disaster risk management.Knowledge Product
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Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design
This handbook links gender inequality to the built environment and offers practical processes for planning more inclusive cities.Knowledge Product
Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID‑19 impacts men and women differently; effective policy requires integrating gender analysis to leverage women’s roles in crisis response.Knowledge Product
Her Home - Housing Finance for Women
The study assesses women’s housing finance demand in Colombia, India, and Kenya, recommending tailored lending products and policy reforms.Knowledge Product
Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief
This guide integrates VAWG prevention into land programs, offering ethics guidance, analysis tools, implementation ideas, indicators, and resources.Knowledge Product
