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Live-stream launch of Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox

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Photo from testing various gender-sensitive methods for climate resilience building in Kenya. Photo. C.Schubert

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Gender and Equity theme is, together with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), organising a special event on Wednesday 15 October, looking at the development and use of gender-sensitive approaches in the context of climate change and agriculture research.

The event will launch a Gender & Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change and Agriculture. The toolbox is a participatory methodology guide on how to create socially differentiated research for climate adaptation and mitigation projects.

 

Outline of the online event:

10:00-10:10
(East Africa Time)

Margaret Kroma
Assistant Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Introduces the session and speakers.  

10:10-10:25

Sibyl Nelson (call-in)
Gender Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Presents the first gender-manual, developed in 2012, and updated in 2013 by FAO and CCAFS. The forerunner for today’s Gender and Inclusion Toolbox. How are the two manuals linked?

10:25-10:40

Questions

 

10:40-11:00

 

Nafisa Ferdous
Gender and Social Learning consultant, Gender-Toolbox Co-Developer. CCAFS & World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).

 

Provides an introduction to the development of the gender- and inclusion toolbox.

11:00-11:10

Questions

 

11:10-11:30

Agnes Otzelberger (call-in)
Climate Change Adaptation and Gender Coordinator with CARE International.

Why is this type of research so important? Why care about gender, inclusion and social learning?

11:30-11:50

Questions

 

11:50-12:00

Margaret Kroma
Assistant Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Closing remarks