Integrating Gender and Climate Change Actions in ADB Operations in Central and West Asia
09 October 2023 to 11 October 2023
Asian Development Bank’s Central and West Asia Department and the Gender Equality Division of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department held a subregional workshop of ADB partners in Central and West Asia entitled “Integrating Gender and Climate Change Actions in ADB Operations in Central and West Asia,” on 9–11 October 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event examined the links between gender and climate change issues and identified innovative approaches of government partners and other development actors in promoting gender equality and climate actions across priority sectors.
Objectives:
The workshop aimed to deepen the participants’ knowledge of gender and climate change in the context of development initiatives globally and in the region. It also aimed to share with the participants ADB’s priorities and achievements as a climate bank alongside its 2030 Strategy and transformative gender agenda. The participants learned gender responsive approaches to addressing climate change.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 09 Oct 2023 | Opening | Opening Remarks | Kanokpan Lao-Araya |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Opening | Welcome Remarks | Ozoda Parpiboyeva |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Opening |
Promoting Gender Equality and Enhancing Climate Change Response in ADB Operations This presentation gives an overview of gender mainstreaming and climate change response in ADB's operations. |
Jesper Petersen |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Opening |
Promoting Gender Equality and Enhancing Climate Change Response in ADB Operations (Russian Version) |
Jesper Petersen |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Opening | Message of Support | Ceren Güven Güres |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 1: Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: Understanding the Climate Change and Gender Nexus |
Understanding Climate Change This presentation gives an overview of the impacts of climate change and climate plans and strategies of ADB. |
Malte Maass |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 1: Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: Understanding the Climate Change and Gender Nexus |
Understanding Climate Change (Russian Version) |
Malte Maass |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 1: Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: Understanding the Climate Change and Gender Nexus |
Addressing Intersecting Issues on Gender and Climate Change in Central Asia This presentation gives an overview of the impacts of climate change in gender in Central Asian countries. |
Zonibel Woods |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 1: Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: Understanding the Climate Change and Gender Nexus |
Addressing Intersecting Issues on Gender and Climate Change in Central Asia (Russian Version) |
Zonibel Woods |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Gender in Georgia’s NDCs: An Introduction This presentation gives an overview of gender integration in Georgia's updated NDC. |
Anna Samwel |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Gender in Georgia’s NDCs: An Introduction (Russian Version) |
Anna Samwel |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Pakistan Climate Change Gender Action Plan 2022 This presentation gives an overview of the Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) of Pakistan. |
Saima Saleh |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Pakistan Climate Change Gender Action Plan 2022 (Russian Version) |
Saima Saleh |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Electronic Tools For Self-Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change of Local Communities, Considering the Gender Aspect This presentation gives an overview of assessing community climate change vulnerability. |
Anna Kirilenko |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 1: Gender-Responsive Instruments and Tools for Climate Actions |
Electronic Tools For Self-Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change of Local Communities, Considering the Gender Aspect (Russian Version) |
Anna Kirilenko |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
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| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Regional Action on Climate Change: A Vision for CAREC in 2050 This presentation gives an overview of the CAREC strategic regional climate action document. |
Kenzhekhan Abuov |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Regional Action on Climate Change: A Vision for CAREC in 2050 (Russian Version) |
Kenzhekhan Abuov |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Promoting Gender in Regional Cooperation on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation This presentation gives an overview of promoting gender in regional cooperation in relation to climate change. |
Firuz Ibrohimov |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Promoting Gender in Regional Cooperation on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Russian Version) |
Firuz Ibrohimov |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation This presentation gives an overview of gender responsive and regional collaboration for achieving climate change and gender goals. |
Nino Bregadze |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Session 2: Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation |
Gender Responsive Regional Initiatives on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Russian Version) |
Nino Bregadze |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 3: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources and Food Security | Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Green Economy | Armine Shiroyan, Women for Development, Armenia |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 3: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources and Food Security | Empowering Women and Girls in Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Disasters: The Case of Jacobabad, Pakistan | Shabana Kharal, Rural Support Programme, Network Pakistan |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 3: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources and Food Security | Gender Responsive and Climate Resilient Water Resources Management | Kalyibek Zhunusbaev, Ministry of Agriculture, Kyrgyz Republic |
| 09 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 3: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources and Food Security | Strengthening Climate Change Response in Agriculture for Household Food Security | Farhod Abdulloev, Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation, Tajikistan |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 10 Oct 2023 | Session 3: Country-level Approaches to Gender and Climate Change |
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| 10 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 2: Greening the Energy Sector and Infrastructures |
Gender Equality in Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Use This presentation gives an overview of gender mainstreaming in climate change and the energy sector. |
Dilfuza Zakirova |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 2: Greening the Energy Sector and Infrastructures |
Gender Equality in Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Use (Russian Version) |
Dilfuza Zakirova |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 2: Greening the Energy Sector and Infrastructures |
Women's Participation in the Hydropower Sector This presentation gives an overview of the equal working conditions of women in the Hydropower Sector. |
Surayyo Pulatova |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Roundtable 2: Greening the Energy Sector and Infrastructures |
Women's Participation in the Hydropower Sector (Russian Version) |
Surayyo Pulatova |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Session 4: Financing Gender Equality and Climate Actions in CWA Operations |
Brief Introduction to GEF This presentation gives an overview of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). |
Bakhadur Paluaniyazov |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Session 4: Financing Gender Equality and Climate Actions in CWA Operations |
Brief Introduction to GEF (Russian Version) |
Bakhadur Paluaniyazov |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 11 Oct 2023 | Synthesis |
Synthesis Report This presentation gives an overview of the topics and information discussed in the event. |
Mary Alice Rosero |
| 11 Oct 2023 | Closing | Closing Remarks | Hiroki Katayama |