EmPower II: Women for Climate Resilient Societies
With EmPower II, SDC contributes to a SIDA-funded project of UN-Women and UNEP promoting climate-resilient development for women and other marginalized groups. SDC’s support enables disaggregated data products for gender-responsive DRR and climate strategies and enhances capacities on the subnational level among policy-makers and CSOs. SDC’s support also facilitates financial access and literacy on renewable energy in Cambodia, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
| Paese/Regione | Tema | Periodo | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Asia |
Canbiamento climatico ed ambiente Gender
Riduzione dei rischi di catastrofi
Organisazione per l’uguaglianza di genere Environmental policy |
01.12.2023
- 31.12.2025 |
CHF 285’000
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- Agenzia delle Nazioni Unite per l’uguaglianza di genere e l’empowerment femminile
- EmPower phase II is a UN-joint programme and follows a pass-through fund management modality, administered and convened by UN Women, and directly implemented by both UN Women and UNEP
- In Cambodia with projects RECOFTC (supporting the development of National Gender Strategic Plan for Cambodian Ministry of Women Affairs), as well as Nurture, CASFor and 3EIs where skill building for entrepreneurs with climate-resilient livelihood
- In Bangladesh, the SDC is in the process of starting the project “Access to Finance for Enterprises”
- In Indonesia with the ongoing Swiss Humanitarian Aid Direct Action with the Indonesia Disaster Management Authority (BNPB)
- In the Pacific region, UN-Women implements the “Global Gender Equality Accelerator” for women leadership and gender-responsiveness in global disaster risk reduction and climate change processes and frameworks
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Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
GOVERNO E SOCIETÀ CIVILE
PROTEZIONE GENERALE DEL AMBIENTE
Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE Prevenzione delle catastrofi e preparazione all'emergenza
Women's equality organisations and institutions
Politica dell'ambiente e gestione amministrativa
Temi trasversali Il progetto sostiene anche miglioramenti nell'organizzazione partner
Tipo di aiuto Contributo al progetto e al programma
Numero del progetto 7F11298
| Contesto | Across Asia and the Pacific, environmental degradation, the cumulative impact of frequent disasters, climate-induced hazards and changing annual weather patterns increasingly jeopardize development gains. Since 2018, EmPower has worked on enhancing climate-resilient development of marginalized people. Phase I took place from 2018-2022 in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Viet Nam and at the regional level of Asia-Pacific, with funding from the SIDA. |
| Obiettivi | Through EmPower project phase II, women and other marginalized groups in the Asia-Pacific region will be less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and experience greater gender equality and enjoyment of their rights, including equal access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. |
| Gruppi target | Women entrepreneurs and women-led small and medium-sized enterprises, Youth, ethnic minorities or Indigenous groups, LGBTQ, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, people living with disabilities and people living with HIV, Women’s rights organizations and CSOs, National and subnational government agencies, Private sector and financial institutions, Intergovernmental organizations. |
| Effetti a medio termine |
The contribution of the SDC focuses on two outcomes and two outputs: Outcome 1: Increased action on gender responsive climate change adaptation and mitigation Outcome 3: Women and other marginalized groups in the Asia-Pacific region secure climate-resilient livelihoods |
| Risultati |
Risultati principali attesi: Under output 1.1 of EmPower II, the Swiss contribution focuses on enabling the production and use of disaggregated gender and climate data to improve gender-responsive, human rights-based climate change, renewable energy and DRR policies and plans. Through output 3.1, technical and financial training will support women and other marginalized groups on climate-resilient technologies and renewable energy-based businesses. Risultati fasi precedenti: While most targets were exceeded, a learning was to improve exchanges between the involved UN-agencies and systematically integrating a leave no-one behind approach. |
| Direzione/Ufficio responsabile |
DSC |
| Partner del progetto |
Partner contrattuale Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU) |
| Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori |
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| Budget | Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF 285’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF 210’000 Progetto totale dalla prima fase Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF 285’000 |
| Fasi del progetto | Fase 1 01.12.2023 - 31.12.2025 (Fase in corso) |
