Results
Results were predicated on strong partnerships and closing the divide between the different dimensions peace, development, and humanitarian nexus. Inclusive approaches included the integration of localized components (e.g. peacebuilding, gender equality and women’s empowerment, environmental sustainability, natural resource management, livelihoods, economic recovery) and promotion of SDG acceleration vis-à-vis overcoming disaster risk, peace and security, and gender equality challenges.
At the country level, the second joint pilot project in Colombia saw positive outcomes for women’s participation in local level peacebuilding and environmental protection initiatives, as well as national level outreach and advocacy. In Sudan, the final report from the pilot project was officially launched in Spring 2019, garnering significant attention from peace and development change leaders as a concrete example of integrated programming that addresses the links between climate change and security from a gender perspective. And, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a third intervention was initiated to integrate a gender perspective into a larger mediation project where natural resources play a central role in fueling ongoing conflict between armed groups and shaping opportunities for the return and reintegration of ex-combatants.
In North Kordofan, Sudan, stakeholder action helped successfully link gender, climate change and security outcomes in a single theory of change. This generated considerable interest amongst those in the peace and development community and made it possible for stakeholders to leverage programme results and experiences to secure an additional $4 million US dollars in funding to replicate and adapt approaches for a cross-border pilot in Mali and Niger. Programme action inspired United Nations staff based in Sudan to enter into discussions with the Peacebuilding Fund on ways of using the approach for a new project to scale up interventions in East Darfur.
At the global level, the Joint Programme developed a flagship report that elevates evidence gathered for policymakers and donors, putting gender considerations at the forefront to ensure they are central to discussions and agenda-setting on climate-security policy debates. Findings from the report serve to incentivize investments in programmes that address the gender dimensions of climate-related security. Stakeholders also finalized and validated a comprehensive training package delivered to 50 people across three courses.