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Gender and Climate Adaptation Policy

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Gender Budgeting

Gender Budgeting

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) states that India already spends 2.6% of its GDP on adaptation. This has not been verified but in our ongoing study on climate change and gender adaptation, we recognize the need to analyse State-level adaptation budgets, especially those that benefit women. 

Focusing on the four States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, our ongoing study shows that there is a wide variance between what different States spend on adaptation-oriented programmes. Also, not all States report on gender budgeting. Some still work with the more limited ‘Women’s Component Plan’ that earmarks 30% of funds/benefits for women; rather than the broader and more transformative gender budgeting  approach which is an ongoing empowering process and not just an accounting exercise. This gender budget computation will help us compare whether gender budgets within adaptation-focused policies and programmes do justice to the work-load of women engaged in adaptation practices on the farmland and allied activities.