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Climate Change and Security: Gender-Responsive Climate Technologies for Resilient Communities

UN Climate Technology Centre & Network

WGC Member Solution

Year: 2025

Country:

CameroonNigeriaZimbabwe

Topics:

Capacity-BuildingEnergy TransitionSustainable Livelihoods

Region:

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Growing evidence suggests that climate change and environmental degradation act as a catalyst, a driver and a multiplier of instability, exacerbating already volatile food prices, insecure livelihoods, and large-scale displacement. The EC climate change and security programme, managed by UNEP-CTCN, supports ten pilots in countries at risk of conflicts due to climate impact, prioritizing women and marginalized groups. In Cameroon, women’s cooperatives apply synecoculture for sustainable farming; in Zimbabwe, women use solar-powered drying systems for Mopane worms; and in Nigeria, women adopt hydroponic farming powered by solar energy, creating gender-responsive solutions for climate security.

Climate Impact

  • Implemented climate technologies adapted to conflict-affected areas, reducing vulnerability to droughts, food insecurity, and resource competition.
  • Supported solar, hydroponic, and ecological farming systems that cut emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Gender Impact

  • Improved access to resources, income, and green job opportunities for women and marginalized communities.
  • Promoted community and women’s ownership of technologies, ensuring long-term sustainability and ecosystem restoration in high-risk regions.

Scalability/Replicability

  • Community-driven approaches and local capacity building enable replication in other regions with similar environmental and social conditions once local actors are trained.
  • Strengthened resilience in conflict-affected and high-risk regions by deploying conflict sensitive, community-based climate technologies.
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