Master Plan on Gender and Climate Change (MPGCC) (2018-2030).

This Master Plan on Gender and Climate Change (MPGCC) (2018-2030) is a cross-sectoral policy document at national level. The Master Plan’s key objective is to support the respective ministries, civil society organizations and private sector agencies in mainstreaming gender as an integral part of their development agendas as well as action on Climate Change (CC) adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction investments in Cambodia.
The mission of the Master Plan is to make gender mainstreaming in CC adaptation (CCA), CC mitigation and disaster risk reduction (DRR) a part of the common agenda in institutional CC investment policies, strategies, programs and projects for enhancing CC resilience and DRR in Cambodia. Specific objectives for mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation, mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) investments have been established: 1) To strengthen gender responsive policy/strategy and effective coordination between MOWA and sector ministries, civil society and private sectors 2) To strengthen gender responsive institutional capacity on strategy, structure, system, style, skill, support and staff for mainstreaming gender in CC investments and adding value to SDGs. 3) To demonstrate the gender related differential impacts of CC and the benefits from investing in gender responsive CC initiatives (pilots). 4) To enhance emergency preparedness, primary healthcare, first-aid provision etc. for any situation caused by CC and build capacity accordingly for enhancing resilience for the people at higher risk. 5) To enhance economic empowerment of women at higher risk because of CC and disaster risks through innovative financing schemes namely micro insurance, community revolving funds, crop insurance, health insurance etc. 6) To facilitate gender mainstreaming in CC action plans in sector ministries, civil society organizations and private sector agencies for adding value in climate resilience and poverty reduction initiatives in Cambodia 7) To make use of a gender-Inclusive Result Framework to monitor gender impacts caused by CC in CC investment project sites and share publicly for greater awareness raising and advocacy purposes. 8) To establish a gender-mainstreaming in CC investments dialogue platforms to enhance knowledge and capacity of the Government, civil society and private sector agencies in Cambodia linking with regional and global levels.
The MPGCC focuses the challenges of institutional capacity building at the national, provincial, district and commune levels in support of gender mainstreaming in CC adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction investment initiatives for Cambodia. It urges the Government ministries, development partners, civil society organizations and private sector agencies to include gender mainstreaming in their regular agendas for dealing with CC investment initiatives.