Future Earth provides climate gender advisory services to inter-governmental organisations, national governments
and the private sector for a gender-just low-carbon transition. 
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​Future Earth Ltd is a signatory of the 
​Gender and Energy Compact

Designing a  gender-responsive, blended
financing mechanism for the national SIRF Fund 

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In a global first, Future Earth Ltd designed a 
gender responsive blended finance window 
for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda SIRF Fund
to help meet NDCs and SDG5.
 
Work curtesy of the Commonwealth Secretariat and  NDC Partnership.​
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Portfolio level targets include:
  • 40% of the  financial portfolio will be awarded to SMEs in which,
  • Women comprise 30% or more of the owners, management or staff.

Bended finance window includes:
  1. A technical assistance grant package covering pre-application advice; technical, financial and business development support; plus gender and inclusion training.
  2. An in-kind micro-equity investment for the adoption and transfer of climate smart/renewable technology (of up to EC$500,000 or US$185,000). The insured technology remains the property of the SIRF Fund until the full cost of the technology is recovered, and legal ownership is then transferred to the SME according to an agreed flexible, long-term schedule of market price-linked in-kind or cash repayments via accredited channels.
  3. A concessional financial loan (of up to EC$500,000 or US$185,000) at 2% interest rate is repaid according to an agreed schedule.

COP27 Capacity Building Hub 
 Strengthening Gender Integration in Commonwealth Country NDCs
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Our Gender Integration for Climate Action: A Review of Commonwealth Member Country NDCs second edition report examines how and the extent to which gender is incorporated in NDCs using original quant/qual analysis across policy, institutional coordination, capacity building, MRV and financing with recommendations for the 2025 revision cycle.

Gender Integration in
​Commonwealth Country NDCs

 (Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland KC launched our Gender Integration in NDCs: a Best Practice Guide at COP27 in the PCCB Capacity Building Hub
​and the 2nd edition of our Gender Integration for Climate Action: Review of Commonwealth Member Country NDCs is now available.
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The guide supports Commonwealth member countries on the journey towards gender equality in climate action.  It encourages users to reflect on the NDC update processes and provides a sample of best practices from across Commonwealth NDCs and timelines for action.

UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation
​Synthesis Report 

Future Earth Ltd's work carried out under the NDC Partnership in Antigua and Barbuda was detailed in the June 2022 SBI Synthesis Report in which Activity A.3 is aimed at enhancing capacity-building for governments and other relevant stakeholders to collect, analyse and apply sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis in the context of climate change. 
We built capacity in the Department of Environment on the use of data collection and analysis tools to strengthen the evidence base for and understanding the differentiated impacts of climate change on women and men.

Gender Integration for Climate Action:
A Review of Commonwealth Member Country NDCs

"Women and young people are valuable positive agents of change. They are champions for inclusive climate action which is essential for communities and economies to thrive".
Catherine carried out the baseline analysis and assessment of the extent to which gender is integrated in Commonwealth Member Countries’ NDCs.
The first edition report was launched at COP26 in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Secretariat Pavilion.
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COP26 Gender Market Place

 Future Earth Ltd was selected to present our recent work ​on the gender-climate-finance nexus at the 
​UNFCCC COP26 Glasgow Gender Market Place

UNDP Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and
​ Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean(EnGenDER)

Financial Sector Adaptation
Future Earth developed the Financial Sector Adaptation Strategy and M&E Plan for  the Financial Sector (Regulators, Ministries of Finance, banks & credit unions) under the UNDP EnGenDER project for the Department of Environment, Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
In the  Northern District of Sierra Leone, Future Earth secured EUR 1.2mill from the EUTF for Trócaire to work with local community organisations Trócaire, AAD-SL, DESAL and WOFHRAD on systems strengthening to support vulnerable women and youth through income diversification and progressive agro-ecological approaches.  
By learning to map their economic and natural assets (with geo-satellite imagery) and developing local sustainability plans, communities are improving the natural resource management of the degraded forests and land.  Using simple irrigation techniques and installing/upgrading wells, agricultural productivity is increased.  Crucial is the programme of work educating women and girls on their rights under the gender justice laws.

​Feasibility & Case Studies

UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Future Earth carried out feasibility studies and a suite of capacity building workshops and events to improve understanding of integrated systems models for city planning and resource investment in Ulan Batar, Mongolia. 
​Tackling air and eye pollution from burning coal in gers, refuse collection and recycling, and water contamination issues arising from widespread use of pit latrines are all pressing problems for women and which compete for the limited public purse.
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