Why Gender in Georgian Climate Policies?

Abstract

This article addresses the lack of gender responsiveness and highlights the necessity for the involvement of women in climate policies and actions in Georgia. The need for mainstreaming gender in climate policies and actions is being recognised and encouraged by international researchers and agencies. Although considerable progress on legislative equality has been made in recent years, gender is not yet mainstreamed into any climate or energy policies in Georgia, with the exception of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Based on analyses of existing documents and policies related to climate change, this paper suggests that the Georgian government should develop gender-responsive climate policies through an intersectional approach, building capacity on gender mainstreaming in the relevant sectors, upscaling existing best practices by civil society, grassroots organisations and national experts, and conducting deep gender analysis as stipulated by the NDC.