AGENT - Advancing Gender in the Environment

AGENT is a ten-year program launched by USAID in 2014 and implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  The purpose of the partnership is to increase the effectiveness of USAID’s environment programming through the robust integration of gender considerations, improving gender equality and women’s empowerment outcomes in a broad range of environmental sectors.  Recognizing women as agents of change, and the value of diverse knowledge, experiences and capacities of women and men alike, AGENT envisions a world that approaches environmental work at all levels with gender-responsive policy and action.  AGENT drives transformation toward a more sustainable and equitable future for all.

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Gender, Adaptation and Resilience

Learn more about AGENT’s pioneering work assisting governments to develop multi-sectoral national Climate Change Gender Action Plans (ccGAPs) and developing new knowledge on gender, adaptation, and fragility considerations. 

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Advancing Gender in the Environment: Exploring the Triple Nexus of Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Change

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USAID Implementer:

International Union for Conservation

Lorena Aguilar
Global Senior Gender Adviser
Director a.i., Global Programme on Governance and Rights
lorena.aguilar [at] iucn [dot] org
 
USAID Contact:

Corinne Hart
Senior Advisor for Gender and Environment
Office for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Cohart [at] usaid [dot] gov