Mainstreaming gender in the climate change policy: a policy note for Nepal (ICIMOD)

Gender issues are often wrongly understood as being only women's issues, whereas it is about both men and women and their roles and relations. Climate change impacts both men and women, but differently. The policy note for Nepal highlights on health, economic, social and political issues of gender and climate change. This also highlights on strategies and potential entry points; planning and policy, capacity development, adaptation measures, green house gas mitigation, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation.