This Info Note examines the state of gender responsiveness of fourteen agriculture, climate change and natural resource management policy documents and strategy plans in Tanzania. Some of their policies and strategies still remain gender blind with insufficient consideration of gender in policy documents, coupled this with limited enforcement of the policies that were drafted as gender sensitive, might hinder progress towards gender equality in the country. With climate change increasingly threatening rural livelihoods in Tanzania, the need to incorporate gender considerations in the policies and programs dealing directly and indirectly with climate change issues becomes even more apparent. The policies and strategies reviewed have shown that increasing attention is being paid to gender issues. However, the identified gender issues have the potential to lead to policy inaction and ineffective policy implementation if there is no serious commitment to gender on the part of the government and all other stakeholders.
Authors: Mariola Acosta, Edidah Ampaire, Wendy Okolo, Jennifer Twyman, Laurence Jassogne
Source: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
