Gender and Climate Change Action Plan, 2014-2018 (Cambodia)

The Gender and Climate Change Action Plan (GCCAP) is developed following the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan (CCCSP) since gender is considered important for planning and formulation of climate change measures and actions. The policies and activities related to gender equality and women in Cambodia are guided by the Neary Ratanak-IV (NR IV), the Ministry of Women's Affairs' (MOWA) five-year strategic plan for 2014-2018. 

NR-IV focuses on six strategic areas: 

1. Economic empowerment of women
2. Education of women and girls, attitudes and behavior change
3. Legal protection of women and girls, and health and nutrition of women and girls, HIV/ AIDS
4. Women in public decision-making and politics
5. Climate change and green growth

During the next five years and within the framework of the CCCSP and GCCAP, the MOWA will actively address the following priority areas: 

1. Strengthening institutional capacity and cross-sectoral coordination with a focus on women's role in climate change adaptation and mitigation. 
2. Improving capacity, knowledge and awareness on women's role in climate change adaptation and mitigation. 
3. Reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts of disadvantaged women and other groups. 
4. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by introducing climate friendly, low-carbon economic activities for women. 

The document presents an action plan matrix with corresponding strategies, as well as scoring of actions. It also incorporates the implications for spending in the MOWA and the management and financing mechanism.