Liberia - 2030

Women’s groups included and fully participated in the NDC preparation process. In impacts and vulnerability evaluation, it notes: For the most part, women and children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. However their unique knowledge and perspectives also provide opportunities for inclusive, equitable and efficient adaptation responses and coping strategies. A Climate Change Gender Action Plan was developed in 2012. It provides a framework for enhancing gender equality in both climate adaptation and mitigation activities including decision-making processes, capacity building, implementation of policies and measures to ensure that climate change vulnerabilities are addressed with gender equity. In relation to adaptation, the long-term adaptation initiatives will include fishery, health and transport, all with an integrated gender-responsive approach to ensure progress towards efficient and effective adaptive capacity and resilience. Planned adaptation actions in the health sector including integrating climate change considerations into existing health policies and strategies, taking into account gender-differentiated impacts and responses.