Moldova - 2030

Moldova’s NDC integrates gender in several ways, primarily in the adaptation section: Moldova’s medium- and long-term adaptation goal is to reach sustainable social and economic development that is resilient to the impacts of climate change by establishing a strong enabling environment for coherent and effective adaptive action, integrating climate risk into investment decision-making and business planning, while remaining socially inclusive and sensitive to the gender impacts of climate change; The National Strategy on Ensuring Equality between Women and Men (2017-2021) in Moldova and the Action Plan for its implementation aim to reduce gender gaps due to social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change; Gender policy is supported by a 2006 law that ensures equal opportunities between women and men, which stipulates that in Moldova women and men enjoy equal rights and freedoms and are guaranteed equal opportunities for their exercise; Gender is set out as a separate adaptation priority category with its own set of key activities; There is an analysis of the gender impact of previous investments by sector and gender aspects of the implementation of past adaptation actions is assessed; Included in the main systemic impediments for increased political commitment to addressing climate change adaptation is insufficient statistical data on health and wellbeing through a gender lens.