Project spotlight | Approved – FP305 – Building the resilience of Togo’s national health system and vulnerable communities to climate-sensitive health outcomes

By Rachelle Sapphire Laplante   We caught up with Consultant Rachelle Sapphire Laplante to discuss the project: FP305 | Building the Resilience of Togo’s National Health System and Vulnerable Communities to Climate-Sensitive Health Outcomes. The project was one of three proposals the E Co. team supported to approval at the 45th Green Climate Fund (GCF) […]

Blog | Women and climate risk insurance gap in Africa: why gender must be an investment criterion

By Irina Hauler and Abiodun Salako   Women smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are holding up a food system under pressure. They make up nearly half (49 percent) of the total workforce in the agribusiness sector (FAO, 2023); however, they own less of the land, control less of the income, and access little of the […]

Blog | A gender lens on the socio-bioeconomy

By Juliana Castro Escobar and Aurelio Padovezi   This blog aims to highlight the need for a gender approach in projects seeking to leverage socio-bioeconomy. In the face of intensifying climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing inequality, the concept of a socio-bioeconomy is gaining traction as a technological fix and a transformative path. Beyond the […]