Integrating gender in cost-benefit analysis of innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience and climate change adaptation
This course will be offered from 11th November. Limited slots available.
When deciding whether to invest in an innovation, program or policy aiming to improve smallholder farmers’ resilience and climate change adaptation, governments and donors typically consider the costs and benefits of doing so. However, cost-benefit analysis frameworks typically focus on the net present value of future cash flows arising from an investment, which do not capture important gender outcomes of these types of innovations. Benefits could include, among others, improved women’s empowerment, reduced workloads and drudgery, or improved wellbeing from better consumption smoothing. In this course, we aim to provide participants with tools and methods to bring these types of outcomes into their cost-benefit analyses, which can strengthen resource allocation for programs with strong gender benefits.
This course will be conducted in English
When will the course be conducted?
Spread over 4 consecutive weeks, starting November 11th, and wrap-up in the 4th week (1st week of December) with two sessions in just that last week.
What resources do you need to do it?
Reliable internet connection
Length of the course
20 hours. Five 4-hour sessions (14:00 - 18:00 EAT/GMT+3)
Schedule:
- November 11th
- November 18th
- November 25th
- December 2nd
- December 6th
Format of the course
Interactive, with short assignments/exercises during the course itself. No homework assignments.
More about this training
We are targeting anyone who might be interested in cost-benefit analysis of innovations to enhance climate change adaptation. Participants should have basic knowledge of the types of innovations in this space, including knowledge of concepts such as climate-smart agriculture and climate information services. Participants do not need to be gender experts, or have prior knowledge of cost benefit analysis methods. We are looking for participants beyond CGIAR, including NARES (especially social scientists at these institutions), researchers from policy research centers, and practitioners interested in this theme.
Who can I contact for more information?
Homa Taheri (homataheri1@gmail.com) and Paulina Smith (paau.smith@gmail.com) with Cc to
Berber Kramer (b.kramer@cgiar.org and Melody Braun (mbraun.pro@gmail.com)
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