This Roadmap provides a clear, structured framework for stakeholders across Africa to address climate change with equity at the core. Organized around four Strategic Directions (SD1–SD4), it offers both horizontal and systemic pathways to embed gender and inclusivity into climate policies and practices at all levels.
The gender-responsive roadmap provides a holistic and inclusive approach by integrating gender and social inclusion across all AU-GRAP priority areas, including climate finance, while strengthening cross-sectoral coordination to ensure unified and impactful climate actions. Through its strategic directions, the gender responsive roadmap outlines clear pathways for gender integration, creating the foundation for long-term, sustainable, and equitable impact across AU Member States (MS) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
Each strategic direction focuses on a key component of inclusive, gender‑responsive climate action. They are interconnected, designed to work both independently and in synergy:
By taking a coordinated, multi-level approach, the Roadmap helps governments, civil society, and regional bodies deliver gender‑responsive climate action that is inclusive, sustainable, and transformative.