Publication: Fostering Gender-Transformative Change in Sustainable Forest Management: A Case Study of DGM Ghana
Date
2022
ISSN
Published
2022
Author(s)
Canpolat, Ezgi
Shakirova, Meerim
McElhinny, Vince
Westerman, Kame
Cruz, Alli
Buppert, Theresa
Abstract
The US5.5 million dollars DGM Ghana
country project focuses on strengthening knowledge and
practices of targeted local communities in REDD+ processes
and sustainable forest management. In implementation since
2018, with 212 subprojects either in implementation or
completed, there are ample opportunities for detailed
examination of specific subprojects. This can offer insight
the issue of whether, and how, DGM projects are influencing
women’s participation and leadership on the ground and
provide some indication of the extent to which the project
may be influencing broader social and gender norms at the
community or regional level. This case study provides
primary information to supplement and inform the DGM Gender
Study, which seeks to analyze the contribution of the DGM
project to promoting women’s economic achievement, access to
and control over productive assets, voice, and agency. The
US5.5 million dollars DGM Ghana country project focuses on
strengthening knowledge and practices of targeted local
communities in REDD+ processes and sustainable forest
management. In implementation since 2018, with 212
subprojects either in implementation or completed, there are
ample opportunities for detailed examination of specific
subprojects. This can offer insight the issue of whether,
and how, DGM projects are influencing women’s participation
and leadership on the ground, and provide some indication of
the extent to which the project may be influencing broader
social and gender norms at the community or regional level.
This case study provides primary information to supplement
and inform the DGM Gender Study, which seeks to analyze the
contribution of the DGM project to promoting women’s
economic achievement, access to and control over productive
assets, voice, and agency.
Citation
“Canpolat, Ezgi; Shakirova, Meerim; McElhinny, Vince; Westerman, Kame; Cruz, Alli; Buppert, Theresa. 2022. Fostering Gender-Transformative Change in Sustainable Forest Management: A Case Study of DGM Ghana. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37188 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”