Although Central America and the Dominican Republic had experienced economic and social progress in recent decades, structural challenges persisted, including inequality, low competitiveness and insufficient investment in green and social sectors. The significant vulnerability of the population was intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
That is why the German Development Cooperation, GIZ, promotes the mainstreaming of the gender perspective through the projects that are part of the regional program Ideas for a Green Recovery in Central America and the Dominican Republic (IR Verde), which is implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD). Five projects implemented in the region are presented as an example.
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Author
GIZ, CCAD, SICA, SumaCA, FECAICA
Core subject
Human Rights
Global Compact principle
Principles 1 and 2 of the Global Compact
SDG
Gender Equality
Lead organization
Ideas for a Green Recovery in Central America and the Dominican Republic, GIZ
Country
Costa Rica
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