Cowater International Inc.

Published purpose

The strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) project aims to improve the resilience of Ghanaian citizens, particularly women, girls, and vulnerable groups. It seeks to do so by investing in inclusive and gender-responsive climate adaptation initiatives. SIGRA provides technical assistance and support to strengthen governance and national systems with key central level ministries, departments, and agencies. It also provides direct grants to 5 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) funding local gender-responsive climate adaptation projects. The project strengthens the ability of targeted metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to plan, implement, and report on climate adaptation initiatives. The project further strengthens women-led civil society organizations’ (CSOs) participation, voice and influence in government decision-making. Project activities include: (1) supporting Ghanaian ministries and agencies with technical assistance on gender-responsive budgeting and climate adaptation; (2) providing technical assistance to MMDAs on climate risk assessments and formulating gender-responsive climate adaptation initiatives; (3) providing funds to MMDAs for gender-responsive climate adaptation plans; and (4) supporting women-led CSOs to conduct outreach, awareness raising, and advocacy on gender equality and climate adaptation at the MMDA and national levels. The SIGRA project directly benefits 627,000 Ghanaian citizens (51% women) and up to 5 million people in the Northern and Volta regions.