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IDH Publication, 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.
In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.
Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.
The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.
Gurmeet Kaur Articles
Luc Barriere-Constantin Article
This article draws on the experience gained by The Constellation over the past 20 years. It is also a proposal for a new M&E and Learning framework to be adopted and adapted in future projects of all community-focused organisations.
Devaka K.C. Article
Sudeshna Sengupta Chapter in the book "Dialogues on Development edited by Prof Arash Faizli and Prof Amitabh Kundu."
Events
Vacancies
- We’re Hiring: National Evaluation Consultant – Bangladesh
UN Women is recruiting a National Evaluation Consultant (Bangladesh) to support the interim evaluation of the Joint Regional EmPower Programme (Phase II).
This is a great opportunity to work closely with the Evaluation Team Leader and contribute to generating credible, gender-responsive evidence that informs decision-making and strengthens programme impact.
📍 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (home-based with travel to project locations)
📅 Apply by: 24 February 2026, 5:00 PM
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gar4ciRr
If you are passionate about feminist evaluation, gender equality, and rigorous evidence that drives change (or know someone who is) please apply or share within your networks.
- Seeking Senior Analyst - IPE Global
About the job
IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.
Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.
Role Overview
IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.
Methodology for assessing whether countries would reach SDG indicators by 2030
In the blog below cross posted I have outlined a methodology which goes beyond tracking to assess whether countries would reach SDG indicators given the rate of progress and what the government is and proposes to do. Would like your comments, as well as sharing of other methodologies.
Author: Ranjani K. Murthy, October 4 2019 - This blog provides a six-step methodology to assess whether countries, sub-regions, and sub-groups will reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - 232 indicators, 169 targets, and 17 goals - by 2030.
- Step 1: Access data from the SDG Tracker webpage on what your country has achieved for each of the indicator for which data is available, making use of latest available data. On a few indicators, data is not available for any country (e.g., indicator 5.2.2 which is on violence against women other than intimate partner), and on some indicators, data is not available for a particular country.
- Step 2: If data is not available in the webpage https://sdg-tracker.org/ on an indicator for your country, access data on a proxy indicator from other sources. For example, reported incidence of sexual violence in public spaces with women's helplines per 100,000 women could be a proxy indicator of violence in public spaces against women and girls, till such surveys are carried out.
- Step 3: Analyse trend data for the country across each country, and calculate average rate of progress per year on that indicator. Examine whether, if the same trend continues, the SDG indicator would be achieved by 2030. Rate your response in three categories: Yes, maybe, unlikely. The rating of "yes" is to be used when the country will definitely be on track at the present rate of progress or is already on track. "Maybe" could be used if it is likely to be off track by 25% or less, making it possible for an unanticipated acceleration to bring the country on track. "Unlikely" could be used when the country is off track by more than 25%.
- Step 4: Examine government reporting of progress in the Voluntary National Review, and see if they are honest enough to admit the gaps and have a sound strategy to bridge them. See if your rating in step 3 needs to change. These Voluntary National Review reports can be accessed from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/vnrs/
- Step 5: Examine if different groups based on race, caste, class, gender, disability, region, religion, gender identity, etc. are making the same progress as the national level average, using data to the extent available. Demographic health surveys, for example, provide disaggregated data on health across class, location, age, ethnicity, religion, caste, etc. Assess who is ahead, who is behind, and why. Examine if the government's National SDG Framework addresses the specific hurdles faced by the groups lagging behind.
- Step 6: Review the government's national SDG framework, which outlines, amongst other things, how the government plans to integrate SDGs in different policies, programmes and schemes, and assess progress. See if the measures proposed by the particular government are adequate to ensure that the country and different sub-groups will be on track (if not already), and reassess your rating on whether the country will achieve progress: Yes, Maybe, Unlikely.
To sum up, it is important to go beyond tracking progress on SDGs (https://sdg-tracker.org/) to assessing whether the rate of progress and any new measures proposed by government is enough to achieve SDG indicator(s) by 2030. Otherwise, tracking may not aid achievement of SDGs.
HAPPY ASSESSMENT!
References Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare, 2015, All India Report on Agriculture Census 2000-2001, Agriculture Census Division, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare, New Delhi.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare, 2015, All India Report on Agriculture Census 2010-2011 [PDF], Agriculture Census Division, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare, New Delhi.
Food and Agricultural Organization, 2019, Gender and Land Rights database.
Government of India, 2017, Voluntary National Review Report: India on the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, UN HLPF 2017, New York.
Government of India and the United Nations, 2017, Sustainable Development Framework, 2018–2022, Government of India, New Delhi.
United Nations, 2018, Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Image credit: SDG Tracker via Twitter
Cross posted from https://www.comminit.com/global/content/beyond-sdg-tracking-towards...
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Thanks Ranjini for this brilliant analysis. I have used and cited your work in my SDGs report to my university.
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