Monthly Corner
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.
Report on 'Mainstreaming, acceleration and policy support (MAPs) for SDGs: Gender baseline analysis against SDGs in Mongolia
Myself and my colleagues at the Independent Research Institute of Mongolia conducted an assessment on SDG readiness and data availability in Mongolia, funded by UNDP. We tried to provide recommendations on how data gaps can be filled out by the government, NGOs and donors.
This report is interesting as it gives an overall picture of the case of Mongolia - in terms of evaluation and sex-disaggregate data. We found that mostly qualitative data was missing and data collection mechanism was not in place to report on SDG progress.
The objectives of the assessment were threefold:
- Review the existing SDG assessment frameworks including the availability of sex-disaggregated baseline data and identify gaps in sex-disaggregated data under SDG 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16.
- Determine the baseline data and identify more specific needs for capacity building and data collection methodologies under the selected SDGs.
- Help identify potential areas for further strengthening Mongolia’s monitoring, reporting and accountability to SDGs using the Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support (MAPS) approach.
As a result, the availability and gaps of sex-disaggregated baseline data under 87 indicators of 39 targets within 7 SDGs were identified in Chapter 2. The chapter discusses in detail the data availability, data gaps and assessment of quality of data related to the selected SDG indicators using six criteria – Timeliness; Comparability; Adequacy of resources; Technology; Accessibility and Usability of Data. The chapter includes specific recommendations on filling the data gaps and determining the indicators. It was found that there were discrepancies between the global definitions and key terms used within the indicators against Mongolian ones. Furthermore, study shows that data availability of the SDGs varied depending on the goals but in general more disaggregation was needed for most indicators. The largest gap existed in the analysis and use of data.
Chapter 3 of the report employs MAPS approach in assessing the existing government monitoring and accountability mechanisms. It suggests that the enabling environment for reporting, data collection and management and gender sensitive policies relating to SDGs are partly in place in Mongolia. Nonetheless the ongoing government re-structuring, change of policy directions and instability in terms of fiscal and human resources present more challenges for reporting SDGs, follow-up and data management. Also, a lack of law enforcement presents challenges in effective accountability mechanisms. The chapter also provides recommendations to improve national monitoring and accountability mechanisms; alignment and mainstreaming of SDGs into national development plans; and partnership and engagement of non-government stakeholders.
It should be noted that this report is complemented by a separate Excel Matrix which contains more technical and detailed statistical and in-depth analysis of the indicators. The Excel Matrix is intended for those who will determine and use the indicators as well as those who will produce data necessary to report on those indicators. Also this assessment can be used as a model framework to assess the indicators related to the remaining SDGs.
http://www.mn.undp.org/content/mongolia/en/home/library/poverty/MAI...
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Comment by Svetlana Negroustoueva on August 17, 2016 at 7:50
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Dear Dolgion, thank you for sharing. I found the report very informative and certainly an exemplary document to build future work on. I too am interested in the matrix.
Regards,
Svetlana
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Comment by Patrick Rugakingira on August 16, 2016 at 17:07 -
i very interested on Excel Matrix analysis, i hope to find more details on it.
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