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This policy brief aims to contribute to the discussion on how gender equality can become an integral part of green economy strategies in Egypt and how equal access for women and men to decent green jobs can be enhanced. The brief also aims to discuss and move forward the agenda on delivering a gender transformative and inclusive just transition in climate-related issues. It provides an overview of the gendered impacts of climate change in selected vulnerable sectors in Egypt and highlights women’s role in climate resilience while identifying barriers and opportunities for gender-responsive climate action.

The article provides the following steps for increasing the role of women and girls in climate resilience and adpatation: 

• For climate policies to help achieve a just and equitable transition, they could generally look at their potential negative implications on vulnerable groups;
• Given that the barriers to women in climate change adaptation and low-carbon development are multifaceted, targeted and gender-responsive policies must tackle multiple levels of engagement that address policy constraints at the macro-societal level, the institutional/business level, and the individual level;
• Gender assessments can be used to screen green public investment projects for women and other inter-sectoral vulnerability factors (such as age, marital status, socioeconomic status, and geographical location).