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Abena Thomas-Mambwe1,2, Elizabeth Margolis2, Emily Custer3
1Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland.
Frontiers in Nutrition
|July 31, 2026
Summary
Funders must integrate gender and nutrition across climate and food systems. The Paris Nutrition for Growth Summit
Area of Science:
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Gender Studies
- Climate Change Policy
Background:
- Systematic integration of gender and nutrition across sectors is crucial, particularly within climate and food systems.
- The 2025 Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit uniquely featured gender equality as a dedicated theme.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the integration of gender, food systems, and climate action within the 2025 N4G commitments.
- To assess the extent to which N4G commitments address gender equality and its intersection with food and climate policies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 631 commitments from the 2025 N4G Summit.
- Categorization of commitments based on their connection to gender, food systems, and climate action.
- Evaluation of gender integration levels: 'No indicated connection,' 'Targeted,' 'Inclusive,' and 'Transformative.'
Main Results:
- 69.7% of commitments had no indicated connection to gender.
- Among commitments with a gender focus (28%), 83.1% were 'Targeted,' viewing women mainly as recipients.
- Only 2.5% of commitments were 'Inclusive' and 2.2% 'Transformative,' recognizing women as agents of change or addressing root causes of inequality.
- Poor integration of climate with nutrition policymaking, with only 13.2% of commitments addressing climate.
- 65.8% of food system and/or climate commitments lacked gender integration, though 'Inclusive' and 'Transformative' commitments showed strong food system integration.
Conclusions:
- N4G commitments must evolve beyond viewing women solely as beneficiaries.
- Effective strategies require community, male, and private sector engagement.
- Multi-sectoral actions across food, health, education, economic, WASH, and social protection systems are essential.
- Strengthening policy environments, data systems, and advocacy is critical for addressing gender inequality in nutrition, food, and climate action.
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