Climate resilience through gender-focused evaluations
Webinar | Online
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Organized by:
Evaluation Community of India
- In partnership with: Institute of Social Studies Trust - ISST
About the Event
Targeted gender-focused programs in India have advanced poverty reduction and social inclusion, but inequality and marginalization of vulnerable groups remain. Climate change exacerbates risks, impacting food and water security, livelihoods, and health, with women being more vulnerable. Building resilience through climate change adaptation, participatory approaches, and evaluations can improve coping. The panel will discuss cases from India, focusing on concurrent, participative, and endline evaluations on poverty reduction, climate change adaptation with focus on gender and social inclusion.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Nabesh Bohidar | Freelance consultant | Nabesh has 25+ years experience as an Implementer & researcher. He has 20+ publications on Health/HIV/Migration/Poverty reduction & Climate Change. He has designed large Development Programs with focus on Inclusive Governance and Gender Equity. He is associated with: ORG-MARG, AIMS Research, CARE. |
| Neha Dhingra | Program Lead, Inclusive Livelihoods program (ILP), Center for Research in Schemes and Policies (CRISP), India | Neha Dhingra is a gender and participatory research specialist with 13+ years of experience in M&E, program design, and advocacy. A GENSA core member and TISS alumna, she leads gender-transformative evaluations and community-driven research, ensuring marginalized voices shape policies and development programs. |
| Dr Jahnvi Andharia | Director and Research Fellow | Jahnvi has steered collaborative leadership at ISST since 2021. She has led projects on women farmers, home based workers in South Asia and delivered training programs. Her 30+ years work intersects vulnerability, marginalisation, collective empowerment, grassroots leadership, capacity building. |
Moderators
| Name | Title | Biography |
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| Dr Yatin Diwakar | Coordinator APEA and core group member ECOI | Yatin is a development professional and evaluator who focuses on evaluation capacity development, especially national evaluation systems. |