Everyone lives in a changing climate, but climate change does not affect everyone equally. Impacts of climate change are experienced differently by people of different gender, ages, social and economic groups, geographical location, relationships with the environment, and other factors. These factors affect people’s varied roles, responsibilities and access to power and resources, which in turn affect their ability to manage the risks and cope with the impacts of climate change.

UNDP in partnership with the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) is strengthening Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) in public climate finance by developing mechanisms that will support government agencies at the national and sub-national levels to systematically integrate gender and social analysis in the climate change budget formulation. The policy brief titled “Gender-responsive and socially inclusive public finance” shows experience of Mek-dum community in Maha Sarakham province of Northeastern Thailand to demonstrate the importance of and the approach in mainstreaming gender and social inclusion (GSI) in climate change policy, planning, and financing.