Why gender matters: What the 2026 Global Nutrition Report reveals about gender inequity, nutrition and climate resilience
Climate change can deepen the inequities that shape who can access nutritious foods, health and social protection services, and the resources needed to cope with shocks. Women often face barriers to accessing land, income, information, health services and decision-making across food and health systems.
As climate-related pressures intensify, improving nutrition outcomes will depend on whether policies and programmes address these barriers and strengthen women’s ability to access resources, influence decisions and respond to change.
This brief investigates how inequities affect nutrition risks and outcomes, and outlines actions to ensure policies and investments reach those who face the greatest barriers.
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2026 Global Nutrition Report
Chapter 04: Strategies to integrate gender into food and health systems actions
Chapter 4 applies a gender lens to show how climate change intensifies nutrition and health risks through unequitable access to resources, services and decision-making power. It identifies entry points for integrating gender equity across food and health systems, especially through social protection, primary care delivery and climate-resilient livelihoods.
2026 Global Nutrition Report
Chapter 06: Alignment of Nutrition for Growth commitments with food systems frameworks, substantive accountability and gender equity
Chapter 6 analyses N4G Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2025 commitments to examine whether stated priorities are truly aligned with food-systems frameworks and integrated with health-system action. It shows where commitments fall short on resilience, financing, indicators and gender—underscoring the need for more deliverable, cross-system commitments.