Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response in Climate-Affected Settings Training Course

Course Overview

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response in Climate-Affected Settings Training Course equips humanitarian professionals, climate adaptation practitioners, gender specialists, government agencies, NGOs, UN organizations, disaster risk management teams, health professionals, protection officers, social workers, community leaders, and development practitioners with the knowledge and practical skills required to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in communities affected by climate change and environmental crises. Increasing climate change, droughts, floods, cyclones, heatwaves, food insecurity, water scarcity, forced displacement, environmental degradation, and resource conflicts have significantly increased the risks of gender-based violence (GBV), sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), intimate partner violence, child marriage, trafficking, and protection violations, particularly affecting women, girls, children, persons with disabilities, older persons, and other vulnerable populations. This comprehensive course emphasizes GBV risk mitigation, survivor-centered response, climate resilience, humanitarian protection, safeguarding, accountability, community engagement, gender equality, climate justice, and integrated humanitarian programming.

Participants will develop practical competencies in GBV risk assessment, climate vulnerability analysis, survivor-centered case management, psychosocial support, referral pathways, legal and policy frameworks, protection mainstreaming, gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation programming, emergency preparedness, monitoring and evaluation, accountability to affected populations (AAP), safeguarding, community-based protection, and multi-sector coordination. The course integrates innovative technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, drone technology, mobile data collection using KoboToolbox and Open Data Kit (ODK), digital case management systems, cloud-based dashboards, predictive analytics, and secure information management systems to strengthen evidence-based programming, early warning, risk mapping, service delivery, and decision-making while ensuring confidentiality and ethical data management.

The training aligns with internationally recognized frameworks including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) GBV Guidelines, Sphere Humanitarian Standards, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paris Climate Agreement, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), UN Security Council Women, Peace and Security Resolutions, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS), and international safeguarding and protection principles. Participants engage in practical simulations, climate risk assessments, GBV response planning, GIS-based vulnerability mapping, digital information management exercises, and real-world case studies that strengthen organizational and technical capacity.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to identify GBV risks associated with climate change, design survivor-centered prevention and response programmes, strengthen climate-resilient protection systems, integrate GBV risk mitigation across humanitarian sectors, coordinate multi-sector interventions, utilize digital technologies for secure data management, monitor programme effectiveness, and promote gender equality, resilience, and sustainable protection outcomes in climate-affected settings.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the relationship between climate change and gender-based violence.
2. Conduct GBV and climate vulnerability assessments.
3. Design survivor-centered GBV prevention and response programmes.
4. Strengthen protection mainstreaming and safeguarding mechanisms.
5. Integrate GBV risk mitigation into climate adaptation and humanitarian programmes.
6. Develop effective referral pathways and case management systems.
7. Apply AI, GIS, and digital technologies in GBV programming.
8. Strengthen monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems.
9. Improve multi-sector coordination and community engagement.
10. Build institutional capacity for climate-responsive GBV prevention and protection.

Organization Benefits

1. Strengthens organizational GBV prevention and response capacity.
2. Improves protection outcomes for vulnerable populations.
3. Enhances compliance with international humanitarian and protection standards.
4. Strengthens safeguarding and accountability systems.
5. Supports climate-resilient humanitarian programming.
6. Improves evidence-based planning through digital technologies.
7. Enhances coordination across humanitarian sectors.
8. Improves monitoring, reporting, and programme effectiveness.
9. Promotes gender equality and inclusive climate adaptation.
10. Builds sustainable institutional resilience and protection systems.

Target Participants

This course is designed for GBV specialists, protection officers, gender advisors, humanitarian programme managers, climate adaptation practitioners, disaster risk management professionals, NGO staff, UN agency personnel, government officials, social workers, psychologists, counsellors, child protection officers, health professionals, legal practitioners, community development officers, safeguarding focal persons, monitoring and evaluation specialists, GIS analysts, researchers, donor-funded programme staff, policymakers, consultants, emergency response teams, and professionals involved in gender equality, protection, humanitarian response, climate resilience, safeguarding, and sustainable development.

Course Outline

Module 1: Climate Change, Gender and GBV

• Climate change and gender inequality
• GBV risks in climate-affected settings
• Vulnerability and intersectionality
• Climate justice and gender equality
• International protection frameworks
• Humanitarian protection principles

General Case Study: Assessing the impact of prolonged drought on gender-based violence risks, resource competition, and protection needs among displaced rural communities.

Module 2: GBV Risk Assessment and Climate Vulnerability Analysis

• GBV risk assessment methodologies
• Climate vulnerability mapping
• Community-based protection assessments
• Risk identification tools
• Data collection ethics
• Prioritization of vulnerable groups

General Case Study: Conducting a participatory GBV and climate vulnerability assessment to identify high-risk locations, service gaps, and priority interventions following severe flooding.

Module 3: Survivor-Centered Case Management

• Survivor-centered approach
• GBV case management principles
• Confidentiality and informed consent
• Referral pathways
• Psychosocial first aid
• Safe documentation and follow-up

General Case Study: Establishing survivor-centered referral pathways linking health, legal, psychosocial, and protection services for women and girls affected by cyclone-induced displacement.

Module 4: Protection Mainstreaming and Safeguarding

• Protection mainstreaming principles
• Safeguarding policies
• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
• Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Inclusion and accessibility
• Community-based safeguarding

General Case Study: Integrating GBV risk mitigation measures into emergency shelter, WASH, food security, and livelihood programmes serving flood-affected populations.

Module 5: Climate-Resilient GBV Prevention Programming

• Climate adaptation and protection
• Community resilience building
• Women's leadership and participation
• Social norms transformation
• Livelihood protection
• Disaster preparedness planning

General Case Study: Designing a climate-resilient GBV prevention programme combining women's economic empowerment, disaster preparedness, and community-based protection mechanisms.

Module 6: Health and Psychosocial Support

• Clinical management of survivors
• Mental health and psychosocial support
• Trauma-informed care
• Health referral systems
• Stress management
• Long-term recovery planning

General Case Study: Coordinating integrated health and psychosocial services for survivors of GBV following climate-related displacement.

Module 7: Legal, Policy and Human Rights Frameworks

• National GBV legislation
• International human rights law
• Refugee and displacement protection
• Climate policy integration
• Access to justice
• Advocacy strategies

General Case Study: Reviewing legal and policy frameworks supporting GBV survivors displaced by environmental disasters while identifying institutional improvements.

Module 8: Digital Technologies for GBV Programming

• Artificial Intelligence for risk analysis
• GIS mapping of protection risks
• Remote sensing applications
• Mobile data collection using KoboToolbox and ODK
• Secure information management systems
• Data protection and cybersecurity

General Case Study: Developing a secure digital GBV information management platform integrating AI, GIS, remote sensing, KoboToolbox, ODK, cloud dashboards, and predictive analytics for climate-related protection planning.

Module 9: Coordination and Multi-Sector Response

• GBV coordination mechanisms
• Humanitarian cluster coordination
• Interagency collaboration
• Partnership development
• Resource mobilization
• Operational planning

General Case Study: Coordinating a multi-sector humanitarian response integrating protection, WASH, shelter, health, nutrition, and education to reduce GBV risks after a major climate disaster.

Module 10: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• GBV programme indicators
• Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Outcome measurement
• Learning and adaptation
• Accountability systems
• Reporting and documentation

General Case Study: Designing a MEAL framework to evaluate GBV prevention effectiveness, survivor service quality, climate resilience outcomes, and community participation.

Module 11: Community Engagement and Behaviour Change

• Community mobilization
• Gender-transformative approaches
• Men's and boys' engagement
• Communication for behaviour change
• Participatory planning
• Local leadership development

General Case Study: Implementing community-led behaviour change campaigns addressing harmful gender norms, climate resilience, and GBV prevention in drought-prone communities.

Module 12: Sustainable Climate-Responsive Protection Systems

• Institutional strengthening
• Climate-resilient protection systems
• Innovation and emerging technologies
• Sustainable financing
• Long-term resilience planning
• Continuous improvement strategies

General Case Study: Designing a comprehensive climate-responsive GBV prevention and response programme integrating AI-supported analytics, GIS risk mapping, digital case management, survivor-centered services, community resilience, climate adaptation, safeguarding, and multi-sector coordination to strengthen sustainable protection systems and reduce GBV risks in climate-affected settings.

General Information

1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, freight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call us at +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit www.fdc-k.org for more information.