On February 15, 2024, the Advancing Climate Adaptation with Meso-Level Integration (ACAMI) project held a virtual convening (link to recording) entitled ‘Gender and Beyond: Creating Innovative Strategies for Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) among small-scale producers in Africa’. The convening aimed to present gender-related findings from 2023 ACAMI in-country workshops, facilitate dialogue 1
among gender experts from Meso-level Organizations (MLO) , and stimulate active participation within the broader MLO community on gender and equity issues. The event attracted 62 participants from various organizations engaged in CCA projects focusing on agricultural small-scale producers in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Malawi. The panel discussions focused on three main questions: core concerns related to gender, other issues of inclusivity and equity that need attention in climate adaptation efforts, and how organizations address these issues through their CCA interventions.