G&C Knowledge Platform – Creation of a knowledge platform on gender and chemicals, 2025 -2027
Project duration: 01/09/2025 – 31/03/2027
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by exposure to toxic substances in air, water, and soil due to economic, social, and physiological factors. As part of addressing the global pollution crisis, it is therefore crucial to systematically integrate gender perspectives to ensure sustainable chemicals management. To support this aim, the project seeks to create a new platform that brings together research, gender-specific data, and practical tools on the links between gender and chemicals: the Gender & Chemicals Knowledge Platform. The platform will provide comprehensive and accessible information for relevant stakeholders and the wider public, including guidance on gender-responsive chemicals policy, curated tools and training resources on gender mainstreaming, and thematic fact sheets. Promoted through online events and social media, it is designed to foster exchange, mutual learning, and cross-sectoral collaboration on gender aspects of the pollution crisis in Germany and internationally – and to continue supporting this work beyond the project’s duration.
The MSP Institute implements the project with the support of the Gender & Chemicals Partnership (G&CP), particularly its Working Group on ‘Gender Data & Information’.
The project volume is 119,792.90 EUR. The project is funded by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN).