Dibya Devi Gurung specializes in the intersection of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) with climate change, agriculture, and natural resource management, employing participatory, reflective, and psychological methods in her work. Her expertise includes researching and assessing GEDSI and climate change issues, designing and implementing GEDSI-focused (intersectionality) frameworks, conducting training and learning series, assisting development agencies with GEDSI analysis and integration into climate change and development planning and evaluating programs and projects at local, national, and international levels. Gurung is a certified GEDSI trainer and a W+ Standard verifier (https://www.wplus.org/), which measures women’s empowerment, and is also a certified Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP) trainer for IFAD. She has over 25 years of experience and has worked for and led numerous gender and social inclusion studies, reviews, and training sessions for organizations such as UN Women, UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, ADB, ICIMOD, SDC, SIDA, USAID, DFAT, IFAD, and various national and international NGOs and federations.

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Dibya Devi Gurung
Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist
Independent
Publicado el 08/04/2025
Intencionalidad vs. Inversiones
(Altas intenciones que no se corresponden con las inversiones reales)
Resulta sorprendente cómo las intenciones detrás de los grandes proyectos a menudo no se alinean con las inversiones necesarias para que sean eficaces. Estos proyectos, al requerir muchos recursos, atraen naturalmente la atención de quienes detentan el poder, lo que genera desafíos de gobernanza — como la falta de transparencia, el liderazgo excluyente y la apropiación de recursos por parte de las élites — que limitan su impacto en las poblaciones que más los necesitan. El verdadero reto es lograr que quienes tienen poder adopten una gobernanza inclusiva y responsable, lo que influye directamente en la capacidad de estos proyectos para llegar a los grupos más vulnerables.