Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Liberia (Liberia CIS)

SAP018: Enhancing Climate Information Systems for
Resilient Development in Liberia (Liberia CIS)


Liberia | AfDB | B.27/02


19 November 2020
Gender Assessment




SAP: Enhancing Climate Information Systems (CIS) for Resilient
Development in Liberia


Liberia


July 2020
PART I: GENDER ANALYSIS/ASSESSMENT

Background and Context

Liberia made conspicuous strides from the plague of civil war in the last decade of the twentieth
century. There has been significant improvement in its socio-economic indicators and positive
advancement in its demographic composition. The population growth in Liberia is similar to that
of the average growth rate of the sub-Saharan Africa region. At the start of the twenty-first century,
the country’s population growth rate was 3.64% in 2001. This declined marginally to 3.60% at the
end of the first decade in 2010, and further recorded a steep decline to 2.45% in 2018. The total
population during this period increased from approximately 3 million in 2001 to 3.9 million and
4.8 million in 2010 and 2018, respectively. The crude death rate declined from about 14 per
thousand people in 2001 to 9 and 8 in 2010 and 2018, respectively. This reflects a significant
improvement in overall health and wellbeing.

The gender composition of Liberia’s population is balanced, with the number of males slightly
higher than the total number of females (see Figure A4.1). The gender dynamics are consistent
among all age groups: children (0-14 years), adults (15-64 years), and elderly (above 64 years).
The similarity in gender composition emphasizes the need for gender-sensitive policies to dealing
with diverse socio-economic issues.


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