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Guatemala

Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis

Guatemala - 2005

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Context of Gender Reference
Adaptation
Gender Tags
WVG
Submitted Language
Spanish
Submitted Translation
No
Type of Support
Conditional
Unconditional
Monitoring and/or Implementation
Monitoring
Implementation
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
Yes
File Url
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Timeframe 
2016-2030 (2005 base year)
Relevant Context 

A developing nation with a highly natural and culturally diverse environment. It is located in an intertropical convergence zone, lies in the path of hurricanes and tropical storms the Caribbean, and is an area influenced by El Niño and La Niña, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific, making it vulnerable and fragile. The socio- environmental vulnerability of the country is reflected in the high levels of poverty, with high levels of child malnutrition and low human development index.

Process for Developing NDC 

No mention of process for developing NDC.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

The data presented in this NDC are in a process of review constant, with continuous improvement in systems monitoring emissions GHGs. Therefore, it is possible that changes occur and changes and adjustments are made. The Framework Law on Climate Change will be implemented by the National Council on Climate Change, which integrates different sectors of the country: government, municipalities, mayors and authorities indigenous , private, peasant, non-governmental organizations and indigenous universities.

Summary of Gender Reference 

Women mentioned as vulnerable group (WV), since the most impacted population groups are indigenous peoples, subsistence farmers and artisanal fishermen, including women and children. Note also that the Framework Law on Climate Change also safeguards human rights and gender equality.

Guatemala - Updated NDC Analysis

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Submitted Translation
No
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Related Resources

AILAC Submission: Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC)

Year 

2024

Country 

Citation 

Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change Mandate: Decision 15/CP.28, para. 2. UNFCCC Submission.
Gender Analysis & Assessment Policy

Submission Guatemala: Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Guatemala

Year 

2024

Country 

Citation 

Guatemala. (2024). Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change Mandate: Decision 15/CP.28, para. 2. UNFCCC Submission.
Gender Analysis & Assessment Policy

Paso a paso para la inclusión de género en iniciativas de agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima para Guatemala

Report Download

Author 

  • Mariola Acosta, Osana Bonilla-Findji, Fanny C. Howland, Jennifer Twyman, Tatiana Gumucio, Deissy Martínez-Barón, Jean François Le Coq

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

Acosta, Mariola; Bonilla-Findji, Osana; Howland, Fanny C.; Twyman, Jennifer; Gumucio, Tatiana; Martínez-Barón, Deissy; Le Coq, Jean François (2019). Paso a paso para la inclusión de género en iniciativas de agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima para Guatemala. Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria (CCAFS). Wageningen, Países Bajos: Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria (CCAFS). Disponible online en: www.ccafs.cgiar.org
Agriculture & Land Training

Submission by Costa Rica on behalf of the ailac group of countries composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on item 16 of the sbi agenda: gender and climate change

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Costa Rica

Year 

2016

Country 

Citation 

Costa Rica. (2016). Submission by Costa Rica on behalf of the ailac group of countries composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on item 16 of the sbi agenda: gender and climate change. UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate FCCC/SBI/2016/L.16, paragraph 5.
Policy

Submission by Costa Rica on Behalf of the AILAC Group of Countries Composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on Item 16 of the SBI Agenda: Gender and Climate Change

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Costa Rica

Year 

2016

Country 

Citation 

Costa Rica. (2016). Submission by Costa Rica on Behalf of the AILAC Group of Countries Composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on Item 16 of the SBI Agenda: Gender and Climate Change. UNFCCC Submission in Response to the Mandate 18/CP.20, paragraph 15.
Policy
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