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Papua New Guinea

Analysis of Original NDC

Timeframe

2020-2025

Relevant context

SIDS that is highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change.

Process for developing NDC

No mention of process for developing NDC.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism

The national measurement, reporting and verification process in place will cater for the monitoring of the NDC activities.

Papua New Guinea NDC

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC	Yes
Submitted language	English
Submitted translation	No
NDC commitments	Mitigation Adaptation
Type of support	Conditional Unconditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned	No
Monitoring and/or implementation	Monitoring Implementation
Reference to women/gender	No

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Related Resources

Gender Review of National Adaptation Plan (NAP): Papua New Guinea

Policy Brief

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Author

NAP Global Network

Year

2023

Country

Papua New Guinea

Citation

NAP Global Network. (2023). Gender Review of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Documents: Papua New Guinea.

Gender Analysis & Assessment NAPs and NAPAs

Gender-based Violence Shakes Communities in the Wake of Forest Loss

Website

Author

John Cannon

Year

2020

Country

Citation

Cannon, J. C. (2020). Gender-based Violence Shakes Communities in the Wake of Forest Loss.

Forestry, including REDD+ Gender-Based Violence

Raising the Voices of Pacific Island Women to Inform Climate Adaptation

Journal Article

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Author

Macleod et al.

Year

2019

Country

Citation

Mcleod, E., Arora-Jonsson, S., Masuda, Y. J., Bruton-Adams, M., Emaurois, C. O., Gorong, B., ... & Musrasrik-Carl, E. (2018). Raising the voices of Pacific Island women to inform climate adaptation policies. Marine policy, 93, 178-185.

Indigenous Peoples Policy

Climate Resilient Agricultural Schools and Building Priority-Planning Footbridges

Webpage

Year

2015

Country

Papua New Guinea

Citation

Women and Gender Constituency. (2015). Climate Resilient Agricultural Schools and Building Priority-Planning Footbridges. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/climate-resilient-agricultural-schools-and-building-priority-planning-footbridges/.

Disaster Risk Reduction Education

Community-led Relocation Effort by the Carteret Islanders who Face Extinction from Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events

Webpage

Author

Women and Gender Constituency

Year

2015

Country

Papua New Guinea

Citation

Women and Gender Constituency. (2015). Community-led Relocation Effort by the Carteret Islanders who Face Extinction from Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/community-led-relocation-effort-by-the-carteret-islanders-who-face-extinction-from-climate-change-impacts-and-extreme-weather-events/.

Conflict, Displacement, and/or Migration Women’s Participation and Leadership

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