Gender Mandates in Climate Policy

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In the last few years, the UNFCCC – the only one out of three Rio Conventions that lacked mandates on women’s rights and gender equality from the outset – has made major strides in integrating gender across all thematic areas in the negotiations. In 2014, the Lima Work Programme on Gender launched, and in 2015, the Paris Agreement integrated gender equality as a preambular principle for all climate action, as well as in relation to adaptation and capacity building. In 2017, the first Gender Action Plan was adopted, followed in 2019 by the adoption of the enhanced Lima Work Programme on Gender and its Gender Action Plan. Additional decisions have aimed to enhance gender equality via both policy and practice, encouraging gender balance indecision-making as well as responsiveness to gender issues in the development, implementation and monitoring of climate change policies and actions.

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Decision 24/CP.27

Intermediate review of the implementation of the gender action plan

Theme
Gender
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GB
GE
GM
RR
Event 
COP27
Year 
2022
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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decisions 36/CP.7, 1/CP.16, 23/CP.18, 18/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 21/CP.22, 3/CP.23, 3/CP.25 and 20/CP.26, the Paris Agreement and the Katowice climate package,

Acknowledging the important role of the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the UNFCCC process,

Recognizing that the full, meaningful and equal participation and leadership of women in all aspects of the UNFCCC process and in national- and local-level climate policymaking and action is vital to achieving long-term climate goals, while noting the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in respective workstreams of the UNFCCC process,

Noting with appreciation the contributions received in support of the work undertaken since implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan commenced,

1. Notes with appreciation the efforts of the secretariat to follow an inclusive approach to responding to the challenges arising from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic through frequent communication with Parties and national gender and climate change focal points and the organization of online workshops fulfilling mandated activities;

2. Recognizes with concern the unprecedented crisis caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the uneven nature of the global response to the pandemic and the pandemic’s multifaceted effects on all spheres of society, including the deepening of pre-existing inequalities, including gender inequality, and resulting vulnerabilities, which negatively impacted the implementation of the gender action plan, which has negatively impacted the implementation of effective gender-responsive climate action, and urges Parties to accelerate their efforts to advance implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan;

3. Notes the compilation and synthesis report by the secretariat on good practices for integrating gender into the work of the UNFCCC constituted bodies and notes with appreciation the work of the constituted bodies in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and contributing to the implementation of the gender action plan, including at the national level;

4. Notes the synthesis report by the secretariat on dimensions and examples of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change, the role of women as agents of change and opportunities for women and encourages Parties and relevant organizations to strengthen the use of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis in implementing climate policies, plans, strategies and action;

5. Notes with appreciation the informal report by the secretariat on the in-session workshop on the role of national gender and climate change focal points and, taking into account the evolving and Party-driven nature of the work and role of such focal points, also notes with appreciation the identification of enablers to facilitate the national gender and climate change focal points in carrying out their role, according to national circumstances;

6. Further notes with appreciation the synthesis report by the secretariat on the implementation of the activities contained in the gender action plan, areas for improvement and further work to be undertaken;

7. Notes the technical paper prepared by the International Labour Organization exploring linkages between gender-responsive climate action and just transition for promoting inclusive opportunities for all in a low-emission economy and invites the International Labour Organization to consider organizing a workshop or dialogue focused on the same topic;

8. Welcomes the contributions related to gender of Working Group II and Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;

9. Underscores the need to promote efforts towards gender balance and improve inclusivity in the UNFCCC process by:

(a) Inviting future Presidencies of the Conference of the Parties to nominate women as high-level climate champions;

(b) Inviting Parties to promote greater gender balance in national delegations in negotiation meetings under the UNFCCC, including in meetings on gender and climate change;

(c) Inviting the secretariat, relevant presiding officers and event organizers to promote gender-balanced events;

10. Notes with appreciation the regional focus of the activities undertaken, including workshops and other initiatives that facilitate experience-sharing and knowledge exchange, in the two years since implementation of the gender action plan began;

11. Encourages Parties, the secretariat and relevant organizations to continue conducting activities under the gender action plan in a regionally focused manner, as appropriate, including by holding events during regional climate weeks and engaging other relevant stakeholders;

12. Also encourages Parties and relevant public and private entities to strengthen the gender responsiveness of climate finance with a view to further building the capacity of women and for implementation work under the gender action plan, and in order to facilitate simplified access to climate finance for grass-roots women’s organizations as well as for indigenous peoples, especially women, and local communities;

13. Emphasizes the urgency of scaled-up support for developing country Parties to implement the gender action plan, consistent with relevant provisions of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including in relation to the UNFCCC gender action plan;

14. Encourages Parties, the secretariat and relevant organizations, in implementing the gender action plan, to fully engage men and boys as agents and beneficiaries of change and as strategic partners and allies in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change;

15. Also encourages Parties to integrate the work of nominated national gender and climate change focal points into relevant national policymaking and decision-making structures and to consider the suggestions in the informal report referred to in paragraph 5 above with a view to strengthening their role;

16. Requests the secretariat to support the attendance of national gender and climate change focal points at relevant mandated UNFCCC meetings, upon request and subject to available resources;

17. Invites Parties, United Nations entities, constituted bodies, implementing entities and other relevant stakeholders to enhance implementation of the gender action plan, including the amendments contained in the annex;

18. Encourages United Nations entities to cooperate with Parties on mainstreaming gender- and age-disaggregated data in their existing policies, enabling mechanisms and programmes, across all levels of governance, and to support Parties in directly applying the best available science in the collection and analysis of data sets, including on the impacts of extreme weather and slow onset events;

19. Recalls the open call for submissions under activity D.5 of the gender action plan and calls for Parties and relevant organizations to continue to share experience in engaging women’s groups and national women and gender institutions in the process of developing, implementing and updating climate policies, plans, strategies and action, as appropriate, at all levels of governance;

20. Adopts the amendments to the gender action plan contained in the annex;

21. Takes note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertakenby the secretariat referred to in paragraph 16 above and paragraphs 1, 6 and 7 of the annex;

22. Requests that the actions of the secretariat called for in this decision be undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources.

Annex

Amendments to the activities under the gender action plan

A. Capacity-building, knowledge management and communication

1. Under activity A.2 in table 1, add “leading: secretariat” and “contributing: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, national gender and climate focal points” to the “responsibilities” column. The timeline is “prior to COP 28 (November–December 2023)”. The new deliverable/output is “dialogue with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, national gender and climate change focal points and other relevant stakeholders on how their work contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the gender action plan”. Level of implementation is “international”.

B. Gender balance, participation and women’s leadership

2. Under activity B.1 in table 2, add “including young women, indigenous women and women from local communities” after “women delegates” in the description of the activity.

C. Coherence

3. Under activity C.1 in table 3, include “and existing” after “new” in the “deliverables/outputs” column.

4. Add a new activity in table 3: “C.4 Encourage Parties and relevant UNFCCC constituted bodies, in line with their respective mandates, to support action and implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan”. Add “Parties and constituted bodies” to the “responsibilities” column. The timeline is “ongoing to COP 29 (2024)”. The deliverable/output is “inputs to the Standing Committee on Finance for preparing the draft guidance to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism”. Level of implementation is “international”.

D. Gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation

5. Under activity D.1 in table 4, change the timeline for the expert group meeting deliverable/output from 2022 to 2023 and add “to be delivered in a hybrid or virtual format, without creating any precedent” as a deliverable/output.

E. Monitoring and reporting

6. Add a new activity in table 5: “E.3 Support the review of the Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan”. Add “Parties and relevant organizations” to the “responsibilities” column. Add “by 31 July 2024” as the timeline. Add “submissions to the UNFCCC on identifying progress in implementing the gender action plan, categorized by deliverable/output for each gender action plan activity, and further work to be undertaken” as a deliverable/output. The level of implementation is “national”. Also under this activity, add “secretariat” to the “responsibilities” column. Add “SB 61 (2024)” as the timeline. Add “synthesis report on the submissions” as a deliverable/output. Level of implementation is “international”.

7. Add another new activity in table 5: “E.4 Raise awareness of the support available to developing country Parties for reporting on the implementation of the gender action plan”. Add “leading: secretariat” and “contributing: relevant organizations” to the “responsibilities” column. Add “ongoing to COP 29 (2024)” as the timeline. Add “communication of such information on the gender web pages on the UNFCCC website” as the deliverable/output. The level of implementation is “international”.

Decision 6/CMA.4

Matters relating to cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement

Theme
Mitigation
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GB
GM
Event 
CMA4
Year 
2022
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12. Requests the secretariat to promote geographical and gender balance among the technical experts participating in the training programme referred to in paragraph 1(d) above, to the extent possible, giving special consideration, including in terms of support for participation, to experts from developing countries, particularly the least developed countries and small island developing States;

XI. Article 6 technical expert review team and institutional arrangements

A. General

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41. The secretariat shall select the members of the Article 6 technical expert review team with a view to achieving a balance between experts from developed and developing country Parties. The secretariat shall ensure geographical and gender balance among the technical experts, to the extent possible. When selecting members of the technical expert review team for centralized reviews of submissions from the least developed countries and small island developing States, the secretariat shall strive to include technical experts from the least developed countries and small island developing States, while at the same time ensuring that those experts do not participate in reviews for the Party that nominated them to the UNFCCC roster of experts.

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The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,

Recalling Article1 6, paragraph 1, Parties recognize that some Parties choose to pursue voluntary cooperation in the implementation of Parties’ nationally determined contributions to allow for higher ambition in their mitigation and adaptation actions and to promote sustainable development and environmental integrity,

Also recalling decision 2/CMA.3 and its annex,

Further recalling decision 1/CP.24, paragraph 43(a), according to which Parties may submit their national communication and biennial transparency report as a single report in accordance with the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13,2

1. Adopts:
(a) The guidance relating to decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter VI.A (Tracking),

as contained in annex I;

(b) The guidelines for the Article 6 technical expert review referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter V (Review), as contained in annex II;

(c) The outline of the Article 6 technical expert review report referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter V (Review), paragraph 27, as contained in annex III;

(d) The training programme for technical experts participating in the Article 6 technical expert review referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter V (Review), as contained in annex IV;

(e) The outline of the initial report (hereinafter referred to as initial report) and updated initial report referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter IV.A (Initial report), as contained in annex V;

(f) The outline of annex 4 (Information in relation to the Party’s participation in cooperative approaches, as applicable) to the biennial transparency report referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter IV.C (Regular information), as contained in annex VI;

2. Encourages Parties to test the draft version of the agreed electronic format referred to in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, chapter IV.B (Annual information), as contained in annex VII and to provide feedback via the submission portal3 by 30 April 2023;

3. Requests the secretariat to organize a hybrid workshop on the draft version of the agreed electronic format referred to in paragraph 2 above at least one month prior to the fifty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (June 2023);

4. Also requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to continue its work on the draft version of the agreed electronic format referred to in paragraph 2 above, taking into consideration the submissions from Parties on this matter also referred to in that paragraph and the workshop referred to in paragraph 3 above, with a view to finalizing a recommendation on the agreed electronic format for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fifth session (November–December 2023);

5. Clarifies that the vintage of an internationally transferred mitigation outcome is the calendar year in which the underlying mitigation occurred;

6. Decides that a participating Party that identifies information as confidential, pursuant to decision 2/CMA.3, annex, paragraph 24, should provide the basis for protecting such information;

7. Also decides that Article 6 technical expert review teams will follow the Article 6 technical expert review report outline contained in annex III;

8. Invites Parties and, as appropriate, intergovernmental organizations to nominate technical experts with the relevant qualifications to the UNFCCC roster of experts in accordance with annex II, chapter XI;

9. Requests the secretariat to implement and maintain the training programme for technical experts participating in Article 6 technical expert reviews pursuant to decision 2/CMA.3, annex, paragraph 26, taking into account technical advice from Article 6 lead reviewers on the implementation of the training for technical experts participating in Article 6 technical expert reviews pursuant to annex II, chapter XI.C;

10. Also requests the secretariat to report to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at its fifty-eighth session on progress in developing the training programme referred to paragraph 1(d) above and at each subsequent session until development of the training programme has been completed;

11. Further requests the secretariat to make available as soon as possible an initial version of the courses comprising the training programme, as outlined in annex IV, and to make available no later than December 2023 the course related to the requirements of initial reports set out in decision 2/CMA.3, annex, paragraph 18;

12. Requests the secretariat to promote geographical and gender balance among the technical experts participating in the training programme referred to in paragraph 1(d) above, to the extent possible, giving special consideration, including in terms of support for participation, to experts from developing countries, particularly the least developed countries and small island developing States;

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XI. Article 6 technical expert review team and institutional arrangements

A. General

35. Technical experts shall be nominated to the UNFCCC roster of experts by Parties to the Paris Agreement and, as appropriate, by intergovernmental organizations.

36. Technical experts shall complete the training programme for the Article 6 technical experts referred to in paragraph 33 above prior to serving on an Article 6 technical expert review team.

37. Each submission that triggers an Article 6 technical expert review will be assigned to a single Article 6 technical expert review team with members selected from the UNFCCC roster of experts.

B. Composition

38. Technical experts shall have recognized competence in the area of Article 6 technical expert reviews.

39. The secretariat shall compose a technical review team in such a way that the collective skills and competencies of the technical expert review teams correspond to the information to be reviewed and that a single Article 6 technical expert team includes at least two experts.

40. At least one team member should be fluent in a language of the participating Party under review, if possible.

41. The secretariat shall select the members of the Article 6 technical expert review team with a view to achieving a balance between experts from developed and developing country Parties. The secretariat shall ensure geographical and gender balance among the technical experts, to the extent possible. When selecting members of the technical expert review team for centralized reviews of submissions from the least developed countries and small island developing States, the secretariat shall strive to include technical experts from the least developed countries and small island developing States, while at the same time ensuring that those experts do not participate in reviews for the Party that nominated them to the UNFCCC roster of experts.

42. The same Article 6 technical expert review team shall not perform two successive reviews of a participating Party’s submission.

43. The Article 6 technical expert review team shall include two co-lead reviewers, one from a developed country Party and the other from a developing country Party, that have not been nominated to the UNFCCC roster of experts by the participating Party under review.

44. The secretariat, in selecting lead reviewers, should consider their relevant experience, noting that experience in conducting Article 6 technical expert reviews will develop as the review process evolves.

45. Experts from developing country Parties participating in the Article 6 technical expert review team shall be funded according to the existing procedures for participation in UNFCCC activities.

Decision 10/CP.27

Matters relating to the least developed countries

Theme
Adaptation
Tags 
GB
GM
Event 
COP27
Year 
2022
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13. Also request the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to continue to support the least developed countries in integrating gender considerations into the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans;

Annex

Rules of procedure of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group

III. Membership, term limits, nomination and rotation of members

4. When nominating members to the LEG, regional groups and constituencies shall take into account, inter alia, expertise in climate change adaptation and support; engagement of youth; experience in climate finance; expertise in project design and implementation, indigenous and traditional knowledge, and education; and gender with a view to ensuring gender balance.

IV. Election of officers and their functions

15. To the extent possible, the Chair and the Vice-Chair should be from different United Nations regional groups. Gender balance should also be taken into account when nominating the Chair and the Vice-Chair.

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The Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,

Recalling decisions 5/CP.7, 29/CP.7, 7/CP.9, 4/CP.10, 4/CP.11, 8/CP.13, 6/CP.16, 5/CP.17, 12/CP.18, 3/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 19/CP.21, 16/CP.24, 7/CP.25, 15/CP.26, 11/CMA.1 and 19/CMA.1,

Having considered the report on the 42nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group,

Underscoring the importance of continued implementation by the Green Climate Fund of the mandate given to it in decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 46,

1. Welcome the progress made by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group in implementing its work programme for 2022–2023, including its provision of support to the least developed countries for developing project concepts for implementing adaptation actions associated with the priorities in their national adaptation plans;

2. Also welcome the successful conduct by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group of the national adaptation plan writing workshop for Asia-Pacific least developed countries held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 12 to 15 July 2022 and the NAP Expo held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 22 to 26 August 2022;

3. Express their appreciation to the Government of Cambodia for hosting the workshop referred to in paragraph 2 above and the Government of Botswana for hosting the 42nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group and NAP Expo 2022 and express their gratitude to the Government of Ireland for providing financial support for the work of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group;

4. Express their appreciation to the Least Developed Countries Expert Group and the secretariat for their valuable work in supporting adaptation in the least developed countries;

5. Also express their appreciation to the organizations that contributed to designing and conducting the workshop referred to in paragraph 2 above;

6. Welcome the progress of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group in developing technical guidelines for the implementation of national adaptation plans4 and note that those guidelines may help to address gaps and needs relating to the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans5 and for informing the design and provision of support for the implementation of national adaptation plans;

7. Note the limited progress of the least developed countries on the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans and the need for enhanced support of the least developed countries to advance the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans;

8. Also note that, as at 14 November 2022, 17 of the 46 least developed countries had submitted a national adaptation plan since the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans was established in 2010, and of those 17 least developed countries with a national adaptation plan, 14 had accessed funding for implementing adaptation actions associated with the priorities identified therein;

9. Reiterate and recall, respectively, decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 46, and note decision -/CP.276 in relation to enhancing support to the least developed countries for the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans;

10. Underscore the importance of developing project pipelines and proposals for implementing adaptation actions associated with the priorities in the national adaptation plans of the least developed countries and encourage relevant organizations, as well as operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, to enhance support to the least developed countries in this regard;

11. Note with appreciation the financial pledges, totalling USD 70.6 million, made by the Governments of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland and the government of the Walloon Region of Belgium to the Least Developed Countries Fund, and urge additional contributions to the Fund;

12. Request the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to enhance the support provided to the least developed countries for aligning national adaptation plans and nationally determined contributions;

13. Also request the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to continue to support the least developed countries in integrating gender considerations into the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans;

14. Welcome the development by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group of its draft rules of procedure;

15. Adopt the rules of procedure of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group contained in the annex;

16. Encourage the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to prioritize the implementation of the elements of its mandate in accordance with the needs of the least developed countries and the availability of resources;

17. Invite Parties and relevant organizations to continue to provide resources to support implementation of the work programme of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group.

Annex

Rules of procedure of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group

I. Scope

1. These rules of procedure shall apply to the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) in conjunction with 5/CP.7, 29/CP.7, 7/CP.9, 4/CP.10, 4/CP.11, 8/CP.13, 6/CP.16, 5/CP.17, 12/CP.18, 3/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 19/CP.21, 16/CP.24, 7/CP.25, 11/CMA.1, 19/CMA.1 and 15/CP.26, as well as any other relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of Parties to the Paris Agreement.

II. Definition of terms

2. For the purpose of these rules of procedure, the following terms and definitions shall be used:

(a) “Convention” means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

(b)  “Chair” means the member of the LEG elected as Chair of the LEG;

(c)  “Vice-Chair” means the member of the LEG elected as Vice-Chair of the LEG;

(d)  “Rapporteur” means the member of the LEG elected as Rapporteur of the LEG;

(e)  “Secretariat” means the secretariat referred to in Article 8 of the Convention;

(f)  “Meeting” means the meeting of the LEG;

(g)  “Observer” means any entity the LEG may invite to its meetings.

III. Membership, term limits, nomination and rotation of members

3. Pursuant to decision 29/CP.7 and as amended by decision 15/CP.26, paragraph 18, taking into account the goal of gender balance pursuant to decision 23/CP.18, the LEG shall comprise 17 experts, who shall serve in their individual expert capacity and shall be nominated by regional groups and constituencies. The composition of the LEG shall be as follows:

(a) Five members from African States that are least developed countries (LDCs);

(b) Two members from Asia-Pacific States that are LDCs;

(c) Two members from small island developing States that are LDCs;

(d) Four members from the LDC Parties;

(e) Four members from developed country Parties.

4. When nominating members to the LEG, regional groups and constituencies shall take into account, inter alia, expertise in climate change adaptation and support; engagement of youth; experience in climate finance; expertise in project design and implementation, indigenous and traditional knowledge, and education; and gender with a view to ensuring gender balance.

5. Regional groups and constituencies represented on the LEG are encouraged to accommodate the needs of members that would require extended temporary absence from service due to sickness, parental leave and commitments that cannot be avoided, by nominating a temporary replacement to serve during a member’s term of office, before the return of the member to full service.

6. The nominated temporary replacement referred to in paragraph 5 above shall serve within the bounds of the remaining term of the member for a period of no more than 12 months.

7. Members shall serve for a term of three years and shall be eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms of office.

8. Members shall remain in office for the duration of their term, unless replaced by Parties in their respective groups or constituencies in accordance with paragraphs 5 above and 11 below.

9. The term of office of a member shall start on 1 January unless, in cases where a member is replaced before the end of their term, the term shall start from the time of the replacement member’s nomination by the nominating group or constituency.

10. In case of any vacancy in the LEG owing to the resignation of a member or the non- completion of a member’s assigned term of office, including for the reasons indicated in paragraph 5 above, the LEG, through the secretariat, shall request the respective group or constituency to select another member from the same group or constituency for nomination.

11. If a member is unable to participate in two consecutive meetings of the LEG or is unable to undertake the functions and tasks set out by the Chair for circumstances beyond those referred to in paragraph 5 above, and that member has not communicated a reason for their absence to the Chair or the secretariat, the Chair shall bring the matter to the attention of the LEG and shall seek clarification from the group or constituency that nominated the member on the status of their membership.

12. Members shall serve in their individual expert capacity and shall have no pecuniary or financial interest in the issues under consideration by the LEG.

IV. Election of officers and their functions

13. The LEG shall elect annually the following officers from among its LDC members:

(a) A Chair;

(b) A Vice-Chair;

(c) An anglophone Rapporteur;

(d) A francophone Rapporteur;

(e) A lusophone Rapporteur.

14. The officers shall be elected to serve for a term of two years.

15. To the extent possible, the Chair and the Vice-Chair should be from different United Nations regional groups. Gender balance should also be taken into account when nominating the Chair and the Vice-Chair.

16. The Chair and the Vice-Chair shall be elected by the majority of LDC members present and voting.

17. The Chair shall perform the following functions:

(a) Attending meetings of and reporting to the subsidiary bodies and to the Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of Parties to the Paris Agreement, as appropriate;

(b)  Chairing and facilitating the meetings of the LEG;

(c)  Delegating tasks to LEG members and ensuring that members fulfil their

commitments within specified time frames;

(d) Liaising with the Chair of the LDC Group under the UNFCCC and ensuring strategic engagement with the LDCs;

(e) Representing the LEG when conducting various outreach activities.

18. The Vice-Chair shall represent the Chair in their absence and shall perform the functions listed in paragraph 17 above, as appropriate.

The anglophone Rapporteur shall have the following functions:

(a)  Liaising with anglophone LDC Parties;

(b)  Keeping records in English of meetings of the LEG.

The francophone Rapporteur shall have the following functions:

(a)  Liaising with francophone LDC Parties;

(b)  Keeping records of meetings of the LEG in French.

The lusophone Rapporteur shall have the following functions:

(a)  Liaising with lusophone LDC Parties;

(b)  Keeping records of meetings of the LEG in Portuguese.

If both the Chair and the Vice-Chair are absent from a particular meeting, any other

LDC member designated by the LEG members present shall temporarily serve as Chair of that meeting.

23. If the Chair or the Vice-Chair is unable to complete the assigned term of office, the LEG shall elect a replacement from among the LDC members to complete that term of office.

24. The Chair or any member designated by the LEG shall represent the LEG at external meetings and shall report back to the LEG on those meetings.

25. The LEG may further define additional roles and responsibilities for the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Rapporteurs.

26. The Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Rapporteurs, in the exercise of their functions, shall remain under the authority of the LEG.

Decision 14/CP.27

Matters relating to the Standing Committee on Finance

Theme
Finance
Tags 
GB
Event 
COP27
Year 
2022
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19. Also encourages the Standing Committee on Finance to continue to enhance its efforts to ensure gender responsiveness in implementing its workplan and requests Parties to consider gender balance and geographical representation when nominating members to the Committee;

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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling Articles 4 and 11 of the Convention,

Also recalling decisions 12/CP.2, 12/CP.3, 1/CP.16, paragraph 112, 2/CP.17, paragraphs 120–121, 5/CP.18, 5/CP.19, 7/CP.19, 6/CP.20, 6/CP.21, 8/CP.22, 7/CP.23, 8/CP.23, 4/CP.24, 11/CP.25, 5/CP.26, 5/CMA.2 and 10/CMA.3,

Taking note of decision 14/CMA.4,

1. Welcomes the 2022 report of the Standing Committee on Finance;

2. Also welcomes the fifth Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows of the Standing Committee on Finance and the summary, and takes note of the recommendations contained in the annex;

3. Notes that climate finance flows in 2019–2020 were 12 per cent higher than in 2017–2018, reaching an annual average of USD 803 billion, driven by investments in energy efficiency of buildings, sustainable transport and adaptation; the 2019–2020 annual average of public financial support reported by Parties included in Annex II to the Convention in their biennial reports (USD 40.1 billion) represents an increase of 6 per cent from the annual average reported for 2017–2018; the annual average of climate finance from multilateral development banks to developing countries and emerging economies3 (USD 45.9 billion) represents a 17 per cent increase since 2017–2018; and UNFCCC funds and multilateral climate funds committed USD 2.9 billion and USD 3.5 billion for climate finance projects in 2019 and 2020 respectively;

4. Notes with concern that global climate finance flows are small relative to the overall needs of developing countries;

5. Also notes with concern that, despite the clear increasing trend in global climate finance flows, they remain at a relatively low level in the broader context of other finance flows, investment opportunities and costs;

6. Encourages Parties to the Convention to consider implementing the recommendations referred to in paragraph 2 above, as appropriate;

7. Acknowledges the improvement in quality, transparency and granularity of information in the fifth Biennial Assessment while recognizing that data limitations persist, particularly in relation to private climate finance, including private finance mobilized by developed country Parties through bilateral and multilateral channels, and finance in sectors other than energy and transport, and requests further work in this regard in the sixth Biennial Assessment, including in relation to data by region, private finance mobilized from public interventions and financing arrangements relevant to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage;

8. Stresses the importance of reporting on climate finance provided, mobilized, needed and received at both the activity and country level, and of enhancing methodologies for measuring and reporting on the results and impacts of climate finance;

9. Notes that the work of the Standing Committee on Finance on definitions of climate finance4 shows the variety of definitions in use;

10. Also notes the complexities associated with the diversity of definitions of climate finance in use by Parties and non-Party stakeholders in relation to ensuring clear, aggregated accounting and reporting of climate finance;

11. Requests the Standing Committee on Finance to prepare a report for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-eighth session (November–December 2023), building on the Committee’s work on definitions of climate finance, on clustering types of climate finance definitions in use that could be considered within the UNFCCC process, including with a view to updating the Committee’s operational definition of climate finance, as appropriate, and supporting Parties in their national reporting efforts and invites Parties and external stakeholders to make further submissions thereon via the submission portal5 by 30 April 2023;

12. Notes the report prepared by the Standing Committee on Finance on progress towards achieving the goal of mobilizing jointly USD 100 billion per year to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation;

13. Notes with concern that the draft guidance for the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism prepared by the Standing Committee on Finance7 was not utilized by the Conference of the Parties and in this regard requests the Committee to improve its working modalities for preparing the draft guidance for the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism;

14. Expresses its sincere gratitude to the Government of Australia for its support in ensuring the success of the second part of the Standing Committee on Finance Forum on finance for nature-based solutions and notes with appreciation the high-level summary thereof, without prejudice to other multilateral processes, and welcomes the Forum’s specific focus on indigenous peoples and knowledge;

15. Also welcomes financing just transitions as the topic for the Standing Committee on Finance Forum in 2023;

16. Expresses its appreciation to the Governments of Australia and Germany and to the European Commission for their financial contributions to support the work of the Standing Committee on Finance;

17. Endorses the workplan of the Standing Committee on Finance for 20239 and underlines the importance of the Committee focusing its work in 2023 on its current mandates;

18. Welcomes the efforts of the Standing Committee on Finance to continue to strengthen its engagement with stakeholders in the context of its workplan, including UNFCCC constituted bodies, private entities and other entities outside the UNFCCC, and encourages the Committee to continue such efforts in 2023;

19. Also encourages the Standing Committee on Finance to continue to enhance its efforts to ensure gender responsiveness in implementing its workplan and requests Parties to consider gender balance and geographical representation when nominating members to the Committee;

20. Encourages the Standing Committee on Finance to take further steps to accurately, adequately and equitably reflect the views of Parties in its future reports and ensure that those views are presented in a balanced manner that reflects their diversity;

21. Requests the Standing Committee on Finance to report to the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-eighth session on its progress in implementing its workplan for 2023;

22. Also requests the Standing Committee on Finance to consider the guidance provided to it in other relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties.

Decision 9/CP.27

National Adaptation Plans

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Adaptation
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GM
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COP27
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2022
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11. Notes that the technical resources developed and the scientific resources synthesized by the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group can assist developing countries in addressing gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, including in assessing adaptation needs, applying regional approaches to adaptation planning, promoting linkages between adaptation and development, and strengthening gender considerations in national adaptation plans;

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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decisions 1/CP.16, 3/CP.17, 5/CP.17, 12/CP.18, 18/CP.19, 3/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 4/CP.21, 6/CP.22, 8/CP.24, 7/CP.25, 1/CP.26 and 1/CMA.3,

1. Welcomes the reports for 2020–2022 on progress in the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans1 and takes note of other relevant documents;

2. Welcomes the information provided by the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group on gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans and progress in implementing national adaptation plans;

3. Also welcomes the national adaptation plans submitted in 2021–2022 by Cabo Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger and Sierra Leone on NAP Central,6 which brings the total number of countries with submitted national adaptation plans to 40, and the sectoral national adaptation plans submitted by other Parties;

4. Expresses concern at the large number of countries that have not been able to submit their first national adaptation plan and in this respect notes the challenges, complexities and delays experienced by developing country Parties in accessing funding and support from the Green Climate Fund for the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans, particularly in relation to the submission and review of proposals for funding;

5. Invites the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, in line with their mandates, to continue formulating recommendations on ways to facilitate the mobilization of support for the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans with a view to addressing the challenges referred to in paragraph 4 above and to submit the recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance for consideration;

6. Welcomes the work of the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group on gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, including the needs referred to in annex II to document FCCC/SBI/2019/5,8 and their work on ways to assist with the implementation of national adaptation plans, as requested by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation at its forty-seventh session;

7. Requests the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to continue to identify the priority gaps and needs of developing countries related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, the progress of each country in this process and any obstacles and challenges faced;

8. Also requests the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to enhance their work in addressing the priority gaps and needs, obstacles and challenges identified through their work referred to in paragraphs 5 above and to include information thereon in their reports;

9. Further requests the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to organize training for developing country Parties on addressing identified gaps and needs, which could be held in conjunction with the NAP Expo, the Adaptation Forum or other events outlined in their respective work programmes;

10. Invites other UNFCCC constituted bodies and relevant organizations to provide information to the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group on activities that have the aim of addressing gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, including information on the regions and countries in which the constituted bodies and organizations provide support;

11. Notes that the technical resources developed and the scientific resources synthesized by the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group can assist developing countries in addressing gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, including in assessing adaptation needs, applying regional approaches to adaptation planning, promoting linkages between adaptation and development, and strengthening gender considerations in national adaptation plans;

12. Also notes that the best available science, as well as traditional, indigenous and local knowledge, as appropriate, should be taken into account in addressing the priority gaps and needs referred to in paragraph 7 above and in enhancing the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans for developing countries;

13. Notes with serious concern the findings on adaptation gaps in the contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;

14. Recognizes that long-term planning and accelerated implementation of adaptation actions, particularly in the next decade, is important for closing adaptation gaps;

15. Also recognizes that maladaptation can be avoided through flexible, multisectoral, inclusive and long-term planning and implementation of adaptation actions that benefit many sectors and systems;

16. Takes note of the support available to developing country Parties for formulating and implementing national adaptation plans and recognizes the importance of scaling up this support;

17. Encourages relevant organizations to continue coordinating support related to the process to formulate, update and implement national adaptation plans and to continue sharing lessons learned;

18. Notes that the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans is crucial to informing the assessment of progress towards achieving the global goal on adaptation, including through the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation and the global stocktake.

Decision 4/CMP.17

Report of the Adaptation Fund Board for 2022

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Finance
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GM
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CMP17
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2022
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2. Notes the following information, actions and decisions relating to the Adaptation Fund Board presented in the report referred to in paragraph 1 above:

(v) The application of the updated Adaptation Fund gender policy and action plan and the consideration of ways to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in relation to addressing climate change;

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The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol,

Recalling decisions 1/CMP.3, 1/CMP.4, 2/CMP.10, 1/CMP.11, 2/CMP.12, 1/CMP.13, 1/CMP.14, 3/CMP.15 and 3/CMP.16, Also recalling decision 13/CMA.1,

1. Takes note of the annual report of the Adaptation Fund Board for 2022, including its addendum, and the information therein;

2. Notes the following information, actions and decisions relating to the Adaptation Fund Board presented in the report referred to in paragraph 1 above:

(a) The accreditation of 1 national implementing entity and 2 regional implementing entities (with the national implementing entities granted direct access to resources from the Adaptation Fund), resulting in a total number of accredited implementing entities of 34 national (of which 10 in the least developed countries and 7 in small island developing States), 14 multilateral and 9 regional implementing entities, of which 33 were reaccredited (17 national implementing entities, 5 regional implementing entities and 11 multilateral implementing entities) for accessing resources from the Adaptation Fund directly;

(b) Cumulative receipts of USD 1,235.06 million, as at 30 June 2022, into the Adaptation Fund Trust Fund, comprising USD 211.80 million from the monetization of certified emission reductions, USD 982.00 million from contributions and USD 41.26 million from investment income earned on the Trust Fund balance;

(c) Contributions of USD 127.65 million, of which USD 3.42 million from the monetization of certified emission reductions, USD 123.18 million from additional contributions and USD 1.05 million from investment income, received between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022;

(d) Contributions amounting to USD 123.18 million received between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022 and new pledges amounting to USD 349.00 million, of which USD 174.40 million received as at 8 November 2022, towards the Adaptation Fund resource mobilization target of USD 120.00 million per year for the biennium 2020–2021;

(e) Outstanding pledged contributions of USD 174.60 million as at 8 November 2022;

(f) Resources available for new funding approvals amounting to USD 219.25 million as at 30 June 2022;

(g) New funding approvals, including for concrete single-country and regional (multi-country) proposals, grant proposals under the Medium-Term Strategy of the Adaptation Fund for 2018–20222 and readiness grants, amounting to USD 94.10 million as at 30 June 2022;

(h) An active pipeline of project and programme proposals amounting to USD 333.70 million as at 30 June 2022, reflecting an upward trend from previous years;

(i) Cumulative project and programme approvals increasing by around 11 per cent to USD 929.72 million between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022;

(j) The approval of eight single-country project or programme proposals submitted by implementing entities, totalling USD 53.00 million, of which two proposals submitted by national implementing entities, amounting to USD 1.80 million; one singlecountry proposal submitted by a regional implementing entity, amounting to USD 10.00 million; and five single-country proposals submitted by multilateral implementing entities, totalling USD 41.30 million;

(k) The approval of three multi-country projects, amounting to USD 39.90 million;

(l) Cumulative disbursements to the 132 projects approved since the operationalization of the Adaptation Fund amounting to USD 567.84 million, including USD 76.40 million disbursed between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022;

(m) The implementation of 80 projects, of which 5 initiated and 10 completed, between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022;

(n) The approval of two small-grant proposals for innovation amounting to USD 0.50 million and one learning grant amounting to USD 0.15 million as well as the commencement of the second year of implementation of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator;

(o) Access for developing countries to the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator through the United Nations Development Programme, in addition to through the United Nations Environment Programme and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for countries without national implementing entities;

(p) New activities under the Medium-Term Strategy of the Adaptation Fund for 2018–2022, including the approval of large grants for innovation, a funding window for enhanced direct access and guidance for implementing entities;

(q) The launch of a virtual learning course on accessing project scale-up grants, the publication of knowledge products on key emerging themes in relation to climate adaptation, including transboundary approaches and youth engagement, and the streamlining of the Adaptation Fund accreditation process;

(r) The organization of readiness events, held virtually, for accredited national implementing entities, including seminars, workshops and learning events on accessing Adaptation Fund grants, innovation, global accreditation and enhanced direct access, and a country exchange for South–South learning;

(s) The approval of the 2022–2025 resource mobilization strategy3 and the resource mobilization action plan of the Adaptation Fund;4

(t) The approval of options for enhancing civil society participation and engagement in Adaptation Fund work;

(u) The approval of the Adaptation Fund evaluation policy, 5 which replaces the current evaluation framework;

(v) The application of the updated Adaptation Fund gender policy and action plan and the consideration of ways to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in relation to addressing climate change;

(w) The approval by the Adaptation Fund Board of the amendments to the strategic priorities, policies and guidelines, and operational policies and guidelines of the Adaptation Fund;

(x) The promotion of linkages of the Adaptation Fund with other UNFCCC bodies, such as the Adaptation Committee, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, the Paris Committee on Capacitybuilding and the Standing Committee on Finance, with the Adaptation Fund Board having progressed in establishing linkages between the Adaptation Fund and the Green Climate Fund, including through a framework for promoting the scale-up of funded projects and the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities;

(y) The adoption of the Medium-Term Strategy of the Adaptation Fund for 2023–2027;

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Decision 17/CP.27

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility

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Finance
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GM
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COP27
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2022
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11. Calls on the Global Environment Facility to enhance its support, within its mandate, for implementing the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan;

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The Conference of the Parties,

1. Welcomes the report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-seventh session and its addendum, including the response of the Global Environment Facility to the guidance received from the Conference of the Parties;

2. Also welcomes the work undertaken by the Global Environment Facility during the reporting period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, including:

(a) The approval of 86 climate change projects and programmes under the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund;

(b) The continued integration of climate change priorities into its other focal areas and integrated programmes and the expected avoidance or sequestration of 76.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent achieved through such integration;

(c) The continued implementation of the Long-term Vision on Complementarity, Coherence and Collaboration between the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environment Facility;

(d) The creation of a competitive window in the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources amounting to 8 per cent of the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources allocation for the five top recipient countries under this system;

3. Further welcomes the conclusion of the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility with USD 5.33 billion, while noting that overall resources available for programming for the climate change focal area in the eighth replenishment increased by 6 per cent compared with the resources available in the seventh replenishment;

4. Welcomes the integrated programming approach of the Global Environment Facility across all five of its focal areas,3 which should help it to maximize the global environmental benefits of its support;

5. Notes the adoption of the private sector engagement strategy4 by the Global Environment Facility Council at its 59th meeting and the renewed non-grant instrument under the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility and encourages the Global Environment Facility to enhance its efforts to mobilize and engage with the private sector during the eighth replenishment period;

6. Welcomes the increased allocation of resources to small island developing States and the least developed countries in the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility under the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources, including through harmonizing the small island developing State floors with the least developed country floors and raising these floors to USD 8 million;

7. Appreciates the efforts of the Global Environment Facility secretariat to scale up adaptation finance for small island developing States through the designation of a dedicated window under the Special Climate Change Fund for supporting the adaptation needs of small island developing States and encourages continued and increased voluntary contributions of financial resources to the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund in line with the Global Environment Facility’s 2022–2026 programming strategy on adaptation to climate change for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund;

8. Also encourages the Global Environment Facility, in administering the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund, to support developing country Parties in implementing national adaptation plans and other national adaptation planning processes and urges developed country Parties to increase their voluntary contributions to the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund;

9. Encourages the Global Environment Facility to work towards implementing its programming strategy on adaptation to climate change for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund during the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility so as to effectively assist developing countries;

10. Requests the Global Environment Facility to continue to foster greater diversity of its implementing agencies, building on the comparative advantages of the various agencies and taking into account recipient country priorities;

11. Calls on the Global Environment Facility to enhance its support, within its mandate, for implementing the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan;

12. Encourages the Global Environment Facility secretariat to recommend further streamlining measures aimed at reducing transaction costs for all implementing agencies, reducing administrative costs, and facilitating increased access by multilateral development banks;

13. Requests the Global Environment Facility to report on its efforts to deliver the increased per project funding ceiling under its Small Grants Programme agreed on during the eighth replenishment process;

14. Welcomes the Global Environment Facility’s commitment to maintain an ambitious level of direct and indirect climate co-benefits in its eighth replenishment;

15. Requests the Global Environment Facility to further explore ways to provide support to developing country Parties for assessing their needs and priorities in a country-driven manner, including technology and capacity-building needs, and for translating climate finance needs into action; 16. Urges the further enhancement of the support provided by the Global Environment Facility for activities related to technology training, funding for technology development and transfer and capacity-building;

17. Encourages the continuing engagement of the Global Environment Facility with the Green Climate Fund, including in implementing the Long-term Vision on Complementarity, Coherence and Collaboration between the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environment Facility;

18. Requests the Global Environment Facility, as appropriate, to ensure that its policies and procedures related to the consideration and review of funding proposals are duly followed in an efficient manner;

19. Invites Parties to submit their views and recommendations on elements of guidance for the Global Environment Facility via the submission portal7 no later than 10 weeks prior to the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (November–December 2023);

20. Requests the Standing Committee on Finance to take into consideration the submissions referred to in paragraph 19 above when preparing its draft guidance for the Global Environment Facility for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twentyeighth session and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fifth session (November–December 2023);

21. Also requests the Global Environment Facility to include in its annual report to the Conference of the Parties information on the steps it has taken to implement the guidance provided in this decision;

22. Takes note of decision -/CMA.48 and decides to transmit to the Global Environment Facility the guidance from the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement contained in paragraphs 2–10 of that decision.

 

Decision 16/CP.27

Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund

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Finance
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GE
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COP27
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2022
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18. Requests the Board to consider enhancing ambition in the next version of its gender policy and invites the Board to take into account the implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme and its gender action plan within its existing guidance;

19. Encourages the Board to consider enhancing the provision of support through the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme for the development of national and subnational gender strategies, as they relate to climate, and consider further strengthening the gender programming of Green Climate Fund activities through supporting the implementation of the policies and projects therein;

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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decision 3/CP.17, annex,

1. Welcomes the report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-seventh session and its addendum, including the information on actions taken by the Board of the Green Climate Fund in response to guidance received from the Conference of the Parties;

2. Also welcomes the ongoing efforts of the Green Climate Fund to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change and adapting to its impacts and contributing to the achievement of the objective of the Convention, while taking into account the needs of developing countries;

3. Further welcomes the progress under the Green Climate Fund in 2022, including in relation to actions taken by the Board in response to guidance provided by the Conference of the Parties:

(a) The increase in the number of funding proposals approved, which brings the total amount approved by the Board to USD 11.3 billion to support implementation of 209 adaptation and mitigation projects and programmes in 128 developing countries;

(b) The increase in the number of entities accredited by the Board, which brings the total number of accredited entities to 114, of which 72 are direct access entities;

(c) The increase in the approval of grants for readiness support for national adaptation plans and other adaptation planning processes, bringing the total number of grants approved to 87;

(d) The update of the Simplified Approval Process, including increasing the Green Climate Fund funding amount per proposal to USD 25 million and introducing further simplification;

(e) The adoption of the updated accreditation framework, which includes the implementation of the project-specific assessment approach as a complementary modality to the institutional accreditation process, and the adoption of an accreditation strategy;

(f) The adoption of decisions concerning guidance on the Green Climate Fund vision, approach and scope for providing support to enhance climate adaptation, and on principles for demonstrating the impact potential of mitigation and adaptation activities;

(g)  The adoption of the Private Sector Strategy;

(h)  The adoption of a policy for minimizing the effect of currency fluctuations;

(i)  The operationalization of the integrated results management framework;

(j)  The operationalization of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group;

(k)  The continued collaboration of the Green Climate Fund with the Adaptation

Committee, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group and the Technology Executive Committee;

4. Requests the Board to ensure that the conditions it applies to projects are not inconsistent with approved policies and procedures;

5. Welcomes the Fund’s ongoing work to develop the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund for 2024–2027;

6. Also welcomes the launch of the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund, for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027, and recalls that the Fund will receive financial inputs from developed country Parties to the Convention and may receive financial inputs from a variety of other sources, public and private, including alternative sources;

7. Requests the Board to continue to enhance coherence and complementarity of the Green Climate Fund with other relevant bilateral, regional and global funding mechanisms and institutions to better mobilize the full range of financial and technical capacities;

8. Underscores the importance of the Green Climate Fund’s role in supporting the implementation of actions associated with developing countries’ adaptation priorities and urges the Board to improve technical and capacity-building support for the development of projects and programmes based on national adaptation plans in line with the Board’s approved guidance on support for adaptation;

9. Requests the Board to continue to enhance support for the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans to enable developing countries to take effective adaptation action;

10. Welcomes the continued support of the Board under the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme for enhancing support for technology development and transfer and capacity-building and encourages the Board to continue to support developing countries in this regard;

11. Also encourages the Board to continue work on the request for proposals to establish technology incubators and accelerators in developing countries;

12. Requests the Board to continue to accredit direct access entities, especially national and regional entities and institutions, in line with the updated accreditation framework and accreditation strategy, focusing on countries and regions with no or few accredited entities;

13. Urges the Board to maintain the balance it has approved between finance for adaptation and that for mitigation over time and to provide ambitious levels of adaptation support, emphasizing the need for adaptation as stated in decision 7/CP.20, paragraph 12;

14. Requests the Board to continue to address the needs of developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change;

15. Invites the Board to enhance support for the least developed countries, small island developing States and other developing countries in developing project pipelines and proposals, as well as for adaptation actions associated with the priorities in their national adaptation plans;

16. Encourages the Board to continue supporting results-based payments through policy approaches and incentives for enhancing the contributions of developing countries to global mitigation efforts through the implementation of activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserving forest carbon stocks, sustainably managing forests and enhancing forest carbon stocks;

17. Invites the Board to support the comprehensive implementation of the Fund’s Private Sector Strategy and in this context support the Fund’s engagement with the private sector, in particular local private sector actors and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, to catalyse climate finance at scale, promote technical innovation and de-risk investments, including by providing early-stage and grant-based financing to the local private sector and start-ups in developing countries;

18. Requests the Board to consider enhancing ambition in the next version of its gender policy and invites the Board to take into account the implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme and its gender action plan within its existing guidance;

19. Encourages the Board to consider enhancing the provision of support through the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme for the development of national and subnational gender strategies, as they relate to climate, and consider further strengthening the gender programming of Green Climate Fund activities through supporting the implementation of the policies and projects therein;

20. Urges the Board to continue incorporating indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ interests, perspectives, knowledge and climate priorities into its decision-making, including through its indigenous peoples policy and the recommendations of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group as well as through continued engagement with, inter alia, the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change;

21. Invites Parties to submit to the secretariat views and recommendations on elements of guidance for the Green Climate Fund via the submission portal no later than 10 weeks prior to the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (November–December 2023);

22. Requests the Standing Committee on Finance to take into consideration the submissions referred to in paragraph 21 above in preparing its draft guidance for the Green Climate Fund for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-eighth session and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fifth session (November–December 2023);

23. Also requests the Board to include in its annual report to the Conference of the Parties information on the steps it has taken to implement the guidance provided in this decision;

24. Takes note of decision 16/CMA.4 and decides to transmit to the Green Climate Fund the guidance from the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement contained in paragraphs 2–7 of that decision.

Decision 11/CP.27

Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts

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Loss and Damage
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GB
GM
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COP27
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2022
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10. Also decides that the members of the Advisory Board will be elected at the next session of the governing body or bodies (November–December 2023) and encourages Parties to nominate experts with a diversity of technical experience and knowledge relevant to, inter alia, averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the Advisory Board referred to in annex I, taking into account the need for gender balance, in accordance with decisions 36/CP.7, 23/CP.18, and 3/CP.25, and the composition of the Advisory Board outlined in annex I;

Annex I

Terms of reference of the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

V. Composition of the Advisory Board

9. The Advisory Board will also have three other representatives, one from the women and gender constituency, one from indigenous peoples organizations, and one from the children and youth non-governmental organizations, who may actively participate in the deliberations of the Advisory Board.

VIII. Reporting

18. In line with guidance provided by the Advisory Board, the Santiago network secretariat will prepare an annual report on activities of the Santiago network secretariat and network and on the performance of their respective functions, including information on:

(h) Gender considerations, including through the use of gender-disaggregated data, consistently with decision 3/CP.25.

IX. Review

20. The Santiago network secretariat will commission one independent review of the performance of the Santiago network, including, inter alia, sustainability and sources of funding, adequacy of funding levels relative to technical assistance requests, timeliness, effectiveness, engagement, gender-responsiveness and delivery of technical assistance to communities particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, in a timely manner so that the findings of this review can feed into the subsequent review of the Warsaw International Mechanism,6 for determining the need for further independent reviews of the performance of the Santiago network.

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The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, 

Recalling the Paris Agreement and relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,

1. Recalls that the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change was established to catalyse the technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks and experts for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change at the local, national and regional level in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Government of Denmark for hosting the technical workshop on institutional arrangements of the Santiago network from 4 to 6 May 2022, including for making the necessary logistical and financial arrangements therefor;

3. Decides that the Santiago network will have the following structure:

(a) A hosted secretariat that will facilitate its work, to be known as the Santiago network secretariat;

(b) An Advisory Board to provide guidance and oversight to the Santiago network secretariat on the effective implementation of the functions of the network;

(c) A network of member organizations, bodies, networks and experts covering a wide range of topics relevant to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage;

4. Recalls decision 1/CMA.3, paragraph 67, in which it was decided that the Santiago network will be provided with funds to support technical assistance for the implementation of relevant approaches to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change in developing countries in support of the functions set out in paragraph 9 of decision 19/CMA.3;

5. Also recalls decision 1/CMA.3, paragraph 70, which urges developed country Parties to provide funds for the operation of the Santiago network and for the provision of technical assistance as set out in paragraph 67 of the same decision;

6. Encourages others to provide support for the operation of the Santiago network and technical assistance;

7. Welcomes the pledges that have already been made to the Santiago network;

8. Adopts the terms of reference of the Santiago network contained in annex I;

9. Decides to establish the Advisory Board of the Santiago network as part of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts, which will be under the authority and guidance of and accountable to the appropriate governing body or bodies4 and have the roles and responsibilities outlined in annex I;

10. Also decides that the members of the Advisory Board will be elected at the next session of the governing body or bodies (November–December 2023) and encourages Parties to nominate experts with a diversity of technical experience and knowledge relevant to, inter alia, averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the Advisory Board referred to in annex I, taking into account the need for gender balance, in accordance with decisions 36/CP.7, 23/CP.18, and 3/CP.25, and the composition of the Advisory Board outlined in annex I;

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Annex I

Terms of reference of the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

V. Composition of the Advisory Board

8. The Advisory Board, with the aim of achieving fair and balanced representation, shall be composed of the following:

(a) Two members from each of the five recognized United Nations regional groups;

(b) One member each from the least developed countries and small island developing States;

(c) Two members of the Executive Committee, nominated by the Executive Committee from among its members.

9. The Advisory Board will also have three other representatives, one from the women and gender constituency, one from indigenous peoples organizations, and one from the children and youth non-governmental organizations, who may actively participate in the deliberations of the Advisory Board.

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VIII. Reporting

18. In line with guidance provided by the Advisory Board, the Santiago network secretariat will prepare an annual report on activities of the Santiago network secretariat and network and on the performance of their respective functions, including information on:

(a) Requests received and activities carried out by the Santiago network and their outcomes;

(b) Responses to requests;

(c) Ongoing work as well as lessons learned and best practices derived from that work;

(d) Support delivered in regions, finance disbursed and administrative costs;

(e) Inclusion of new members in the Santiago network and their engagement therein;

(f) Assistance to developing country Parties in identifying, prioritizing and communicating their needs for technical assistance;

(g) Efforts to reach communities that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change;

(h) Gender considerations, including through the use of gender-disaggregated data, consistently with decision 3/CP.25.

19. The Santiago network secretariat will prepare an annual report and submit it to the Advisory Board for its consideration and approval. The approved report will be forwarded to the secretariat to be included in a joint annual report of the Santiago network and the Executive Committee submitted to the governing body or bodies through their subsidiary bodies.

IX. Review

20. The Santiago network secretariat will commission one independent review of the performance of the Santiago network, including, inter alia, sustainability and sources of funding, adequacy of funding levels relative to technical assistance requests, timeliness, effectiveness, engagement, gender-responsiveness and delivery of technical assistance to communities particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, in a timely manner so that the findings of this review can feed into the subsequent review of the Warsaw International Mechanism,6 for determining the need for further independent reviews of the performance of the Santiago network.

Decision 1/CP.27

Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan

Theme
Shared Vision
Tags 
GM
RR
Event 
COP27
Year 
2022
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Gender reference

Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind and that Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity

XVII. Enhancing implementation: action by non-Party stakeholders

57. Encourages Parties to increase the full, meaningful and equal participation of women in climate action and to ensure gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation, including by fully implementing the Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan, to raise climate ambition and achieve climate goals;

58. Invites Parties to provide support to developing countries for undertaking gender-related action and implementing the gender action plan;

 

 

Elaborated language

The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decisions 1/CP.19, 1/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 1/CP.22, 1/CP.23, 1/CP.24, 1/CP.25 and 1/CP.26, Noting decision 1/CMA.4, Being guided by science and principles,

Reaffirming the outcomes of all previous sessions of the Conferences of the Parties, Conferences of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and Conferences of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, including decisions 1/CP.26, 1/CMP.16 and 1/CMA.3 (the Glasgow Climate Pact),

Also reaffirming the critical role of multilateralism based on United Nations values and principles, including in the context of the implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, and the importance of international cooperation for addressing global issues, including climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty,

Noting the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change,

Also noting the importance of pursuing an approach to education that promotes a shift in lifestyles while fostering patterns of development and sustainability based on care, community and cooperation,

Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind and that Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity,

Noting the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including in forests, the ocean and the cryosphere, and the protection of biodiversity, recognized by some cultures as Mother Earth, and also noting the importance of ‘climate justice’, when taking action to address climate change,

Emphasizing that enhanced effective climate action should be implemented in a manner that is just and inclusive while minimizing negative social or economic impacts that may arise from climate action,

Recognizing the fundamental priority of safeguarding food security and ending hunger, and the particular vulnerabilities of food production systems to the adverse impacts of climate change,

Also recognizing the critical role of protecting, conserving and restoring water systems and water-related ecosystems in delivering climate adaptation benefits and cobenefits, while ensuring social and environmental safeguards,

1. Underlines the urgent need to address, in a comprehensive and synergetic manner, the interlinked global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss in the broader context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the vital importance of protecting, conserving, restoring and sustainably using nature and ecosystems for effective and sustainable climate action;

2. Acknowledges that the impacts of climate change exacerbate the global energy and food crises, and vice versa, particularly in developing countries; 

3. Stresses that the increasingly complex and challenging global geopolitical situation and its impact on the energy, food and economic situations, as well as the additional challenges associated with the socioeconomic recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, should not be used as a pretext for backtracking, backsliding or de-prioritizing climate action;

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XVII. Enhancing implementation: action by non-Party stakeholders

54. Acknowledges the engagement of non-Party stakeholders in climate action, which complements and broadens it, while recognizing the pivotal role of governments in action on climate change within the framework of the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement;

55. Recognizes the important role of indigenous peoples, local communities, cities and civil society, including youth and children, in addressing and responding to climate change and highlights the urgent need for multilevel and cooperative action in this regard;

56. Notes the adoption of the action plan under the Glasgow work programme on Action for Climate Empowerment by decision 23/CP.27;

57. Encourages Parties to increase the full, meaningful and equal participation of women in climate action and to ensure gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation, including by fully implementing the Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan, to raise climate ambition and achieve climate goals;

58. Invites Parties to provide support to developing countries for undertaking gender-related action and implementing the gender action plan;

59. Recognizes the role of children and youth as agents of change in addressing and responding to climate change and encourages Parties to include children and youth in their processes for designing and implementing climate policy and action, and, as appropriate, to consider including young representatives and negotiators into their national delegations, recognizing the importance of intergenerational equity and maintaining the stability of the climate system for future generations;

60. Expresses its appreciation to the Presidency of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties for its leadership in promoting the full, meaningful and equal participation of children and youth, including by co-organizing the first youth-led climate forum (the Sharm el-Sheikh youth climate dialogue), hosting the first children and youth pavilion and appointing the first youth envoy of a Presidency of the Conference of the Parties and encourages future incoming Presidencies of the Conference of the Parties to consider doing the same;

61. Expresses its appreciation to the children and youth constituency for co-organizing the Sharm el-Sheikh youth climate dialogue with the Presidency of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties and notes the outcomes of the seventeenth Conference of Youth, organized by the constituency and held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November 2022;

62. Encourages Parties and non-Party stakeholders to engage actively in the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action;

63. Welcomes the leadership of the Presidency of the Conference of the Parties and the high-level champions, in particular in the context of the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda and the Breakthrough Agenda, and the collaboration between Parties and non-Party stakeholders, and emphasizes the need for continued acceleration and collaboration;

64. Welcomes the recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities, launched by the United Nations SecretaryGeneral in March 2022, which are designed to enhance transparency and accountability related to, and progress in achieving, the climate pledges of businesses, investors, cities and regions;

65. Invites the secretariat to ensure greater accountability of voluntary initiatives through the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action platform;

66. Welcomes the convening of five regional forums led by the President of the twentyseventh session of the Conference of the Parties and the high-level champions, in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions, on initiatives for financing climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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