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 13/CP.25

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

Theme
Finance
Tags 
GM
Event 
COP25
Year 
2019
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Gender reference

Welcomes the work undertaken by the Global Environment Facility during its reporting period (1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019), including the implementation of the gender equality policy and the approval of the gender implementation strategy.

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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-fifth session, including the responses of the Global Environment Facility to previous guidance from the Conference of the Parties;

2. Also welcomes the work undertaken by the Global Environment Facility during its reporting period (1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019), including

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

(b) The approval of minimum requirements for Global Environment Facility Trust Fund agencies on anti-money-laundering and countering the financing of terrorism;

(c) The composition of the Private Sector Advisory Group; 

(d) The implementation of the gender equality policy and the approval of the gender implementation strategy;

(e) The approval of the policy on monitoring and the evaluation policy; 

3. Welcomes with appreciation the contributions made by developed country Parties to the Least Developed Countries Fund during the reporting period, amounting to USD 184 million,8 and the contribution made by Switzerland to the Special Climate Change Fund during the reporting period, amounting to USD 3.3 million, and encourages additional voluntary financial contributions to these funds to provide support for adaptation;

4. Invites the Global Environment Facility to continue its efforts to minimize the time between the approval of project concepts, the development and approval of the related projects, and the disbursement of funds by its implementing/executing agencies to the recipient countries of those projects;

5. Urges the Global Environment Facility to continue to report to the Conference of the Parties any change or update to the eligibility criteria for accessing the Global Environment Facility resources, including the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources country allocation, in its future reports to the Conference of the Parties;

6. Encourages the Global Environment Facility, as part of the overall performance study of its seventh replenishment, to analyse any challenges faced and lessons learned by the Global Environment Facility and its implementing agencies in applying the updated policy on co-financing of the Global Environment Facility and report back to the Conference of the Parties on the outcomes of the study;

7. Also encourages the Global Environment Facility, in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility country focal points, to promote the use of technology needs assessments to facilitate the financing and implementation of technology actions prioritized by countries in their technology needs assessments, within the scope of its mandate and operational modalities;

8. Invites the Global Environment Facility to consider:

(a) Exploring ways to include in the fourth phase of the global project on technology needs assessments the least developed countries and small island developing States that have never undertaken a technology needs assessment and have not been included in the fourth phase;

(b) Relevant recommendations contained in the report prepared by the Technology Executive Committee on the updated evaluation of the Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer,9 within the scope of its mandate and its operational modalities;

9. Also invites the Global Environment Facility, in accordance with its existing mandates and in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund, to report on lessons learned in supporting developing countries in collecting and managing information and data on adaptation;

10. Requests the Global Environment Facility, in administering the Least Developed Countries Fund, to continue facilitating the smooth transition of countries graduating from least developed country status by continuing to provide approved funding through the Least Developed Countries Fund until the completion of projects approved by the Least Developed Countries Fund Council prior to those countries’ graduation from least developed country status;

11. Takes note of decision -/CMA.210 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 12–13 below, in accordance with decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 61;

12. Welcomes the report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fifth session, 11 including the list of actions taken by the Global Environment Facility in response to guidance received from the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement;

13. Requests the Global Environment Facility, as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism, under its seventh replenishment and throughout its replenishment cycles, to adequately support developing country Parties in preparing their first and subsequent biennial transparency reports, in accordance with Article 13, paragraphs 14–15, of the Paris Agreement and decision 18/CMA.1;

14. Invites Parties to submit to the secretariat via the submission portal, 12 no later than 10 weeks prior to the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (November 2020), their views and recommendations on elements to be taken into account in developing guidance to the Global Environment Facility;

15. Requests the Standing Committee on Finance to take into consideration the submissions referred to in paragraph 14 above when preparing its draft guidance to the Global Environment Facility for consideration by the Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement;

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

Decision 4/CP.25

Workplan of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures and its Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures

Theme
Response Measures
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GB
GM
RR
Event 
COP25
Year 
2019
Gender references Elaborated language Download PDF

Gender reference

Annex I

Rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts 

III. Members 

Groups are encouraged to nominate members taking into account the goal of achieving a gender balance. 

 

Annex II

Workplan of the forum on the impacts of the implementation of response measures and its Katowice Committee of Experts on the impacts of the implementation of response measures

Provide capacity building to chairs and members of UNFCCC constituted bodies and technical teams of the secretariat on how to integrate gender considerations into their respective areas of work and on meeting the goal of gender balance (Decision 3/CP.23) 

Identify and assess the impacts of the implementation of response measures taking into account inter-generational equity, gender considerations and the needs of local communities, indigenous peoples, youth and other people in vulnerable situations.  

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

Recalling decisions 7/CMA.1, 3/CMP.14 and 7/CP.24,

1. Welcome the annual report of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures and its progress in supporting the work of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures;  

2. Adopt the rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts as contained in annex I;

3. Adopt the workplan of the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts as contained in annex II;

4. Decide that the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures, in the context of the implementation of the workplan, may consider, as needed, additional modalities for the workplan activities, consistent with the modalities identified in 7/CMA.1, and recommend such additional modalities for the workplan for consideration and adoption by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice;

5. Recall paragraph 12 of decision 7/CMA.1, which provides that the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures shall provide recommendations for consideration by the subsidiary bodies with a view to the subsidiary bodies recommending actions to the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement for consideration and adoption;

6. Request the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures to continue considering the Katowice Committee on Impacts first annual report, including the recommendations and considerations contained therein at the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies (June 2022) with a view to providing recommendations for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol during the next session;

7. Also request the secretariat to support the implementation of the workplan of the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts referred to in paragraph 3 above;

8. Take note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertaken by the secretariat referred to in paragraph 3 above; 9. Request that the actions of the secretariat called for in these decisions be undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources. 

 

Annex I

Rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts

I. Scope

1. These rules of procedure shall apply to the KCI in accordance with decision 7/CMA.1 and its annex.

II. Mandate

2. The CMA, by decision 7/CMA.1, decided to establish the KCI to support the work of the forum in implementing its work programme and operating in accordance with the terms of reference contained in the annex to that decision.

3. The forum and the KCI may use the following modalities, as appropriate and as decided on a case-by-case basis, to carry out the work programme of the forum:

(a) Building awareness and enhancing information-sharing through the exchange and sharing of experience and best practices;

(b) Preparing technical papers, case studies, specific examples and guidelines;

(c) Receiving inputs from experts, practitioners and relevant organizations; (d) Organizing workshops.

III. Members

4. The CMA, by decision 7/CMA.1, decided that the KCI shall be composed of 14 members, of which:

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

(b) One member from the least developed countries;

(c) One member from the small island developing States;

(d) Two members from relevant intergovernmental organizations. 

5. By the same decision, the CMA also decided that members shall be nominated by their respective groups. Groups are encouraged to nominate members taking into account the goal of achieving a gender balance. The Chairs of the SBSTA and the SBI shall be notified of these appointments.

6. The CMA also decided that members shall serve in their expert capacity and should have relevant qualifications and expertise in the technical and socioeconomic fields related to the areas of the work programme of the forum. 

7. Further, the CMA decided that members shall serve a term of two years and be eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms in office. 

8. The term of office of a member shall commence at the first meeting of the KCI in the calendar year of their appointment and end immediately before the first meeting of the KCI in the calendar year after their second calendar year in office.

9. If a member of the KCI resigns or is otherwise unable to complete the assigned term of office or to perform the functions of that office, the KCI shall request the group that nominated the member to nominate another member for the remainder of the unexpired term, in which case the appointment shall count as one term. In such a case, the KCI shall notify the Chairs of the SBSTA and the SBI.

10. If a member is unable to participate in two consecutive meetings of the KCI or unable to perform the functions and tasks set by the KCI, the Co-Chairs of the KCI will bring this matter to the attention of the KCI and seek clarification from the group that nominated that member on the status of their membership. 

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Annex II

Workplan of the forum on the impacts of the implementation of response measures and its Katowice Committee of Experts on the impacts of the implementation of response measures

Recalling Para 12, of the decision 7/CMA.1 the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures shall provide recommendations for consideration by the subsidiary bodies with a view to the subsidiary bodies recommending actions to the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement for consideration and adoption

Recalling Para 4(j) Annex of decision 7/CMA.1 Members of the KCI shall prepare an annual report for the forum to consider with the view to making recommendations to the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.

Recalling Para 5 Annex of Decision 7/CMA.1 The forum and KCI may use the following modalities, as appropriate and as decided on a case-by-case basis, in order to carry out the work programme of the forum:

(a) Building awareness and enhancing information-sharing through the exchange and sharing of experience and best practices;

(b) Preparing technical papers, case studies, concrete examples and guidelines;

(c) Receiving input from experts, practitioners and relevant organizations;

(d) Organizing workshops.

Recalling that the Subsidiary Bodies are requested to conduct a mid-term review of the work plan of the forum.

Recalling paragraph 9 of decision 7/CMA.1 which decided that the forum shall develop and recommend a six-year workplan in line with the forums functions, work programme and modalities taking into account relevant policy issues of concern to Parties. 

# Activity Estimated Timeline Responsible Actor Modalities/Outputs
a Provide capacity building to chairs and members of UNFCCC constituted bodies and technical teams of the secretariat on how to integrate gender considerations into their respective areas of work and on meeting the goal of gender balance (Decision 3/CP.23)  SB 52  KCI Workshop
9.  Identify and assess the impacts of the implementation of response measures taking into account inter-generational equity, gender considerations and the needs of local communities, indigenous peoples, youth and other people in vulnerable situations.   SB 56 and 62

KCI

Forum

Input from experts, practitioners and relevant organizations

Technical paper

Exchange and sharing of experience and best practices 

Input from experts, practitioners and relevant organizations

In-session workshop 

 

Decision 1/CP.25

Chile Madrid Time for Action

Theme
Shared Vision
Tags 
GB
GE
GM
Event 
COP25
Year 
2019
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Welcomes the adoption of the enhanced five-year Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan, which promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment in the UNFCCC process and encourages Parties to advance its implementation

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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decisions 1/CP.19, 1/CP.20, 1/CP.21, 1/CP.22, 1/CP.23 and 1/CP.24,

Noting decision -/CMA.2,

Cognizant of the efforts and concerns of civil society, in particular of youth and indigenous peoples, in calling for urgent and ambitious global climate action,

1. Recognizes the role of multilateralism and the Convention, including its processes and principles, in addressing climate change and its impacts;

2. Also recognizes the important advances made through the UNFCCC multilateral process over the past 25 years, including in the context of the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement;

3. Notes with concern the state of the global climate system;

4. Recognizes that action taken to address climate change is most effective if it is based on best available science and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings;

5. Also recognizes the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in providing scientific input to inform Parties in strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty;

6. Expresses its appreciation and gratitude to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the scientific community for providing the 2019 Special Reports, which reflect the best available science, and encourages Parties to continue to support the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;

7. Invites Parties to make use of the information contained in the Special Reports referred to in paragraph 6 above in their discussions under all relevant agenda items of the UNFCCC governing and subsidiary bodies;

8. Re-emphasizes with serious concern the urgent need to address the significant gap between the aggregate effect of Parties’ mitigation efforts in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels;

9. Recalls that the current need for adaptation is significant and that greater levels of mitigation can reduce the need for additional adaptation efforts, and that greater adaptation needs can involve greater adaptation costs;

10. Stresses the urgency of enhanced ambition in order to ensure the highest possible mitigation and adaptation efforts by all Parties;

11. Recalls the commitment made by developed country Parties, in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation, to a goal of mobilizing jointly USD 100 billion per year by 2020 to address the needs of developing country Parties, in accordance with decision 1/CP.16;  

12. Emphasizes the continued challenges that developing countries face in accessing financial, technology and capacity-building support, and recognizes the urgent need to enhance the provision of support to developing country Parties for strengthening their national adaptation and mitigation efforts;

13. Calls on international entities, including financial institutions, to continue supporting the development and implementation of measures to avert, minimize and address the adverse impacts of climate change;

14. Recalls that the provision of scaled-up financial resources should aim to achieve a balance between adaptation and mitigation, taking into account country-driven strategies, and the priorities and needs of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have significant capacity constraints, such as the least developed countries and small island developing States, considering the need for public and grant-based resources for adaptation;

15. Underlines the essential contribution of nature to addressing climate change and its impacts and the need to address biodiversity loss and climate change in an integrated manner;

16. Recalls the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities;

17. Welcomes the adoption of the enhanced five-year Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan, which promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment in the UNFCCC process and encourages Parties to advance its implementation;

18. Acknowledges that the stocktakes in 2018 and 2019 helped to highlight and enhance the understanding of efforts of, and challenges faced by, Parties in relation to action and support in the pre-2020 period as well as of the work of the UNFCCC bodies in relation to that period;

19. Decides to hold, at its twenty-sixth session (November 2020), a round table among Parties and non-Party stakeholders on pre-2020 implementation and ambition; 

20. Invites Parties and non-Party stakeholders to submit inputs via the submission portal by September 2020 to inform the round table referred to in paragraph 19 above;

21. Also requests the secretariat to prepare a summary report by September 2021 on the basis of the outcomes of the round table referred in paragraph 19 above to serve as an input for the second periodic review;

22. Commends the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fifth session for convening high-level ministerial events at the session, aimed at improving climate action, especially with regard to agriculture, energy, finance and science;

23. Notes with appreciation the organization by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fifth session of a ministerial dialogue on adaptation ambition, which exemplified the broad support to, and high-level engagement among Parties on, enhanced adaptation action;

24. Welcomes the initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General to convene the 2019 Climate Action Summit, which helped to build momentum in enhancing global ambition;

25. Expresses appreciation to the Parties and non-Party stakeholders that announced voluntary initiatives and coalitions at the Summit referred to in paragraph 24 above as well as to those that led and joined such initiatives and coalitions;

26. Acknowledges the important role of non-Party stakeholders in contributing to progress towards the objective of the Convention and the goals of the Paris Agreement, in particular by supporting Parties in reducing emissions and adapting to the adverse effects of climate change;

27. Welcomes the continuation of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action and decides to continue to appoint high-level champions, for 2021–2025, 6 and to continue convening annually a high-level event together with the Executive Secretary and the incumbent and incoming Presidents of the Conference of the Parties;

28. Requests the high-level champions to explore how to improve the work under the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action for enhancing ambition taking into account feedback from Parties and non-Party stakeholders;

29. Also requests the secretariat to continue engaging with non-Party stakeholders and enhancing the effectiveness of the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action platform, including the tracking of voluntary action;

30. Commends the efforts of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twentyfifth session to highlight the importance of the ocean, including as an integral part of the Earth’s climate system, and of ensuring the integrity of ocean and coastal ecosystems in the context of climate change;

31. Requests the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to convene at its fifty-second session (June 2020) a dialogue on the ocean and climate change to consider how to strengthen mitigation and adaptation action in this context;

32. Also requests the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to convene at its fifty-second session a dialogue on the relationship between land and climate change adaptation related matters, not intervening in other processes under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, including those carried out under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice;

33. Invites Parties and non-Party stakeholders to submit inputs via the submission portal7 by 31 March 2020 to inform the dialogues referred to in paragraphs 31–32 above;

34. Requests the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to prepare informal summary reports on the dialogues referred to in paragraphs 31–32 above; 

35. Takes note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertaken by the secretariat referred to in this decision;

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

Decision 15/CP.26

Extension of the mandate of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group

Theme
Adaptation
Tags 
GB
Event 
COP26
Year 
2021
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21. Encourages Parties, when nominating members to the Group, to take into account, inter alia, gender balance; youth engagement; experience in climate finance; and expertise in project design and implementation, indigenous and traditional knowledge, and education.

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The Conference of the Parties,

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, 11/CMA.1 and 19/CMA.1,

Recognizing Article 4, paragraph 9, of the Convention and the preamble to the Paris Agreement on Parties to it taking full account of the specific needs and special situations of the least developed countries in their actions with regard to funding and transfer of technology,

Noting the importance of adaptation for the least developed countries and the role of national adaptation plans in addressing national, subnational, sectoral and local, as well as regional and transboundary issues,

Having considered the reports on the 37th, 38th, 39th and 40th meetings of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the report on the stocktaking meeting on the work of the Group, the views of Parties on the work of the Group, and the synthesis report on the progress, need for continuation and terms of reference of the Group and the recommendations contained therein,

Having also considered the views shared by Parties during official events on this matter,

Recognizing the value of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group in providing support for addressing the priority needs of the least developed countries,

Expressing its special appreciation to the Least Developed Countries Expert Group on its twentieth anniversary,

Expressing its appreciation to the Least Developed Countries Expert Group for its successful work in implementing its work programme for 2015–2021 and in supporting the preparation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action, other elements of the least developed countries work programme, and the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans,

Recognizing the experience of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group in successfully supporting the formulation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action in the least developed countries,

Also recognizing the value of information provided by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, in collaboration with other constituted bodies under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, to the least developed countries, and of the engagement of a wide range of organizations, including through the Open NAP initiative and the national adaptation plan technical working group, in supporting the least developed countries,

Noting the importance of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group as a body that provides high-quality information on adaptation for the least developed countries,

Recognizing that the least developed countries continue to require support for, inter alia, undertaking the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, applying regional approaches to adaptation, engaging with the Green Climate Fund and implementing the least developed countries work programme,

Noting the need to continue to support the least developed countries in achieving their vision of having produced their first national adaptation plan by the end of 2020 or soon thereafter,

1. Decides to extend the mandate of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (hereinafter referred to as the Group) under its current terms of reference;

2. Also decides that the next review of the mandate of the Group will take place at its thirty-sixth session (2031); 3. Further decides to take stock of the work of the Group in order to review its progress and terms of reference at its thirty-first session (2026), the midway point before the review referred to in paragraph 2 above, as a way to reflect on the evolving needs of the least developed countries;

4. Invites the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement to review the progress of the Group as it relates to implementation of the Paris Agreement at its eighth session (2026) as part of the stocktake referred to in paragraph 3 above;

5. Decides to outline at its twenty-ninth session (November 2024) the steps for the stocktake referred to in paragraphs 3–4 above;

6. Welcomes the efforts of the Group in enhancing the accessibility and transparency of its meetings and information and requests it to continue its efforts, building on the experience of other constituted bodies, while taking into account its nature as a technical expert group, and to provide information on these efforts in its reports;

7. Invites Parties and relevant organizations to continue to provide resources for supporting implementation of the Group’s work programme;

8. Requests the Group to continue to provide technical guidance and support to the least developed countries for advancing the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans, including in relation to the work on improving their access to funding under the Green Climate Fund, to build capacity to measure adaptation outcomes, and to enhance linkages among national adaptation plans, national and subnational development plans and strategies, the Sustainable Development Goals and relevant frameworks;

9. Invites the Group to consider under its workplan the possibility of creating, as needed, thematic working groups to expand its technical support in specific areas, building on the experience and success of its national adaptation plan technical working group and taking into account the ongoing workload of the Group and its available resources;

10. Also invites the Group, in the context of its outreach activities, to share information on relevant sources of finance for adaptation, including sources other than the UNFCCC Financial Mechanism;

11. Requests the Group to continue to support the least developed countries in understanding the modalities for and ways of accessing relevant sources of financing, capacity-building and technology transfer for adaptation in accordance with the Group’s mandate;

12. Also requests the Group, in collaboration with relevant constituted bodies, to assist the least developed countries in addressing adaptation-related provisions of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including the submission and updating of adaptation communications in accordance with decision 9/CMA.1;

13. Further requests the Group to continue to collaborate with the Standing Committee on Finance on matters relating to access to the Green Climate Fund and other funds under the Financial Mechanism by the least developed countries for funding the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans;

14. Requests the Group to continue to collaborate with the Adaptation Committee and other constituted bodies working on adaptation, as well as on work under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, in providing support to the least developed countries for the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans and to include information thereon in its reports to the Subsidiary Body for Implementation;

15. Encourages the Group to prioritize elements of its mandate on the basis of the needs of the least developed countries and the availability of resources; 16. Recognizes the positive engagement of a broad range of organizations, networks and experts in supporting the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans through the national adaptation plan technical working group;

17. Requests the Group to mobilize more partners to address specific priority needs of the least developed countries, as appropriate;

18. Decides to adjust the composition of the Group to be as follows: (a) Five members from African States that are least developed countries; (b) Two members from Asia-Pacific States that are least developed countries; (c) Two members from small island developing States that are least developed countries; (d) Four members from the least developed country Parties; (e) Four members from developed country Parties;

19. Requests the Group to develop, taking into account its current practices and its terms of reference, its draft rules of procedure, for consideration and adoption by the Conference of Parties at its twenty-seventh session (November 2022) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fourth session (November 2022);

20. Also requests the Group to include in its draft rules of procedure provisions on, inter alia, the nomination, term limits and rotation of its members;

21. Encourages Parties, when nominating members to the Group, to take into account, inter alia, gender balance; youth engagement; experience in climate finance; and expertise in project design and implementation, indigenous and traditional knowledge, and education.

Decision 20/CP.26

Gender and climate change

Theme
Gender
Tags 
GM
RR
Event 
COP26
Year 
2021
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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 and 3/CP.25, the Paris Agreement and the Katowice climate package,

Expressing its appreciation for the contributions received from Parties and observers in support of gender mainstreaming work undertaken through the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan to date,

Acknowledging with appreciation the constructive, ongoing engagement in virtual meetings and workshops in support of gender action plan activities A.2 and D.6 and taking note that, while participation has broadened beyond the UNFCCC process as a result of the virtual format of meetings and workshops, some participants, particularly those in developing countries, continue to experience significant challenges related to Internet access and connectivity and the technological equipment required for virtual participation,

Recognizing 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 may negatively impact the implementation of effective gender-responsive climate action and urging Parties to accelerate their efforts to advance implementation of the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan,

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,

Reminding Parties of its encouragement to appoint and provide support for a national gender and climate change focal point for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring and noting that 94 countries have appointed such a focal point to date,

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 policy and action is vital for achieving long-term climate goals and inviting Parties to engage youth and indigenous peoples in climate action, including by considering their inclusion in Party delegations,

Noting the engagement of Parties, the secretariat and other relevant stakeholders in activities and events under the United Nations system related to gender equality and climate change and in line with the gender action plan priority areas,

Taking note of Parties’ efforts in integrating gender considerations into their nationally determined contributions and encouraging Parties to make greater efforts in integrating gender into nationally determined contributions and national climate change policies, plans, strategies and action,

1. Recalls that the intermediate review of the progress of implementation of the activities contained in the gender action plan is due at the fifty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (June 2022); 

2. Invites Parties, United Nations entities, other stakeholders and implementing entities, in accordance with their respective mandates and priorities, to take stock of and map progress in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in line with the priority areas of the gender action plan;

3. Also invites Parties and observers to submit via the submission portal, by 31 March 2022, information on the progress of implementation of the activities contained in the gender action plan, areas for improvement and further work to be undertaken, including, as appropriate, information on the multidimensional impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on progress, and consideration of other diverse challenges that may impact future implementation of the gender action plan at all levels;

4. Further invites the International Labour Organization to prepare a technical paper exploring linkages between gender-responsive climate action and just transition for promoting inclusive opportunities for all in a low-emission economy, and to submit the paper to the secretariat by 31 March 2022;

5. Requests the secretariat to prepare a synthesis report on the submissions referred to in paragraph 3 above, information and recommendations arising from virtual and in-person workshops and events held between 1 December 2019 and 31 March 2022, and any relevant research conducted in preparation for the fifty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation;

6. Takes note of the annual reports on gender composition for 2020 and 2021, which highlight the persistent lack of progress in in-person participation, the challenges identified in promoting women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in virtual forums, and the urgent need for improving the representation and leadership of women in Party delegations and in all bodies established under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement and welcomes the strengthened reporting on two case studies, including data disaggregated by sex that provide further information on the participation of women in Party delegations;

7. Requests the secretariat to explore ways of automating the analysis of data disaggregated by sex on speaking times at UNFCCC meetings in order to continue to strengthen the annual report on gender composition, and to report on its findings at the fifty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation;

8. Encourages Parties and constituted bodies under the Convention to consider the case studies referred to in paragraph 6 above and promote the full, meaningful and equal participation of women in the UNFCCC process;

9. Reminds Parties and observers of the invitation for submissions, by 31 March 2022, on the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change, the role of women as agents of change and opportunities for women;

10. Takes note of the report on progress of constituted bodies in integrating gender considerations into their respective workstreams10 and of their efforts to institutionalize such integration in their work and encourages constituted bodies to continue to strengthen their efforts in this area and promote coordination and coherence in the context of this work, taking into consideration the recommendations contained in the report;

11. Requests the secretariat to prepare an informal summary report prior to the fifty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation reflecting clearly the proposed responsibilities of and support for national gender and climate change focal points to enable them to perform their role, taking into account the multifarious, evolving and Party-driven nature of the work and role of such focal points; 

12. Takes note of the recommendations arising from the workshop on the role of national gender and climate change focal points and invites Parties to consider those recommendations and take action, as appropriate, to provide support for the focal points in undertaking their activities;

13. Encourages Parties to be more explicit about the gender-responsiveness of climate finance with a view to strengthening the capacity of women and furthering work under the gender action plan in order to facilitate access to climate finance for grass-roots women’s organizations as well as for indigenous peoples and local communities;

14. Takes note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertaken by the secretariat referred to in paragraphs 5, 7 and 11 above;

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

Decision 23/CMA.3

Matters relating to the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures

Theme
Response Measures
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GB
Event 
COP26
Year 
2021
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9. Recalls the rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts and encourages groups to nominate members to the Katowice Committee on Impacts taking into account the goal of achieving gender balance;

III. Members

5. By the same decision, the CMA also decided that members shall be nominated by their respective groups. Groups are encouraged to nominate members taking into account the goal of achieving gender balance. The Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) shall be notified of these appointments.

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

Recalling decisions 7/CMA.1, 19/CMA.1 and 4/CMA.2,

1. Welcomes with appreciation the annual report of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (hereinafter referred to as the Katowice Committee on Impacts) for 2020–2021 and the progress of the Katowice Committee on Impacts in supporting the work of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures (hereinafter referred to as the forum), noting that, on an exceptional basis, the 2020–2021 annual report was considered before consideration of the 2020 annual report and continuation of consideration of the 2019 annual report;

2. Welcomes the informal event and technical expert meetings held virtually in 2020 and 2021 by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, which served as input to the forum’s work on implementing the relevant activities in the workplan of the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts and underscores the challenges experienced with participating in meetings in a virtual setting in 2020 and 2021;

3. Notes the limitations to progress and limited progress in the implementation of the functions and modalities of the forum and of certain activities in the workplan by the forum, including due to the exceptional circumstances, and therefore requests the secretariat to hold a two-day workshop in conjunction with the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies (June 2022) to further advance the implementation of workplan activities 3, 4 and 11;

4. Welcomes the progress made by the Katowice Committee on Impacts in implementing the workplan and the inputs of experts, practitioners and relevant organizations to the work of the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts;

5. Adopts the recommendations pertaining to activity 1 of the workplan contained in annex I, forwarded by the forum in the 2020–2021 annual report of the Katowice Committee on Impacts, and invites Parties to implement them, as applicable;

6. Adopts the revised rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts contained in annex II;

7. Recalls decision 7/CMA.1 and the functions of the forum and notes that the forum, when considering the annual reports of the Katowice Committee on Impacts and the recommendations contained therein, should consider ways to promote actions to minimize the adverse impacts and maximize the positive impacts of the implementation of response measures;

8. Requests the forum, at the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies, to consider ways to promote actions to minimize the adverse impacts and maximize the positive impacts of the implementation of response measures on the recommendations contained in annex I;

9. Recalls the rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee on Impacts and encourages groups to nominate members to the Katowice Committee on Impacts taking into account the goal of achieving gender balance;

10. Requests the secretariat to organize a regional workshop on activity 3 of the workplan before the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies in collaboration with relevant organizations and stakeholders, to address regional needs and acknowledge the work that is being carried out by the Katowice Committee on Impacts and notes that further regional workshops on activity 3 could be decided on by the forum;

11. Invites Parties and observers to submit via the submission portal by April 2022 their views on the elements of the midterm review of the workplan of the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts and requests the secretariat to prepare a summary of the submissions with a view to informing Parties’ discussion on the midterm review starting at the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies;

12. Encourages, recalling decisions 19/CMA.1 and 4/CMA.2, Parties to submit their views on efforts related to addressing the social and economic consequences and impacts of response measures via the submission portal by February 2022 and requests the secretariat to prepare and submit a compilation of the submissionsfrom Parties as input to the first global stocktake;

13. Also requests, recalling decisions 19/CMA.1 and 4/CMA.2, the Katowice Committee on Impacts to submit by February 2022, with the assistance of the secretariat, a synthesis report reflecting the relevant work of both the forum and its Katowice Committee on Impacts as an input to the technical assessment component of the first global stocktake, which will start at the fifty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies;

14. Takes note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertaken by the secretariat referred to in paragraphs 3, 11, 12 and 13 above;

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

Annex II

Revised rules of procedure of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures

III. Members

4. The CMA, by decision 7/CMA.1, decided that the KCI shall be composed of 14 members, of which:

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

(b) One member from the least developed countries;

(c) One member from the small island developing States;

(d) Two members from relevant intergovernmental organizations.

5. By the same decision, the CMA also decided that members shall be nominated by their respective groups. Groups are encouraged to nominate members taking into account the goal of achieving gender balance. The Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) shall be notified of these appointments.

6. The CMA further decided that members shall serve in their expert capacity and should have relevant qualifications and expertise in the technical and socioeconomic fields related to the areas of the work programme of the forum.

7. Further, the CMA decided that members shall serve a term of two years and be eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms in office. The following rules shall apply:

(a) Half of the members shall be nominated initially for a term of three years and half of the members for a term of two years;

(b) Thereafter, members are nominated for a term of two years;

(c) The members shall remain in office until their successors are nominated. In such a case, the KCI shall notify the Chairs of the SBSTA and the SBI.

8. The term of office of a member shall commence at the first meeting of the KCI in the calendar year of their appointment and end immediately before the first meeting of the KCI in the calendar year after their second calendar year in office.

9. If a member of the KCI resigns or is otherwise unable to complete the assigned term of office or to perform the functions of that office, the KCI shall request the group that nominated the member to nominate another member for the remainder of the unexpired term, in which case the appointment shall count as one term. In such a case, the KCI shall notify the Chairs of the SBSTA and the SBI.

10. If a member is unable to participate in two consecutive meetings of the KCI or unable to perform the functions and tasks set by the KCI, the Co-Chairs of the KCI will bring this matter to the attention of the KCI and seek clarification from the group that nominated that member on the status of their membership.

Decision 14/CP.26

Revised terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts

Theme
Transparency
Tags 
GB
Event 
COP26
Year 
2021
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Annex

Revised terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts

4. The Consultative Group of Experts, in providing technical advice and support, should, to the extent possible:

(c) Seek to promote sectoral, gender and geographical balance among experts from developing countries eligible to participate in technical expert reviews;

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Annex

Revised terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts

1. The objective of the Consultative Group of Experts shall be to provide technical advice and support to developing country Parties for enhancing their institutional and technical capacity to prepare and submit national communications, biennial update reports, national greenhouse gas inventories and biennial transparency reports, as applicable, with a view to facilitating improvements in their reporting over time. Taking into account decisions 1/CP.21, paragraph 98, 1/CP.24, paragraphs 38 and 43(a–b), and 18/CMA.1, paragraphs 3– 4, the Consultative Group of Experts shall ensure that it prioritizes its work in a manner that addresses the challenges, constraints and needs of developing country Parties.

2. In fulfilling its mandate to support implementation of the existing measurement, reporting and verification arrangements under the Convention by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties), the Consultative Group of Experts shall:

(a) Provide, taking into account decision 1/CP.24, paragraphs 38 and 43(a–b), technical assistance and support to non-Annex I Parties to facilitate the process of and the preparation of their national communications2 and biennial update reports in accordance with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention”, contained in the annex to decision 17/CP.8, and the “UNFCCC biennial update reporting guidelines for Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention”, contained in annex III to decision 2/CP.17;

(b) Provide recommendations, as appropriate, on elements to be considered in a future revision of the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention”, taking into account the experience of non-Annex I Parties in preparing their national communications;

(c) Provide technical advice and support to Parties, upon request, on the provision of the information to be reported on steps taken to integrate climate change considerations into relevant social, economic and environmental policies and actions in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1(f), of the Convention;

(d) Provide guidance and periodic advice to the secretariat to assist it in fulfilling the selection criteria for the composition of teams of technical experts, in accordance with decision 20/CP.19, annex, paragraphs 3–5, taking into account the reports provided by the secretariat in this regard on a semi-annual basis;

(e) Continue updating and organizing, as needed, with the assistance of the secretariat, the training programmes for nominated technical experts for the technical analysis of biennial update reports, on the basis of the most up-to-date training materials of the Consultative Group of Experts, with a view to improving the technical analysis, taking into account the experience of non-Annex I Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, in preparing their biennial update reports, and increasing the representation of the least developed countries and small island developing States in teams of technical experts.

3. In fulfilling its mandate to support implementation of the enhanced transparency framework under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, the Consultative Group of Experts shall:

(a) Facilitate the provision of technical advice and support to developing country Parties, as applicable, including for the preparation and submission of their biennial transparency reports, and facilitate improved reporting over time in accordance with the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement;

(b) Provide technical advice to the secretariat on the implementation of the training for technical expert review teams referred to in decision 18/CMA.1, paragraph 12(c).

4. The Consultative Group of Experts, in providing technical advice and support, should, to the extent possible:

(a) Give special consideration to the least developed countries and small island developing States, including in the context of the need to improve the ability of experts to participate in technical expert reviews;

(b) Identify and take into account, as appropriate, lessons learned and best practices, and the challenges, constraints and needs of developing country Parties in preparing, as appropriate, the reports referred to in paragraph 1 above, including in relation to financial and other support available, as well as the areas for improvement and capacitybuilding needs identified in the technical analyses of biennial update reports and the technical expert review of biennial transparency reports;

(c) Seek to promote sectoral, gender and geographical balance among experts from developing countries eligible to participate in technical expert reviews;

(d) Facilitate the development and long-term sustainability of the processes for preparing, as appropriate and relevant, the reports referred to in paragraph 1 above, including by providing technical advice and support on elaborating appropriate institutional arrangements and establishing and maintaining national technical teams;

(e) Provide, upon request, information on existing activities and programmes, including bilateral, regional and multilateral sources of financial and technical assistance, to facilitate and support the preparation, as appropriate, of the reports referred to in paragraph 1 above.

5. The Consultative Group of Experts should collaborate, to the extent possible, with other expert groups and constituted bodies under the Convention and the Paris Agreement as well as with relevant multilateral programmes and organizations, while avoiding duplication of work.

6. The Consultative Group of Experts shall develop, at its first meeting in 2022, a work programme for 2022–2026.

7. The Consultative Group of Experts shall forward recommendations on the matters referred to in paragraphs 2–3 above for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, as appropriate.

Decision 15/CMA.3

Enhancing climate technology development and transfer to support implementation of the Paris Agreement

Theme
Technology Transfer
Tags 
GB
GM
Event 
CMA3
Year 
2021
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4. Acknowledges with appreciation the commencement of the joint activities of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on technology and nationally determined contributions, and on technology and gender, and the preparation of a joint publication on technology and nationally determined contributions and of joint recommendations on how to stimulate the uptake of climate technology solutions to support the implementation of nationally determined contributions; 

11. Commends the Technology Executive Committee on its efforts to mainstream gender considerations in its work, including through a structured approach that strives to ensure that gender focal points play an active role and gender balance is achieved with regard to the speakers at all its events in 2021, and looks forward to its continuing efforts on this matter;

16. Welcomes the efforts of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to be more inclusive by implementing its gender action plan and enhancing engagement with the constituencies of women and gender, youth, and indigenous people organizations;

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

Recalling Article 10 of the Paris Agreement, Also recalling decision 1/CP.21, paragraphs 66 and 68, and decisions 15/CMA.1 and 8/CMA.2,

1. Welcomes the joint annual reports of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 20201 and 20212 and commends their efforts to advance their work, as guided by the technology framework;

2. Welcomes the continuing collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network and invites them to strengthen their collaboration and the provision of feedback between them with a view to ensuring coherence and synergy and effective implementation of the mandates of the Technology Mechanism, inter alia, by exploring the preparation of a joint programme;

3. Takes note of the information provided in the joint annual report for 2020 on how the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network have incorporated the guidance contained in the technology framework into their respective workplan and programme of work;

4. Acknowledges with appreciation the commencement of the joint activities of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on technology and nationally determined contributions, and on technology and gender, and the preparation of a joint publication on technology and nationally determined contributions and of joint recommendations on how to stimulate the uptake of climate technology solutions to support the implementation of nationally determined contributions;

5. Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders, in planning and implementing action related to nationally determined contributions, to consider and build on the recommendations contained in the joint publication referred to in paragraph 4 above;

6. Also invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to:

(a) Continue their work on technology and nationally determined contributions in 2022–2023, in particular by implementing relevant recommendations in the joint publication referred to in paragraph 4 above; 

(b) Enhance their efforts to ensure full and effective implementation of the technology framework through their respective workplan and programme of work;

II. Activities and performance of the Technology Executive Committee in 2020 and 2021

7. Appreciates the flexibility of the Technology Executive Committee in adapting to new ways of working, including through the use of virtual platforms for meetings and events, and in constructively engaging with its members, task forces, observers and other relevant stakeholders, thereby facilitating progress in successfully implementing activities in its rolling workplan for 2019–2022;

8. Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders to consider the key messages and recommendations of the Technology Executive Committee for 2020 and 2021 on technology policy in the following areas: technology needs assessment; technologies for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage in coastal zones; international collaborative research, development and demonstration; innovative approaches to stimulating the uptake of existing clean technology solutions; and endogenous capacities and technologies;

9. Notes with appreciation the collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee with other constituted bodies and relevant organizations in implementing its workplan activities;

10. Welcomes the successful organization of the Technology Day events in 2020 and 20219 to promote innovative approaches on adaptation technologies related to climate-smart agriculture and ocean and coastal adaptation and encourages the Technology Executive Committee to continue using such events to strengthen the impacts of its work and to reach target audiences;

11. Commends the Technology Executive Committee on its efforts to mainstream gender considerations in its work, including through a structured approach that strives to ensure that gender focal points play an active role and gender balance is achieved with regard to the speakers at all its events in 2021, and looks forward to its continuing efforts on this matter;

12. Invites the Technology Executive Committee to further increase its activities on outreach and stakeholder engagement to disseminate its policy and publications, especially to target audiences;

13. Notes with concern that the Technology Executive Committee membership composition prevents certain Parties from fully participating in its work; III. Activities and performance of the Climate Technology Centre and Network in 2020 and 2021

14. Welcomes the initiative of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to adapt to operational challenges resulting from the continuing pandemic by focusing on the implementation of technical assistance requests and making use of online stakeholder engagement and capacity-building activities; 

15. Takes note of the activities, performance and key messages of the Climate Technology Centre and Network in 2020 and 2021, including challenges faced and lessons learned;

16. Welcomes the efforts of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to be more inclusive by implementing its gender action plan and enhancing engagement with the constituencies of women and gender, youth, and indigenous people organizations;

17. Notes with appreciation that the Climate Technology Centre and Network is now the largest provider of readiness support for technology under the Green Climate Fund Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and encourages the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue its collaboration through the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and to extend its engagement through the Project Preparation Facility with the Green Climate Fund;

18. Welcomes with appreciation the establishment of the Climate Technology Centre and Network partnership and liaison office in Songdo, Republic of Korea, which will focus its work on, inter alia, collaborating with the Green Climate Fund and research and development, and invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to report on experience and lessons learned therefrom;

19. Welcomes with appreciation the continuing collaboration between the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Adaptation Fund, including through the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, and encourages the Climate Technology Centre and Network to further strengthen its collaboration with the Adaptation Fund in this regard;

20. Welcomes the action of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to engage with the private sector in developing and implementing its programme of work, including the delivery of technical assistance and capacity development through small and medium-sized enterprises, and its efforts to enhance engagement with the private sector and Network members;

21. Invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue its efforts to support developing countries in preparing and updating technology needs assessments and technology action plans, as well as their implementation, upon request;

22. Also invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue providing support for enhancing the capacity of national designated entities in developing countries to enable them to fulfil their roles.

Decision 4/CMA.3

Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement

Theme
Mitigation
Tags 
GM
RR
Event 
CMA3
Year 
2021
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Further recalling the eleventh preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement, acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, 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,

 

Annex

Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement

II. Non-market approaches under the framework

3. In addition, each NMA facilitated under the framework:

(e) Is conducted in a manner that respects, promotes and considers respective obligations of Parties on human rights, 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, consistent with the eleventh preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement;

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

Recalling the framework for non-market approaches to sustainable development referred to in Article 6, paragraph 9, of the Paris Agreement,

Also recalling the tenth preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement that takes into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities,

Further recalling the eleventh preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement, acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, 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,

Recalling the objective, referred to in decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 39, of the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement,

Recognizing that the work programme is to be implemented in the context of the Paris Agreement in its entirety, including its preamble, 

Annex

Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement

I. Principles

1. The following principles, in addition to the elements reflected in Article2 6, paragraphs 8–9, and decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 39, guide the implementation of the framework for non-market approaches (NMAs) referred to in Article 6, paragraph 9, and the work programme under the framework referred to in decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 39:

(a) The framework:

(i) Facilitates the use and coordination of NMAs in the implementation of Parties’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication;

(ii) Enhances linkages and creates synergies between, inter alia, mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building, while avoiding duplication of the efforts under the framework with the work of the subsidiary and constituted bodies under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, taking into account the mandates of these bodies;

(b) NMAs facilitated under the framework represent:

(i) Voluntary cooperative actions that are not reliant on market-based approaches and that do not include transactions or quid pro quo operations;

(ii) Integrated, innovative and transformational actions that have significant potential to deliver higher mitigation and adaptation ambitions;

(iii) Actions that support the implementation of NDCs of Parties hosting NMAs (hereinafter referred to as host Parties) and contribute to achieving the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement;

(c) The work programme, consistent with its objective referred to in decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 39, aims to identify measures to facilitate NMAs and enhance linkages and create synergies as referred to in paragraph 1(a) above.

II. Non-market approaches under the framework

2. Each NMA facilitated under the framework, in the context of Article 6, paragraph 8:

(a) Aims to:

(i) Promote mitigation and adaptation ambition;

(ii) Enhance participation of public and private sector and civil society organizations in the implementation of NDCs; and

(iii) Enable opportunities for coordination across instruments and relevant institutional arrangements;

(b) Assists participating Parties in implementing their NDCs in an integrated, holistic and balanced manner, including through, inter alia:

(i) Mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building, as appropriate; (ii) Contribution to sustainable development and poverty eradication.

3. In addition, each NMA facilitated under the framework:

(a) Is identified by the participating Parties on a voluntary basis;

(b) Involves more than one participating Party;

(c) Does not involve the transfer of any mitigation outcomes;

(d) Facilitates the implementation of NDCs of host Parties and contributes to achieving the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement;

(e) Is conducted in a manner that respects, promotes and considers respective obligations of Parties on human rights, 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, consistent with the eleventh preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement;

(f) Minimizes and, where possible, avoids negative environmental, economic and social impacts.

Decision 15/CMA.3

Enhancing climate technology development and transfer to support implementation of the Paris Agreement

Theme
Technology Transfer
Tags 
GM
Event 
COP26
Year 
2021
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Gender reference

4. Acknowledges with appreciation the commencement of the joint activities of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on technology and nationally determined contributions, and on technology and gender, and the preparation of a joint publication on technology and nationally determined contributions and of joint recommendations on how to stimulate the uptake of climate technology solutions to support the implementation of nationally determined contributions;

I. Activities and performance of the Technology Executive Committee in 2020 and 2021

11. Commends the Technology Executive Committee on its efforts to mainstream gender considerations in its work, including through a structured approach that strives to ensure that gender focal points play an active role and gender balance is achieved with regard to the speakers at all its events in 2021, and looks forward to its continuing efforts on this matter;

II. Activities and performance of the Climate Technology Centre and Network in 2020–2021

16. Welcomes the efforts of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to be more inclusive by implementing its gender action plan and enhancing engagement with the constituencies of women and gender, youth and indigenous peoples organizations;

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

Recalling Article 10 of the Paris Agreement,

Also recalling decisions 1/CP.21, paragraphs 66 and 68, 15/CMA.1 and 8/CMA.2,

1. Welcomes the joint annual reports of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2020 and 20211 and commends their efforts to advance their work, as guided by the technology framework;

2. Welcomes the continuing collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network and invites them to strengthen their collaboration and the provision of feedback between them with a view to ensuring coherence and synergy and effective implementation of the mandates of the Technology Mechanism, inter alia, by exploring the preparation of a joint programme;

3. Takes note of the information provided in the joint annual report for 2020 on how the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network have incorporated the guidance contained in the technology framework into their respective workplan and programme of work;

4. Acknowledges with appreciation the commencement of the joint activities of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on technology and nationally determined contributions, and on technology and gender, and the preparation of a joint publication on technology and nationally determined contributions and of joint recommendations on how to stimulate the uptake of climate technology solutions to support the implementation of nationally determined contributions;

5. Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders, in planning and implementing action related to nationally determined contributions, to consider and build on the recommendations contained in the joint publication referred to in paragraph 4 above; 6. Also invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to:

(a) Continue their work on technology and nationally determined contributions in 2022–2023, in particular by implementing relevant recommendations in the joint publication referred to in paragraph 4 above;

(b) Enhance their efforts to ensure full and effective implementation of the technology framework through their respective workplan and programme of work;

I. Activities and performance of the Technology Executive Committee in 2020–2021

7. Appreciates the flexibility of the Technology Executive Committee in adapting to new ways of working, including through the use of virtual platforms for meetings and events, and in constructively engaging with its members, task forces, observers and other relevant stakeholders, thereby facilitating progress in successfully implementing activities in its rolling workplan for 2019–2022;

8. Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders to consider the key messages and recommendations of the Technology Executive Committee for 2020–2021 on technology policy in the following areas: technology needs assessment; technologies for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage in coastal zones; international collaborative research, development and demonstration; innovative approaches to stimulating the uptake of existing clean technology solutions; and endogenous capacities and technologies;

9. Notes with appreciation the collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee with other constituted bodies and relevant organizations in implementing its workplan activities;

10. Welcomes the successful organization of the Technology Day events in 2020–20218 to promote innovative approaches to adaptation technologies related to climate-smart agriculture and ocean and coastal adaptation and encourages the Technology Executive Committee to continue using such events to strengthen the impacts of its work and to reach target audiences;

11. Commends the Technology Executive Committee on its efforts to mainstream gender considerations in its work, including through a structured approach that strives to ensure that gender focal points play an active role and gender balance is achieved with regard to the speakers at all its events in 2021, and looks forward to its continuing efforts on this matter;

12. Invites the Technology Executive Committee to further increase its activities on outreach and stakeholder engagement to disseminate its policy and publications, especially to target audiences;

13. Notes with concern that the Technology Executive Committee membership composition prevents certain Parties from fully participating in its work;

II. Activities and performance of the Climate Technology Centre and Network in 2020–2021

14. Welcomes the initiative of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to adapt to operational challenges resulting from the continuing pandemic by focusing on the implementation of technical assistance requests and making use of online stakeholder engagement and capacity-building activities;

15. Takes note of the activities, performance and key messages of the Climate Technology Centre and Network in 2020–2021, including challenges faced and lessons learned;

16. Welcomes the efforts of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to be more inclusive by implementing its gender action plan and enhancing engagement with the constituencies of women and gender, youth and indigenous peoples organizations;

17. Notes with appreciation that the Climate Technology Centre and Network is now the largest provider of readiness support for technology under the Green Climate Fund Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and encourages the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue its collaboration through the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and to extend its engagement through the Project Preparation Facility with the Green Climate Fund;

18. Welcomes with appreciation the establishment of the Climate Technology Centre and Network partnership and liaison office in Songdo, Republic of Korea, which will focus its work on, inter alia, collaborating with the Green Climate Fund and research and development, and invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to report on experience and lessons learned therefrom;

19. Welcomes with appreciation the continuing collaboration between the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Adaptation Fund, including through the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, and encourages the Climate Technology Centre and Network to further strengthen its collaboration with the Adaptation Fund in this regard;

20. Welcomes the action of the Climate Technology Centre and Network to engage with the private sector in developing and implementing its programme of work, including the delivery of technical assistance and capacity development through small and medium-sized enterprises, and its efforts to enhance engagement with the private sector and Network members;

21. Invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue its efforts to support developing countries in preparing and updating technology needs assessments and technology action plans, as well as their implementation, upon request;

22. Also invites the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue providing support for enhancing the capacity of national designated entities in developing countries to enable them to fulfil their roles.

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