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Uruguay - 2030
| Reference to Women/Gender | |
|---|---|
| Gender Tags | |
| Submitted Language |
Spanish
|
| Submitted Translation |
No
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| Monitoring and/or Implementation |
Monitoring
Implementation
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| NDC Commitments |
Mitigation
Adaptation
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| Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned |
Yes
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| File Url |
Timeframe
2025-2030
Relevant Context
Uruguay is a relatively small developing country with a large proportion of its population residing in the coastal zone thus making it particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Adaptation is a national priority with the aim to increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of its society, productive systems and ecosystems.
Process for Developing NDC
Since the onset of the second NDC development process, a ‘Digital Citizen Participation Platform’ was created and open to the public to submit their views, comments and suggestions on actions they are carrying out or know about related to climate action. The platform also provided information on public consultation for the draft document of the second NDC. Inputs received from the public were published on the platform for transparency and dissemination. This platform is part of Uruguay’s collaboration with the International Partnership for Open Government for the purpose of designing and implementing a participatory process to contribute to the elaboration of the second NDC. In addition, relevant stakeholders from various areas and sectors participated in workshops organized to gather inputs which contributed to the technical analysis and evaluation of possible measures to be included in this second NDC. This NDC mentions constant articulation with various working groups, including one focused on Gender. A specific process of capacity building and feedback, including a series of workshops, was developed to engage 40 young people between 14-22 years old to learn about climate change and provide their view on measures that should be implemented to strengthen climate action in Uruguay. The mitigation and adaptation measures of the second NDC was developed while taking into account cross-cutting aspects such as gender, generations and capacity-building. An intersectional approach incorporating gender perspective was used to analyze the potential impact to respond to inequalities in the mitigation and adaptation measures agreed to.
Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism
For monitoring and evaluation of adaptation actions, Uruguay is migrating to a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework, which is an emerging trend at the international level. The advantage of this framework is that besides allowing the monitoring of the management of adaptation actions, it also allows assessing, adjusting and adapting methodological processes to improve the development of strategies and actions to reduce vulnerability, increase adaptive capacities and resilience of socio-ecological systems and reduce losses and damages. This framework will continue the on-going efforts to achieve a gender-responsive monitoring system. No mention of means of implementation.
Summary of Gender Reference
In 2021, the National Gender and Climate Change Plan for 2021-2024 was approved within the framework of the National Climate Change and Variability Response System (SNRCC). This plan defines how gender is integrated in the NDC, especially with regard to gender equality in the measures included in this second NDC. The inclusion of gender is evident in this second NDC compared to the first NDC. The inclusions are as follow: The implementation of the second NDC is guided by the respect and safeguarding of human rights and the preservation of ecosystems, with a perspective of inclusion, intra- and intergenerational equity, gender from an intersectional approach, and including a just transition. A gender perspective is considered in a cross-cutting manner in the national adaptation planning strategy on priority areas for climate vulnerability, for example, National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the Coastal Zone to Climate Variability and Change (PNA-Coasts) and National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in Cities and Infrastructure (PNA-Cities). A Gender Working Group was established to contribute to the development of adaptation actions. Capacity building measures with gender commitments include: (i) By 2030, the technical capacities on gender and climate change of at least 80% of the gender mechanisms of the three levels of government will be strengthened, and (ii) By 2030, the gender policy for the agricultural sector will include climate change adaptation and mitigation considerations.
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