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UNFCCC Electoral Process
 
Information on the election and membership of the bodies of the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

Overview of the UNFCCC Electoral Process
Step-by-Step Guide on the pdf-icon Nomination Process (213 kB)

Elections during the Climate Change Conferences in 2018
 
Further information will be made available shortly.

Chairs and Coordinators of Regional Groups and Constituencies
 
pdf-icon Contact information (77 kB) (dated 5 April 2018)

Membership information
 

pdf-icon Current membership charts (121 kB) (dated 3 April 2018)

pdf-icon Historical membership charts (1675 kB) (dated 9 March 2018)


Further information on elections
 
Information on the membership rules of bodies under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement is available pdf-icon here (124 kB) .

Agreements among Chairs and Coordinators relating to rotation of membership of the CDM Executive Board, the CTCN Advisory Board and the WIM Loss and Damage Executive Committee is available here.

Summaries of past consultations with Chairs and Coordinators of groups/constituencies are available here.
Chair's corner
Vice-President Mr. Majid Shafiepour (Iran (Islamic Republic of)), Chair of the Consultations on the UNFCCC Elections, will provide regular updates on his consultations with regional groups and constituencies here.
 
United Nations Regional Groups
The list of United Nations Regional Groups of Member States is available here.
 
Gender Balance
“The meaningful inclusion of women in decision-making increases effectiveness and productivity, brings new perspectives and solutions to the table, unlocks greater resources, and strengthens efforts across all the three pillars of our work.”
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

The COP invited Parties to make additional efforts to achieve the goal of gender balance in UNFCCC bodies (see decision pdf-icon 3/CP.23)

The current gender composition of bodies is available pdf-icon here (265 kB) .
 
 
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