The purpose of the virtual workshop series is to further the objectives and activities under the enhanced gender action plan as part of the 5-year enhanced Lima work programme on gender (Decision 3/CP.25), that aim to advance knowledge and understanding of gender-responsive climate action and its coherent mainstreaming in the implementation of the UNFCCC and the work of Parties, the secretariat, United Nations entities and all stakeholders at all levels, as well as women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in the UNFCCC process.
The three virtual workshops touch on key issues identified by Parties and will help to advance the work ahead of COP 26:
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22 July: Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation
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26 August: Gender Analysis
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16 September: Gender Budgeting.
The #ActOnTheGAP workshop series was rounded out with an additional virtual workshop to provide an Update on Gender@COP 26.
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14 October: Update on Gender@COP 26.
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Description/Objective
The objective of this workshop is to inform Parties, United Nations entities and relevant stakeholders on progress on implementation of the gender action plan in 2021, next steps and opportunities for continuing engagement, and to provide an opportunity for discussion and exchange of good practices.
Type of meeting: Open
Date and time: 22 July 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 (CEST)
Platform: Zoom
Language: English, interpretation in French and Spanish available only in the plenary
Did you miss it? Informal summary of Inputs from breakout sessions – Gender Action Plan (GAP) implementation workshop
Recordings:
English
Spanish
French
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Programme
| Welcome | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
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Secretariat presentation on the Gender Action Plan |
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Panel on the Gender Action Plan
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Bridget Burns (Director, Women’s Environment and Development Organization and Co-Focal Point, The Women and Gender Constituency) Paula Fuentes (Negotiator Advisor, Chile) Laura Cooper Hall (Gender Programme Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature) Fatema Rajabali (Associate Programme Officer, UNFCCC) |
| Interactive Group Work |
Participants Be prepared to tell us about you work on gender and climate change in under 3 minutes. |
| Reporting to Plenary | Facilitators |
| Close | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
Description/Objective
The objective of this workshop is to enhance awareness and capacity of governments and other relevant stakeholders to develop and apply gender analyses as key tools of gender-responsive climate decision-making, programming and action at multiple levels. As included in the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (Decision 3/CP.25, Activity A.3), gender analysis includes collecting and analysing sex-disaggregated and other gender data and information across key climate sectors. The workshop will include a general introduction and background to gender analysis, information on tools, guidelines and training and provide an opportunity for discussion and exchange of good practices on gender analysis in the context of climate change, including from diverse Party perspectives and experiences.
Type of meeting: Open
Date and time: 26 August 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 (CEST)
Platform: Zoom
Language: English, interpretation available in French and Spanish
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Informal summary of inputs from breakout sessions
Presentations:
Resources shared by speakers:
- UNFCCC Submissions portal (clear the tags and type "gender" in the search field)
- Gender Analysis Guide, A technical tool to inform gender-responsive environmental programming for IUCN, its members, partners and peers.
- Data2x website
Programme
| Welcome | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
| Introduction to Gender Data | Dilly Severin (Director of Advocacy and Communications, Data2X) |
| Introducing the Feminist Action for Climate Justice Coalition and the Gender and Environment Data Alliance |
Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) Dilly Severin (Director of Advocacy and Communications, Data2X) |
| Gender Analysis '101' |
Cate Owren (Senior Gender Programme Manager, International Union for Conservation of Nature) Laura Cooper Hall (Gender Programme Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature) |
| Interactive Group Work |
Participants Discussion questions:
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| Reporting to Plenary | Facilitators |
| Mentimeter | Participants |
| Close | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
Description/Objective
The objective of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for the sharing of experiences and to support capacity-building on gender budgeting, including on the integration of gender-responsive budgeting into national budgets to advance gender-responsive climate policies, plans, strategies and action, as appropriate, as included under Activity D.1 under the enhanced gender action plan as part of the 5-year enhanced Lima work programme on gender (Decision 3/CP.25).
Type of meeting: Open
Date and time: 16 September 2021, 14:00 – 16:00 (CEST)
Platform: Zoom
Language: English, interpretation available in French and Spanish in plenary.
English, French and Spanish language groups for smaller-group discussions.
Registration: Closed
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Materials from the breakout groups:
Programme
| Welcome | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
| Introduction to Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and Gender-Responsive Climate Budgeting (GRCB |
Leisa Perch (CEO/Founder/Practice Manager, SAEDI Consulting Barbados Inc.) |
| Interactive session |
Leisa Perch (CEO/Founder/Practice Manager, SAEDI Consulting Barbados Inc.) |
| Country experiences |
Khlok Vichet Ratha (Deputy Director, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment of Cambodia) Dr. Cristopher Ballinas Valdés (Director General, Human Rights and Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico) |
| Interactive Group Work |
Participants |
| Reporting to Plenary | Participants |
| Close | Fleur Newman (Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC) |
The #ActOnTheGAP virtual workshop series, included workshops on the implementation of the Gender Action Plan, Gender Analysis and Gender Budgeting, and is going to be rounded out in 2021 with an additional virtual workshop to provide an Update on Gender@COP 26.
Participants will hear about progress on implementation of the gender action plan with a focus on the gender composition report and synthesis report on progress in integrating a gender perspective into constituted body processes as well as other issues, which are going to be considered at COP26. An update will be provided on planned events and ways to participate at COP26 and Parties and other stakeholders will have an opportunity to discuss and share views.
The event will include simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and French and participants will have the option of joining Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish discussion groups.
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Recordings in:
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French
Agenda:
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker(s) |
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5 min |
Welcome and introduction to the Gender Action Plan
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UNFCCC |
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20 min |
Presentation on GAP implementation Ongoing work and planned initiatives in support of the LWPG/GAP |
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| 5 min | Presidency activities on Gender Day |
Salka Sigurdardottir Head of Cross Cutting Issues UNFCCC Negotiations COP 26 |
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15 min |
Interactive session (Mentimeter) To identify other ongoing and planned initiatives that are in support of the LWPG/GAP and to identify key issues for discussion. |
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20 min
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Gender at COP26
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UNFCCC
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30 min |
Working groups English discussion groups will be formed on the previously identified key issues for discussion. The groups will be asked to discuss what they think is needed to progress on the respective area/topic and what this means for COP26. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish discussion groups will be formed and asked to identify the key issue they would like to discuss. |
Participants & Facilitators |
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20 min |
Report back |
Facilitators |
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5 min |
Close |
UNFCCC |
Break out groups will be facilitated by Fred Simwaka, NGCCFP Malawi; Winifred Masiko, NGCCFP Uganda; Aina-Maria Iteta, NGCCFP Namibia; Anne-Lise Koch Lavisse, NGCCFP Germany; Marie-Christine Hopfgartner, NGCCFP Austria; Angela Ebeleke and Martine Badibanga Kamunga, NGCCFPs DRC; Laura Marrero, NGCCFP Uruguay; Cathy Chami, NGCCFP Lebanon; and Cathy Yitong Li, YOUNGO and WGC member.