The climate change institutional framework includes the 3 bureaux of the governing and subsidiary bodies and 17 constituted technical bodies established under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. Each year members and their alternates are elected or appointed to these bodies based on nominations from United Nations regional groups or other constituencies, with the aim to achieve gender balance on the membership of these bodies. Information on the UNFCCC electoral process, membership of bodies, gender balance, as well as other details pertaining to these bodies is available below.
The UNFCCC Electoral Process
Step-by-Step Guide on the Nomination Process
Information Note to Parties - Elections during COP 27 (dated 4 April 2022)
COP 27 list of nominations (dated 24 June 2022)
Information on positions for COP27 elections (dated 4 April 2022)
Information note reminding on nominations and terms of office outstanding (dated 21 February 2022)
Information note on nominations and terms of office outstanding (dated 17 January 2022)
Glasgow elections: list of nominations and terms of office outstanding (dated 1 July 2022)
Current membership charts (dated 9 August 2022)
Historical membership charts (dated 10 August 2022)
"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 current gender composition of bodies as at 14 July 2022 is available here.
The 2021 report on gender composition is available here.
The COP has adopted a goal of gender balance decision 23/CP.18 and highlighted the importance of achieving and sustaining the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in the UNFCCC process decision 3/CP.25, annex, para 5. Parties and groups of Parties are therefore encouraged to seek balanced representation between women and men when nominating candidates for election to UNFCCC bodies.
Rotation Mechanism for the office of the COP Rappoteur
Rotation Mechanism for the office of the COP Rappoteur
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board
Rules for the election of CDM Executive Board Non-Annex I members
The Climate Technology Centre Network (CTCN) Advisory Board
Rules and agreements for the representation of Non-Annex Parties on the Advisory Board of the CTCN
Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) Executive Committee Associated with Climate Change Impacts
Agreement concerning representation from Non-Annex I Parties on the Executive Committee of the WIM
Information on the membership arrangements of bodies established under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement is available here (dated 11 April 2022)
CHAIR'S CORNER
Vice President Ms. Anne Rasmussen has been designated by the President of COP 26/CMP 16/CMA 3 to coordinate the consultations on the nominations for the 2022 elections.