Gender composition. Report by the secretariat
Agenda item

COP 23

16. Gender and climate change
Abstract

This report is prepared annually by the secretariat to assist Parties in tracking their
progress towards meeting the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate
policy. It presents a breakdown of the gender composition of constituted bodies established
under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, and a breakdown of the
gender composition of Party delegations to sessions under the Convention, the Kyoto
Protocol and the Paris Agreement, with comparison with data from previous years. In
addition, information is provided on the implementation by the secretariat of decisions that
include a gender approach.