Gender & Women at COP 26

Recognizing and celebrating gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in climate policy and action, Gender Day will be held on Tuesday 9 November 2021.

Below you will find information on events planned on gender at COP 26.

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The COP adopted the decision recommended by the SBI. See document FCCC/SBI/2021/L.13, which is now available in all 6 UN languages.

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Gender Day

Recognizing and celebrating gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in climate policy and action, Gender Day was held on Tuesday, 9 November 2021.

Virtual Gender Market Place (VGMP)

Launch Event for the Virtual Gender Market Place – Gender in national climate policies

9 November, 14:00-15:00

During the event recent analyses and findings on if and how countries are integrating gender into their national climate plans were presented. Findings and reflections on challenges, lessons learned and opportunities were discussed.

Time (UK time)	Topic
14:00 - 14:05	Welcome and introduction The secretariat
14:05 - 14:40	Presentations on gender in national climate plans Verania Chao, Programme Specialist, Climate, Gender and Inclusion, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Angie Dazé, Senior Policy Advisor and Gender Equality Lead, Resilience International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Ana Victoria Rojas, Senior Gender and Climate Change Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Amy Reggers, PhD, International Consultant, UN Women Office for Asia and the Pacific Amel Hamza, Manager, Gender and Women Empowerment Division, African Development Bank (AfDB)
14:40 - 14:55	Panel discussion on key lessons learned and opportunities
14:55 - 15:00	Closing - Guide to the market place and how to access

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Presentation

Recording (Livestream English only)

Virtual Gender Market Place

9 November, 15:00 - 18:00

Following the launch event, participants had the opportunity to create an avatar and explore the conference and networking space. It was a great opportunity to connect with those who work on gender and climate change through the combined web-based video calling and 2-D virtual world that put together organizations active at the international, national, sub-national, regional or community level.

Exhibitors showcased their work and presented their posters and resources. Participants also had the chance to take part in the language cafés, dance floor (playlist available here) and poetry corner.

Did you miss it? You can find all the posters and videos from the VGMP here.

Dialogue on Gender, Innovation and Technology

The Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and the Technology Executive Committee (TEC), together with the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP), in collaboration with the UNFCCC and other partners, are hosting a technical expert dialogue to discuss the status of women's participation in climate technology development and innovation processes, and to reflect on ways to ensure gender-responsiveness of adaptation and mitigation technologies.

Type of meeting: Open to Parties and Observers

Date and Time: 9 November 2021, 16:30 – 18:00 (UK time)

Room: Hybrid event, COP premises: Action Room 2

Moderation: Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, NGCCFP Pakistan (tbc)

Programme

Time	Topic and Speakers
20 min	Opening remarks Rose Mwebaza, Director and Advisory Board Secretary, Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) (tbc) Ongoing work highlights: Stephen Minas, Co-Chair, Technology Executive Committee (Chair) Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-Chair, Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) Karina Larsen, Knowledge and Communications Manager and Gender focal point, CTCN
30 min	Panel 1: Gender responsive climate technologies - a look at current practice and policy Stella Gamma, Malawi Sara Lærke Meltofte Trærup, Head of Section, Technology -Transitions and System Innovation UNEP DTU Partnership Trupti Jain, Naireeta Services, Bhungroo technology (tbc) GJCS Award winner (tbc)
30 min	Panel 2: Ensuring climate technology and innovation serves everyone Héléne Molinier, Senior Policy Advisor on Innovation, UN Women and UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC) Mwanahamisi Singano (FEMNET), Gender Just Climate Solutions and Scale Fund (tbc) Jeannette Gurung, Founder and director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), Climate resilient agricultural innovation hub for women farmers GCF Gender Focal point (tbc)
10 min	Closing discussion and summary

Headline Event ‘Advancing Gender Equality in Climate Action’

Women and girls, particularly those facing intersecting inequalities, are disproportionately impacted by climate change, but they are also critical leaders at all levels of climate action, from local communities to global forums. Building on the UN Women convened Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice and the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan, this event will bring together Ministers, civil society, business leaders and activists, and will drive progress through the announcement of new commitments and policy solutions. The event’s objective is to showcase some of the best and brightest new examples of how to enable gender equality in climate action, sending a message that the time for gender-responsive implementation is now.

In-session workshop on the role of NGCCFPs

At COP 25 Parties adopted the 5-year enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan (Decision 3/CP.25) through which it encourages Parties to appoint and provide support for national gender and climate change focal points (NGCCFP) for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring. The COP also requested the secretariat, with the contribution of the NGCCFPs, Parties and relevant organizations, to organize an in-session workshop at SB 52 to discuss and clarify the role and the work of the NGCCFP, that is to lead to the formulation of recommendations on the role (GAP Activity A.2).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the secretariat organized a virtual workshop series in 2020, which concluded with an in-person workshop at COP26.

The objective of this workshop was to allow NGCCFPs and Parties to reflect on and develop recommendations on the role of NGCCFPs. Experiences were shared to inspire collaborative reflections.

The recommendations on the role of NGCCFPs will be published in an informal report.

Type of meeting: Open to Parties and Observers

Date and Time: 1 and 2 November 2021, 10:00 – 13:00 (UK time)

Room: Loch Lomond, Building D, Section 4

Language: English, French and Spanish interpretation

Working documents available for download:

Presentations:

Outcome:

GCC/2022/1 Informal report on the in-session workshop on the role of NGCCFPs

Programme Day 1

Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
10 min	Opening and Welcome	Marianne Karlsen (SBI Chair)
15 min	Secretariat presentation on NGCCFPs	UNFCCC
10 min	NGCCFPs reflection on their role	NGCCFPs
110 min	World Café	Group Facilitators •Anne-Lise Koch Lavisse (NGCCFP Germany) •Eneida Rabdishta (NGCCFP Albania) •Johanna Arriagada (NGCCFP Chile) •Winifred Masiko (NGCCFP Uganda)
30 min	Report back	Group Facilitators
5 min	Close	Olivia Urbanski (NGCCFP USA)

Programme Day 2

Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
15 min	Welcome	Olivia Urbanski (NGCCFP USA)
10 min	NGCCFPs reflection on their role	NGCCFPs and Participants
10 min	Examples of support provided to NGCCFPs	WEDO
110 min	Working groups	Group Facilitators •Anne-Lise Koch Lavisse (NGCCFP Germany) •Eneida Rabdishta (NGCCFP Albania) •Johanna Arriagada (NGCCFP Chile) •Winifred Masiko (NGCCFP Uganda)
25 min	Report back on how to present recommendations	Group Facilitators
10 min	Close	Olivia Urbanski (NGCCFP USA)

Leading up to COP 26

A virtual workshop to provide an Update on Gender@COP 26 was held on 14 October.

The event presented a 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 on planned events and ways to participate at COP26 was provided and Parties and other stakeholders had the opportunity to discuss and share views.

Recordings and materials available here.