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:
22 July: Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation
26 August: Gender Analysis
16 September: Gender Budgeting.
The #ActOnTheGAP workshop series was rounded out with an additional virtual workshop to provide an Update on Gender@COP 26.
14 October: Update on Gender@COP 26.
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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
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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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:
How is your country/organization taking steps toward or has focused on gender data and gender analysis in their NDC/NAP/work? Or, Is your country using gender data and gender analysis to inform climate policy/programming, e.g., in the NDC? How?
What are existing gaps or challenges in collecting and analysing gender data in the context of climate change?
What is needed to further enhance the capacity of governments and other relevant stakeholders to develop and apply gender analyses, including collecting and analysing and making recommendations based on gender data related to climate change?
Reporting to Plenary
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Fleur Newman(Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC)
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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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.
