Virtual workshops - Gender integration into national climate actions

Under the five-year enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan (decision 3/CP.25), the secretariat is organizing a workshop on gender integration into national climate policies, plans, strategies and actions (GAP Activity D.6). This is to be in collaboration with national gender and climate change focal points (NGCCFPs), Parties and relevant organizations.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the postponement of in-person meetings under the UNFCCC until 2021, the secretariat is offering regional virtual sessions of these workshops in 2020, which will culminate in closing events in-session in 2021.

The objective of the regional virtual workshops is to:

Share relevant case studies, examples and lessons learned on the results, impacts and main challenges that Parties face in the integration of gender into national climate policies, plans, strategies and action, as appropriate
Provide an opportunity for interaction between Parties with knowledge gaps and challenges, and those Parties and entities that have overcome those challenges

Dates and times for regional workshops:

Asia & the Pacific, 22 July at 7 am CEST / 12 pm UTC+7 >> Recording and documentation below
Europe & Central Asia, 2 September at 1 pm CEST / 2 pm UTC+3 >> Recording and documentation below
Americas and the Caribbean, 16 September at 5 pm CEST / 10 am UTC-5 >> Recording and documentation below
Sub-Saharan Africa (ENG & FR), 30 September at 2 pm CEST / 2 pm UTC+2 >> Recording and documentation below
Middle East and North Africa (ENG & ARB), 14 October at 12 pm CEST /12 pm UTC +2 >> Recording and documentation below

Informal compilation regional workshops

Agenda regional workshop, Asia & the Pacific

This workshop was organized in collaboration with UN Women and the Regional Collaboration Centre Asia and the Pacific.

10 min	Opening and Welcome
30 min	Why mainstreaming gender enhances effectiveness of climate action Panel discussion: Vositha Wijenayake, Executive Director, SLYCAN Trust Inkar Kadyrzhanova, Regional adviser on gender and climate change, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Verania Chao, Programme Specialist,Gender and Inclusion Climate Strategies and Policy Environment, UNDP
30 min	Planning - Gender data and analysis Presentations: Hannah Lord, Assistant Director, Climate Resilience and Development Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) Jessica Gardner, Statistics Consultant, EmPower Project (UN Women, UNEP)
20 min	Institutional Arrangements Presentations: Sandee Recabar, Planning Officer and Chief, Implementation Oversight Division, Climate Change Office (Philippines) Khorn Dinravy, Technical Advisor to Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Climate Change, Gender and Climate Change (Cambodia)
20 min	Break
50 min	continued Institutional Arrangements Break-out session
70 min	Alignment and coherence Presentations: Shawkat Ali Mirza, Director Climate Change, Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh) Dr Chu Thi Thanh Hương, Head of Science Technology and International Cooperation Division, Ministry of of Natural Resources and Environment (Viet Nam) Srijana Shrestha, Under Secretary (Tech.) Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Forests and Environment, (Nepal) Break-out session
10 min	Partners and networks / Closing

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Presentations

UNFCCC presentation including biographies of speakers and facilitators

Participants' responses

EMPOWER PROJECT Jessica Gardner

BANGLADESH Mirza Shawkat Ali

VIET NAM Chu Thi Thanh Hương

BREAKOUT SESSION FAO

BREAKOUT SESSION FAO II

Summary of inputs received in breakout sessions on:

Institutional Arrangements

Coherence and Alignment

Agenda regional workshop, Europe & Central Asia

This workshop was organized in collaboration with UN Women and UNDP

10 min	Opening and Welcome Nigel Topping, High-Level Climate Action Champion, United Kingdom
30 min	Why mainstreaming gender enhances effectiveness of climate action Panel discussion: Sigita Strumskyte, Coordinator for Gender and SDGs, Director’s Office Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Eva Bernard, Principal Advisor Gender and Green, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Blerta Cela, Deputy Regional Director, UN Women, Regional Office in Istanbul
30 min	Planning - Gender data and analysis Presentations: Jakub Caisl, Statistics Officer, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Elena Grozdanova, State Counselor for Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Republic of North Macedonia
20 min	Institutional Arrangements Presentations: Danijela Bozanic, Head of Climate Change Division at the Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection, Serbia Ala Druta, Team Leader on Adaptation, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, Republic of Moldova
20 min	Break
50 min	continued Institutional Arrangements Break-out session
70 min	Alignment and coherence Presentations: Michelle Winthrop, Policy Director, Development Co-operation Directorate - Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland Eneida Rabdishta, Climate Change Expert and Gender Focal Point, Ministry of Tourism and Environment on behalf of Etleva Bushati, Gender and Climate Change Focal Point, Albania Break-out session
10 min	Partners and networks / Closing

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Biographies of Speakers and Facilitators

Participants' Responses

Presentations

UNFCCC presentation

EIGE Jakub Caisl

NORTH MACEDONIA Elena Grozdanova

SERBIA Danijela Božanić

MOLDOVA Ala Druta

ALBANIA Eneida Rabdishta

Summary of inputs received in breakout sessions on:

Institutional Arrangements

Coherence and Alignment

Agenda regional workshop, Americas and the Caribbean

This workshop was organized in collaboration with the Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) Panama, RCC St. George's and UNDP.

25 min	Opening and Welcome Gonzalo Muñoz, High-Level Climate Action Champion, Chile
20 min	Why mainstreaming gender enhances effectiveness of climate action Panel discussion: Renata Koch, Director EmpoderaClima Lorena Aguilar, Regional Director, Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO) Verania Chao, Programme Specialist, Gender and Inclusion Climate Strategies & Policy Environment UNDP
30 min	Planning - Gender data and analysis Presentations: Dr. Cristopher Ballinas Valdés, Director General, Human Rights & Democracy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mexico) Laura Marrero, Gender & Climate Change Focal Point, Ministry of Housing, Planning & Environment (Uruguay)
20 min	Institutional Arrangements Presentations: Una May Gordon, Principal Director of Climate Change, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, (Jamaica) Janey Joseph, Director of Gender Relations (Saint Lucia) Manuel José Saldías, Gender & Climate Change Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile)
15 min	Break
50 min	continued Institutional Arrangements Break-out session (35 minutes)
70 min	Alignment and coherence Presentations: La Fleur Quammie, Coordinator Gender Affairs Division (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Maude Dufort-Labbé, National Gender and Climate Change Focal Point (Canada) Break-out session (35 minutes)
10 min	Partners and networks / Closing

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English

Spanish

Biographies of Speakers and Facilitators

Participant's Responses

Presentations

UNFCCC presentation

MEXICO Dr. Cristopher Ballinas Valdés

URUGUAY Laura Marrero

JAMAICA Una May Gordon

SAINT LUCIA Janey Joseph

CHILE Manuel José Saldias

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES La Fleur Quammie

CANADA Maude Dufort-Labbé

Summary of inputs received in breakout sessions on:

Institutional Arrangements

Coherence and Alignment

Agenda regional workshop, Sub-Saharan Africa

This workshop was organized in collaboration with the Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) Kampala, RCC Lomé and UNEP.

10 min	Opening and Welcome
30 min	Why mainstreaming gender enhances effectiveness of climate action Panel discussion: Verania Chao, Programme Specialist, Gender and Inclusion Climate Strategies & Policy Environment UNDP Grace Afrifa, Head of Programmes, ABANTU for Development Dana Elhassan, Senior Gender Specialist, African Development Bank
30 min	Planning - Gender data and analysis Presentations: Mery Yaou, Gender and Climate Change Focal Point, Directorate of Environment/ Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection, Togo Herman Hakuzimana, Director of Climate Change and International Obligations Unit/ Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
20 min	Institutional Arrangements Presentations: Therese Faye, Senegal Michael Ochieng' Okumu, Deputy Director, Climate Change Negotiations and Finance, Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Kenya
20 min	Break
50 min	continued Institutional Arrangements Break-out session (35 minutes)
70 min	Alignment and coherence Presentations: Halima Bawa-Bwari, Acting Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria Richemond Agré Mathieu Assie, Coordinator of the NDC Support Programme and CBIT's project, Ivory Coast Break-out session (35 minutes)
10 min	Partners and networks / Closing

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English

French

Biographies of Speakers and Facilitators

Participants' Responses

Presentations

UNFCCC Presentation

TOGO Mery Yaou

RWANDA Herman Hakuzimana

SENEGAL Therese Faye (French version available here)

KENYA Michael Ochieng' Okumu

NIGERIA Halima Bawa-Bwari

IVORY COAST Richemond Agré Mathieu Assie

Summary of inputs received in breakout sessions on:

Institutional Arrangements

Coherence and Alignment

Agenda regional workshop, MENA

This workshop was organized in collaboration with the Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) Dubai and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

10 min	Opening and Welcome H. E. Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA
30 min	Why mainstreaming gender enhances effectiveness of climate action Panel discussion: Laila Annouri, Programme Manager, Dry land, Livelihoods and Gender, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Eva Bernard, Principal Advisor Gender and Green, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Dr Jean D'cunha, Senior Global Advisor on International Migration, UN Women
30 min	Planning - Gender data and analysis Presentations: Sara Al-Haleeq, Head of Adaptation Division, Climate Change Directorate, Jordan, and Duaa Ajarmeh, Gender Expert, Climate Change Directorate, Jordan
20 min	Institutional Arrangements Presentations: Mary Awad Menassa, Project Officer, Climate Change Projects, the Ministry of Environment, UNDP Lebanon Touria Nabil, Gender Equality Coordinator, Environment Department, Morocco
20 min	Break
50 min	continued Institutional Arrangements Break-out session (35 minutes)
70 min	Alignment and coherence Presentations: Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Climate Change Specialist supporting Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan Maryam Basheir Elfeel, National Gender and Climate Change Focal Point, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development, Sudan Break-out session (35 minutes)
10 min	Partners and networks / Closing