The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a report (FCCC/SBI/2015/12) of the workshop on gender-responsive climate policy that was held during the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2015.
The workshop examined how gender considerations are integrated into UNFCCC processes, especially with regard to mitigation action, and technology development and transfer.
11 September 2015: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a report (FCCC/SBI/2015/12) for the workshop on gender-responsive climate policy, which was held during the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2015. The workshop examined how gender considerations are integrated into UNFCCC processes, especially with regard to mitigation action, and technology development and transfer.
The workshop, which was mandated by the Conference of the Parties (COP) by decision 18/CP.20, took place on 8-9 June 2015, during the 42nd session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) in Bonn, Germany. The summary, titled ‘Report on the In-Session Workshop on Gender-Responsive Climate Policy with a Focus on Mitigation Action and Technology Development and Transfer,’ notes that Parties, observer organizations and media participated in the event.
According to the report, the workshop featured panel presentations, followed by questions and answers with the audience, in four sessions on: terms and concepts related to gender mainstreaming; gender-responsive activity examples and country case studies; challenges and opportunities in mainstreaming gender in UNFCCC processes and mechanisms related to mitigation and technology; and challenges in enhancing gender responsiveness in mitigation action and opportunities in technology development and transfer.
The report, which will inform the SBI at its 43rd session in November-December 2015, details the discussions held during each of these discussions. Some of the case studies and mechanisms touched upon include: the mineral resources and energy sector in Mozambique; REDD+ in Sudan; the energy sector in Georgia; the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN); the Technology Executive Committee (TEC); the Global Environment Facility (GEF); the Green Climate Fund (GCF); and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). [Report on the In-Session Workshop on Gender-Responsive Climate Policy with a Focus on Mitigation Action and Technology Development and Transfer] [IISD RS Coverage of the Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2015]