The Programme helps 24 countries integrate gender-responsive measures into their climate targets or NDCs.
NDCs can be an important tool for advancing gender equality and sustainable development. They're an opportunity to integrate gender-responsive measures, at scale, in national plans to address the climate crisis.
Of the 24 countries we support, 10 countries are part of an official pilot group who are undertaking intensive gender-NDC work. The other 14 countries are working on gender-responsive measures on their own accord.
Countries are currently undertaking their first 5-year revision of NDCs, providing an opportunity to strengthen gender equality outcomes in the NDCs.
It's critical we preserve the gains that have been made on advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment, while addressing the development challenges imposed by climate change.
NDCs can be an important tool for advancing gender equality and sustainable development. These national climate pledges present an opportunity to strengthen the integration of gender-responsive measures into countries’ plans to address the climate crisis. In doing so, NDCs can act as a guide to influence strategies and investment plans. Thus, it is vital that gender and women are adequately addressed in the NDCs.
In practice, this can translate into many factors, such as: taking into account the impact of climate-related events on women’s livelihoods and income; understanding how gender inequality can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities to climate change; acknowledging women’s contributions to climate adaptation and a zero-carbon economy; and committing to women’s participation and leadership, particularly at decision making levels, in climate action.
Countries are currently undertaking their first 5-year revision of NDCs, providing an opportunity to strengthen gender equality outcomes in the NDCs.
As part of our programme, we are facilitating 24 countries to integrate gender-responsive measures into their climate targets or NDCs by supporting them to strengthen governance, planning, and policy functions surrounding the gender and climate change nexus.
Core areas of work:
UNDP’s approach to gender-responsive climate action targets three core areas of support:
By using a three-pronged approach, we are able to complement and build upon countries’ existing efforts to systematically mainstream gender while targeting UNDP support to the specific needs and demands of a country.
As of July 2021, 15 enhanced NDCs have been submitted from the 24 countries undertaking gender activities under the NDC support from UNDP. Of these NDCs:
The products include those directly produced by the Programme as well as other UN/UNDP products which the team supported, building on the expertise gained from the gender work.
This includes additional gender-related products from the pilot countries, as well as products from other countries who were inspired by the gender work of the NDC Support Programme.
The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) update process presents a unique opportunity to strengthen the integration of gender equality. This checklist provides a guide on key gender elements that can be incorporated into NDCs.
Posted on July 7, 2021
The Bhutan Gender Analysis explores the gender differentiated impacts of climate change by looking at gender inequalities between gender groups, in relation to their access to resources, participation, and benefits.
Posted on April 1, 2021
In partnership with the COP26 presidency, policymakers and experts examine the interrelationship between gender equality and climate action, and highlight innovative examples of policy and practice from around the world.
Posted on March 5, 2021
Kenya undertook an in-depth Gender Analysis to ensure that gender responsive actions are identified, planned, budgeted for and implemented as part of mainstreaming gender into Kenya’s NDC.
Posted on February 26, 2021
Trinidad and Tobago undertook a Gender Analysis to analyze the local context to identify gender issues and opportunities that will support the mainstreaming of gender into climate action. Specifically, the Gender Analysis identified gaps in policy, planning frameworks, and governance mechanisms for incorporating gender equality considerations in climate change mitigation initiatives and also explored the enabling factors and opportunities for addressing these gaps. The Gender Analysis provides…
Posted on February 19, 2021
Lebanon is seeking to improve the gender responsiveness of its climate policies and climate action through the NDC revision and implementation process. To support this, a Gender Analysis was carried out to assess various aspects of the governance, policy and planning processes related to climate change and gender equality and specifically analyzed data collection, existing technical capacities, institutional mechanisms, and gender mainstreaming opportunities.
Posted on February 19, 2021
Guatemala's strategy to incorporate gender considerations in its NDC.
Posted on January 6, 2021
The gender analysis and gender action plan provide strategic recommendations on governance, planning, and policy that will strengthen the country’s gender equality outcomes in the key NDC sectors of Agriculture, Energy, and Waste
Posted on December 18, 2020
Este documento describe la metodología del proceso participativo para la formulación de las Contribuciones Determinadas a nivel nacional (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Ecuador. Se ha realizado con base en el proceso implementado para la formulación de la Primera NDC de Ecuador entre el 2018 y 2019.
Posted on November 25, 2020
The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry (MECTHI) together with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, SMEs Development recently validated the country’s climate change Gender Action Plan (GAP).
Posted on October 28, 2020
Globally the health, social and economic challenges wrought by COVID-19 have been swift and devastating, unfolding in a matter of months. The pandemic struck against the backdrop of another, no less dramatic, global crisis: climate change. The twin crises have highlighted the urgency for a green, inclusive and transformative recovery – one that advances social justice and equality for all.
Posted on October 26, 2020
Con el objetivo de presentar diferentes perspectivas sobre la coyuntura actual desde una visión de justicia climática e igualdad de género, se realizó el pasado 28 de abril, el Foro virtual ‘La pandemia COVID 19 y el cambio climático: impactos y perspectivas desde la justicia climática y la igualdad de género’.
Posted on August 12, 2020
The climate action grants will focus on women and youth-led innovative technology solutions with high impacts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to NDC implementation and sustainable development.
Posted on July 28, 2020
This document is an initiative of the Global Support Programme for National Communications and Biennial Update Reports (in short, GSP), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and jointly implemented by UNDP and UNEP. The report summarizes experiences and lessons learnt generated from December 2017, when the first regional kick off meeting was held, to February 2020 when the third (and final) regional dialogue was organized.
Posted on July 16, 2020
The report assesses entry points for integrated action across existing global agendas and suggests concrete recommendations for how policymakers, development practitioners and donors can advance three inter-related goals: peace and security, climate action and gender equality.
Posted on June 17, 2020
The Government of Lebanon sought to assess how to integrate gender considerations into Lebanon’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and related policies.
Posted on May 28, 2020
Posted on March 9, 2020
El objetivo principal de este encuentro fue crear un espacio con colectivos y organizaciones de mujeres para la comunicación de experiencias y, el establecimiento de alianzas y compromisos comunes orientados a afrontar y mitigar los impactos asociados al cambio climático.
Posted on February 24, 2020
This webinar will be the fifth in a series on mainstreaming gender equality within NDCs that the UNDP NDC Support Programme is organizing in collaboration with several partners.
Posted on February 21, 2020
This Toolkit on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Crisis and Recovery Settings provides guidance on how to enable the leadership of women and girls while making sure that their specific needs are met. It consists of seven thematic Guidance Notes covering UNDP’s main areas of work in crisis and recovery contexts.
Posted on February 12, 2020
The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence and forced prostitution, according to a new IUCN study published today. Competition over increasingly scarce and degraded resources can exacerbate these forms of violence, the review study finds.
Posted on February 10, 2020
The UNDP NDC Support Programme and FAO-UNDP “Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans” (NAP-Ag) Programme are co-organizing a webinar on mainstreaming gender in adaptation planning for the agriculture sectors.
Posted on February 5, 2020
This technical brief aims to inform policy makers in the review and update of Viet Nam's NDC on how gender-sensitive climate policies can foster miitigation strategies in the energy sector.
Posted on January 28, 2020
This technical brief was designed to inform policy makers in the review and update of Viet Nam's NDC on how gender-sensitive climate policies can foster adaptation.
Posted on January 27, 2020
Gender responsiveness is accomplished through gender analysis, that informs inclusiveness. This reports details how to design activities for sectoral actions in climate initiatives, that encourage equal participation, and fair distribution of benefits.
Posted on January 15, 2020
The guide is a practical resource for countries looking to transform gender-related goals into concrete action by improving the gender skills and knowledge of adaptation planners in the agriculture sector.
Posted on December 17, 2019
This is Cote d'Ivoire's National Strategy for Gender and Climate Change.
Posted on December 11, 2019
L’inclusion de la dimension genre dans la mise en œuvre des NDC en Côte d’Ivoire sonne comme un impératif et doit transparaitre dans un document devant servir de référence.
Posted on December 5, 2019
The Presidential Secretary for Women (SEPREM) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) signed an inter-institutional agreement to facilitate gender mainstreaming in climate action.
Posted on October 24, 2019
This is a short guidance for government stakeholders on how to conduct a gender analysis for the NDC process.
Posted on October 15, 2019
This report presents country progress and key findings on gender and NDCs, collected around the Global Gender Workshop on NDC Planning for Implementation which took place in Nairobi, Kenya in April 2019.
Posted on October 14, 2019
Trinidad and Tobago conducted a Gender Analysis of the policy and institutional framework for mainstreaming gender in the NDC.
Posted on October 10, 2019
Executive Summary outlining key findings and recommendations for Ghana's gender analysis in the energy and agriculture sector.
Posted on September 28, 2019
For climate action to get more traction and be effective, we need a critical mass of Governments and other stakeholders to sign on to the Climate Action Summit’s gender-specific initiative.
Posted on September 11, 2019
Trevor Thompson, Acting Chief Land Use Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Grenada explains Granada's approach for social inclusion.
Posted on August 14, 2019
Genre et changement climatique en Côte d’Ivoire. The report assesses the integration of gender in climate change policies and programmes in Cote d'Ivoire.
Posted on July 9, 2019
Ecuador is at the forefront of delivering climate action, and in the frontlines of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) design.
Posted on June 19, 2019
Ghana is the first country that has completed a gender analysis for the implementation of the NDCs. This blog shares the findings and lessons learned from the gender analysis and also offers recommendations as for what the country should take into consideration in terms of integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations for climate action.
Posted on April 23, 2019
While climate change threatens livelihoods and security across the board, the different roles and responsibilities of women and men means there are gendered differences in the impacts of and the responses to climate change adaptation and mitigation actions. This blog explains why a gender analysis is an important first step for countries to build inclusive national climate action.
Posted on April 20, 2019
UNDP NDC Support Programme is organizing a global gender workshop on the NDC process.
Posted on April 11, 2019
The UNDP NDC Support Programme is hosting a series of webinars on mainstreaming gender equality within NDCs. The objective of the series is to provide background on entry points and associated tools, such as a gender analysis, gender data indicators.
Posted on March 21, 2019
The second session of a webinar series on mainstreaming gender equality in NDCs will focus on the relevance of data and process in which to develop indicators.
Posted on January 18, 2019
As part of the initial activities of the in-depth gender analysis that Kenya is conducting with the support of UNDP NDC Support Programme, an inception workshop was held to agree on a workplan and methodology for the analysis.
Posted on December 19, 2018
As countries develop their climate change planning instruments in relation to their NDCs, there are opportunities to integrate gender equality considerations within these processes to enhance development outcomes and promote inclusive NDC implementation.
Posted on December 19, 2018
In this publication, the GEF Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP, features women as environmental stewards in case studies about biodiversity conservation, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste management.
Posted on December 14, 2018
As part of a series on mainstreaming gender equality within NDCs, this first session will focus on how to conduct an in-depth gender analysis.
Posted on December 4, 2018
The course will help you better understand the linkages between gender and the environment. It will provide you with the knowledge and tools to mainstream gender, and to be an effective change-maker for sustainable development.
Posted on December 1, 2018
Joint Event on Launch of ccGAP, Orientation Workshop for Gender Focal Points and Validation of NDC Implementation Plan
Posted on October 31, 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for concerted efforts to consider the special needs, concerns, knowledge and experiences of both male and female in climate change adaptation and mitigation planning, and implementation.
Posted on October 31, 2018
As countries look to revise their NDCs and accelerate climate action to 2020 and beyond, integrating gender equality into NDC planning and implementation takes on significant global importance for ensuring effective NDC action and equitable outcomes.
Posted on September 2, 2018
Read what we have learned - 86 percent of UNDP’s portfolio of GEF and GCF financed projects under implementation are mainstreaming gender and advancing gender equality.
Posted on July 16, 2018
European Development Days 2018: Putting Women and Girls at the heart of Conservation and Climate Action. From Risks to Rights: Enhancing Environmental and Gender Equality Outcomes with Gender-responsive Development Strategies
Posted on June 5, 2018
Europan Development Days 2018: Putting Women and Girls at the heart of Conservation and Climate Action. From Risks to Rights: Enhancing Environmental and Gender Equality Outcomes with Gender-responsive Development Strategies
Posted on June 4, 2018
Posted on April 25, 2018
The side-event feature the efforts of grassroots women’s organizations and governments of integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate actions.
Posted on April 5, 2018
The side-event feature the efforts of grassroots women’s organizations and governments of integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate actions.
Posted on April 5, 2018
The government of Germany, UNDP, together with the UNFCCC, organized a side event on “Gender Equality in National Climate Action: Planning for Gender-responsive NDCs” oat the climate change negotiations in Bonn on May 12th. The governments of the Philippines, Kenya and Chile participated and shared their experiences.
Posted on May 16, 2017
The report also provides an overview of progress to date on the integration of women’s empowerment and gender equality into national climate policy and action—particularly as countries begin implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Posted on November 14, 2016
This toolkit is designed to strengthen the capacity of national government staff and assist them in integrating gender equality into the development of National Communications (NCs).
Posted on December 15, 2015
In 2012, Bhutan launched its Carbon Neutral Strategy (CNS) as a follow-up to the carbon neutral commitments pledged by the government during the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009.
Posted on March 5, 2015
