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The Global Gender and
Climate Alliance
Bringing Women to
Global Climate Change Negotiations
and beyond
Introduction
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The GGCA was formed in December 2007 during the
UNFCCC COP in Bali.
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The founding partners are IUCN, UNDP, UNEP and WEDO
and today the alliance has 30 partners composed of UN
agencies, NGOs, international organizations.
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Members of the GGCA bring lessons learned from exiting
projects to the global arena to influence global climate change
policy and decision-making
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The overall objective of GGCA is to ensure that
climate change policies, decision-making, and
initiatives at the global, regional, and national
levels are gender responsive
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Why was GGCA established?
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Global policies and strategies on climate change do not take a gender
perspective into account.
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UN financing mechanisms on climate change do not address the needs
of poor women and men equitably.
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Global standards or criteria are needed to guide the incorporation of
gender principles and tools into climate change initiatives.
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Limited capacity exists to design and implement gender-responsive
climate change policies, strategies and programmes.
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There is a need for coordinated and consolidated information, tools, and
data on the theme of gender and climate change across institutions and
countries.
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Focus Areas:
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Integrate a gender perspective into global policy and decision making in
order to ensure that the UN mandates on gender equality are fully
implemented.
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Ensure that UN financing mechanisms on mitigation and adaptation
address the needs of poor women and men equitably.
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Set standards and criteria for climate change mitigation and adaptation
that incorporate gender equality and equity principles.
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Build capacity at global, regional and local level to design and implement
gender-responsive climate change policies, strategies and programmes.
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Establish a network for learning, knowledge exchange and advocacy on
gender and climate change.
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• For more information about the Global
Gender and Climate Alliance:
• [email protected]
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