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Policy coherence, including a potential joint work programme of the Rio Conventions

c1652146 — Thu, 07 May 2026 09:34:27 +0000

This submission by the CBD Women’s Caucus presents four proposals to strengthen coherence across the Rio Conventions and advance more coordinated implementation between biodiversity, climate, and land governance processes. Grounded in human rights and equity, the publication highlights practical pathways for addressing structural inequalities while supporting effective implementation of global environmental commitments.

The publication proposes:

Alignment of Gender Action Plans across the Rio Conventions
- Strengthening coordination between existing gender mandates and implementation frameworks
- Promoting shared indicators, monitoring, and accountability mechanisms
- Enhancing collaboration between gender constituencies and focal points across conventions
Scaling responsive and accessible finance
- Increasing direct access to funding for women-led and community-based organisations
- Integrating social and gender criteria into environmental finance mechanisms
- Supporting long-term, flexible, and transformative funding approaches
Securing women’s land and resources rights
- Recognising collective and customary tenure systems
- Strengthening participation in governance and decision-making processes
- Addressing barriers to equitable access, ownership, and control over natural resources
Protection of women environmental human rights defenders
- Strengthening safeguards, participation rights, and access to justice
- Recognising the specific risks faced by defenders across environmental sectors
- Promoting safer and enabling environments for advocacy and leadership

The submission ultimately calls for stronger collaboration across conventions to ensure that implementation efforts are mutually reinforcing, rights-based, and transformative.

Share this publication with colleagues, negotiators, and advocates working to advance equitable and coordinated environmental action.

Year: 2025
Type: Technical Submission
Authors: CBD Women’s Caucus
Themes: Rio Conventions, Gender Plans, Gender focal points, Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Land Rights, Climate and Biodiversity Finance

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UNFCCC Gender Action Plan & CBD Gender Plan of Action: Synergies for Implementation at National Level

c1652146 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:01:16 +0000

This briefing, developed by the CBD Women’s Caucus and the UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency, explores synergies between the CBD Gender Plan of Action (2023–2030) and the UNFCCC Belem Gender Action Plan (2026-2034) to support more coherent, coordinated, and gender-responsive implementation at national and local levels.

While developed under different Conventions, both Gender Plans provide complementary frameworks to advance gender equality across biodiversity and climate agendas. This publication highlights how aligning their objectives, mechanisms, and implementation pathways can strengthen efficiency, coherence, and impact in practice.

It offers a comparative overview of both frameworks and identifies concrete entry points for coordination across national planning processes, institutional arrangements, data systems, and financing. Drawing on the experience of both constituencies, the briefing also examines shared challenges, including fragmented implementation, limited resourcing, and the persistent under-recognition of women’s organisations as key actors in implementation.

The publication provides practical insights and recommendations to support governments, practitioners, and women’s organisations in advancing gender justice and strengthening implementation across climate and biodiversity agendas.

Use this brief to strengthen gender-responsive biodiversity planning, support advocacy, and advance the implementation of both: Climate and Biodiversity
Gender Plans.

Year: 2026
Type: Policy Brief
Authors: Amelia Arreguin Prado (CBD Women’s Caucus), Claudia Rubio (UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency) and Mwanahamisi Singano (WEDO).
Themes: Gender Plans, Gender focal points, Gender perspective, Implementation

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Cross-learning session: “Gender Action Plans in practice: National implementation for biodiversity and climate”

c1652146 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:03:28 +0000

A Turning Point for Gender Action Plans

On 25 March, the CBD Women’s Caucus and the UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency convened a cross-learning session to exchange lessons between the midterm review of the CBD Gender Plan of Action (2023–2030) and the newly adopted UNFCCC Belem Gender Action Plan (GAP).

Together, these processes present a key opportunity to move beyond exchanges focused on negotiations and towards greater alignment in implementation. This shift is essential to ensure that both Gender Action Plans are not addressed in isolation, but rather as complementary and mutually reinforcing frameworks that can drive gender-transformative environmental governance.

While both plans offer strong guiding frameworks, their effectiveness will ultimately depend on how they are translated into action at the national level—through coherent policies, adequate financing, and robust accountability mechanisms.

Shifting from Commitments to Implementation

The session opened with Ms. Claudia Rubio, Coordinator for Policy and Programmes at Women’s Environment and Development Organization, who presented the key features of the adopted Belem Gender Action Plan (GAP) for UNFCCC and its five priority areas. She emphasized the plan’s implementation-oriented nature, highlighting in particular Priority Area C, which calls for stronger synergies across conventions, and Priority Area E on monitoring and reporting. The discussion also reflected on key gains and trade-offs: progress included the explicit recognition of structurally excluded groups and the integration of sex- and age-disaggregated data, while notable gaps remain, such as the absence of clear indicators and the loss of strong human rights language.

On the other side , Amelia Arreguín Prado, Coordinator of the CBD Women’s Caucus, presented reflections from the mid term review of the CBD Gender Plan of Action as a powerful tool to advance the implementation of Target 23. The current plan improves on previous iterations by identifying concrete actions, timelines, objectives, and responsible actors. Key achievements include the establishment of Gender Focal Points—although only 59 countries currently have them—as well as progressive elements such as the eradication of violence and explicit protections for women environmental defenders. To date, the CBD’s Gender Plan of Action has undergone its mid-term review, though participation has been limited, with only 20 Parties and 14 observers contributing, indicating the need for a more robust and inclusive review process.

National Experiences and Dialogue

The session featured the participation of Ms Lizeth Quiroga, from theVice Ministry for Environmental Policy and Regulation of Colombia who shared Colombia’s experience in implementing their Action Plan on Women, Children, and Youth. She highlighted the differentiated pathway for women and the strategy to mainstream a gender perspective. Among the most successful implementation experiences were regional dialogues, the Inírida law initiative, regional gatherings, and the Global Summit of Women Caregivers of Biodiversity.

During the event, participants engaged in an interactive dialogue to identify concrete entry points for advancing the implementation of both the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan and the CBD Gender Plan of Action, as well as mechanisms to strengthen monitoring and accountability. Contributions from members of both constituencies—many of whom are working directly at local and national levels—highlighted that they are already actively implementing gender-responsive environmental actions across diverse contexts.

Their experiences underscored that women’s organisations and community actors are not only key stakeholders, but the backbone of implementation, offering practical, grounded pathways for translating global commitments into action. Despite persistent challenges, including limited funding and the absence of formal mandates or structured support, their work continues to drive progress, demonstrating strong commitment and leadership in advancing both gender equality and environmental agendas.

Key Takeaways

This space was presented as an opportunity to learn from parallel processes.The Gender Plan of Action under the CBD and the experience of the CBD Women’s Caucus offer valuable insights to exchange lessons learned and anticipate potential challenges, especially in relation to monitoring and reporting.

Recent developments under the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan also point to growing momentum for implementation. With its recent adoption, there is clear engagement, alongside a strengthened mandate for dialogue, workshops, and concrete activities. Importantly, the plan explicitly calls for enhanced synergies across conventions, creating timely opportunities to align efforts with the CBD Gender Plan of Action and advance more coherent, gender-responsive implementation across biodiversity and climate agendas.

The experience of the National governments reinforces the importance of creating enabling environments for the fair and effective participation of women and girls, as well as the recognition and protection of their knowledge and traditional practices.

It was also acknowledged that global circumstances four years ago were different, enabling the inclusion of stronger language on human rights, the eradication of violence, and the creation of enabling environments. In the current context, a key priority is to retain this human rights and gender language, while also addressing ongoing challenges related to financing and the weakening of negotiated language.

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