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India

Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis

India - 2030

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Gender Tags
GS
Submitted Language
English
Submitted Translation
No
Type of Support
Conditional
Unconditional
Monitoring and/or Implementation
Monitoring
Implementation
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
Yes
File Url
Download NDC View NDC in Browser
Timeframe 
2021-2030
Relevant Context 

Developing country highly vulnerable to effects of climate change.

Process for Developing NDC 

No mention of process for developing NDC.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) provides a sharper focus on required interventions. Currently, NAPCC is implemented through eight National Missions, outlining priorities for mitigation and adaptation to combat climate change. The broad

Summary of Gender Reference 

India’s contribution takes into account its commitment to conservation of nature as well as the imperatives of meeting the competing demand of resources for addressing the challenges of (inter alia) gender equality and women empowerment.  Furth

India - 2030

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Submitted Language
English
Submitted Translation
No
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
No
File Url
Download NDC View NDC in Browser
Timeframe 
2021 – 2030
Relevant Context 

This three-page updated NDC is merely a communication of eight updated points to be added to the first NDC. The three salient points are: 1: To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of con

Process for Developing NDC 

No mention of the process for developing this updated NDC.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

No mention of monitoring and evaluation and/or implementation mechanism.

Summary of Gender Reference 

While there is no mention of gender reference in this updated NDC, India specifically mentions that "No change in the other sections or text or otherwise of the document containing existing first NDC is proposed at this stage", and the first NDC

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Local Climate Solutions Towards 100% Renewables - Gender Matters

Online Event

Author 

  • INFORSE, SustainableEnergy (SE), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE), Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA), Sustainable Environmental Development Watch (SusWatch)

Year 

2024

Country 

Citation 

INFORSE, SustainableEnergy (SE), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE), Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA), Sustainable Environmental Development Watch (SusWatch). (2024). Local Climate Solutions Towards 100% Renewables - Gender Matters. UNFCCC COP29 Side Event.
Community-Centered Solutions Women’s Participation and Leadership

Hariyali Green Villages: Women-Led Climate and Clean Energy Solutions for Prosperity in Rural India

Report Download

Author 

  • Charu Lata, Akanksha Golchha, Poonam Sandhu, Jessica Korsh, Charlotte Steiner, Sagar Junagade, and Naimisha Joshi

Year 

2022

Country 

Citation 

Lata, C., Golchha, A., Sandhu, P., Korsh, J., Steiner, C., Junagade, S., and Joshi, N. (2022). Hariyali Green Villages: Women-Led Climate and Clean Energy Solutions for Prosperity in Rural India. Natural Resources Defense Council.
Agriculture & Land Community-Centered Solutions Energy

Cool Roofs for Climate Resilience and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Urban Centers of India

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2021

Country 

Citation 

Women & Gender Constituency. (2022). Cool roofs for climate resilience and women's economic empowerment in urban centers of India. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/cool-roofs-for-climate-resilience-and-womens-economic-empowerment-in-urban-centers-of-india/
Community-Centered Solutions Technology

How to mainstream gender considerations into adaptation planning and implementation

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • All India Women's Conference on behalf of ALL INDIA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE SAROJINI HOUSE 6-BHAGWAN DASS ROAD NEW DELHI

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

All India Women's Conference on behalf of ALL INDIA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE SAROJINI HOUSE 6-BHAGWAN DASS ROAD NEW DELHI. (2019). How to mainstream gender considerations into adaptation planning and implementation. UNFCCC submission in Response to the Mandate Included in the workplan of the Adaptation Committee for the years 2019-2021.
Policy

Gender India Water Foundation

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • India Water Foundation

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

India Water Foundation. (2019). Gender India Water Foundation. In response for the submission on the Adaptation Committee seeking views on how to mainstream gender considerations into adaptation planning and implementation. UNFCCC submission in Response to the Mandate Included in the workplan of the Adaptation Committee for the years 2019-2021.
Policy

Submission of Views on: Mainstreaming Gender Considerations into a National Climate Change Adaptation Framework

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) on behalf of Women in Wind Global Leadership Program organised by The Global Wind Energy Council and The Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition. (2019). Submission of Views on: Mainstreaming Gender Considerations into a National Climate Change Adaptation Framework.UNFCCC submission in Response to the Mandate Included in the workplan of the Adaptation Committee for the years 2019-2021.
Policy

Bhungroo – Small Women Farmers Owning and Developing an Innovative Rainwater Saving Technology

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2018

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2018). Bhungroo – Small Women Farmers Owning and Developing an Innovative Rainwater Saving Technology. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/bhungroo-small-women-farmers-owning-and-developing-an-innovative-rainwater-saving-technology/.
Community-Centered Solutions Disasters & Disaster Risk Reduction

How Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Hurts Women More Than Men in Slums of South Asia.

Policy Brief Download

Author 

  • Patel, A., Lotia, H., Malik, A., Mundt, M., Lee, H. and M. Rafiq

Year 

2018

Country 

Citation 

Patel, A., Lotia, H., Malik, A., Mundt, M., Lee, H. and M. Rafiq.2018. “How Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Hurts Women More Than Men in Slums of South Asia .” GrOW Research Series Policy Brief. Montreal, Canada: Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University
Policy

Resolve Trash to Cash: Providing Social and Economic Security to Ostracised Women: Gender Just Climate Solution Honoree 2017

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2017). Resolve Trash to Cash: Providing Social and Economic Security to Ostracised Women. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/resolve-trash-to-cash-providing-social-and-economic-security-to-ostracised-women/.
Community-Centered Solutions SRHR Women’s Participation and Leadership

Women as Seed Conservation and Agro-Ecology Experts Helping their Communities Resist Climate Change

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2017). Women as Seed Conservation and Agro-Ecology Experts Helping their Communities Resist Climate Change. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/women-as-seed-conservation-and-agro-ecology-experts-helping-their-communities-resist-climate-change/.
Agriculture & Land Women’s Participation and Leadership

Women’s Land Rights as a Pathway to Poverty Reduction: A Framework and Review of Available Evidence

Article Download

Author 

  • Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Cheryl R. Doss, Sophie Theis

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Doss, Cheryl R.; and Theis, Sophie. 2017. Women’s land rights as a pathway to poverty reduction: A framework and review of available evidence. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1663. Washington, D.C. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/131359
Conflict, Displacement, and/or Migration Women’s Participation and Leadership

Views from the Government of India on possible elements and guiding principles for continuing and enhancing the two-year Lima Work Programme on gender, under the Subsidiary Body for Implementation Agenda Item no. 16 – Gender and Climate Change

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • India

Year 

2016

Country 

Citation 

India. (2016). Views from the Government of India on possible elements and guiding principles for continuing and enhancing the two-year Lima Work Programme on gender, under the Subsidiary Body for Implementation Agenda Item no. 16 – Gender and Climate Change. UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate FCCC/SBI/2016/L.16, paragraph 5.
Policy

Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politiques

Policy Brief Download

Author 

  • Sophia Huyer, Jennifer Twyman, Manon Koningstein, Jacqueline Ashby, and Sonja Vermeulen.

Year 

2015

Country 

Citation 

Huyer S, Twyman J, Koningstein M, Ashby J, Vermeulen S. 2015. Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politiques. CCAFS Policy Brief no. 10. Copenhague, Danemark: Programme de recherche du CGIAR sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire (CCAFS). Disponible en ligne à: www.ccafs.cgiar.org
Agriculture & Land Policy

Incorporating and Institutionalizing the Gender Dimension in India’s State Action Plans on Climate Change

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2015

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2015). Incorporating and Institutionalizing the Gender Dimension in India’s State Action Plans on Climate Change. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/incorporating-and-institutionalizing-the-gender-dimension-in-indias-state-action-plans-on-climate-change/.
Agriculture & Land Policy

Training Volunteers for Door to Door Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Solutions

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2015

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2015). Training Volunteers for Door to Door Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Solutions. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/training-volunteers-for-door-to-door-promotion-of-energy-efficiency-and-alternative-energy-solutions/.
Energy Women’s Participation and Leadership
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