Firman en Costa Rica decreto sobre igualdad de género y clima
Costa Rica firmó un decreto para brindar herramientas a las mujeres frente a los desafíos que presenta el cambio climático
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Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis
Costa Rica - 2030
| Reference to Women/Gender | |
|---|---|
| Context of Gender Reference |
Adaptation
Mitigation
|
| Gender Tags | |
| Submitted Language |
Spanish
|
| Submitted Translation |
Yes
|
| Type of Support |
Conditional
Unconditional
|
| Monitoring and/or Implementation |
Monitoring
Implementation
|
| NDC Commitments |
Mitigation
Adaptation
|
| Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned |
Yes
|
| File Url |
Timeframe
Between now and 2030
Relevant Context
Developing country highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change.
Process for Developing NDC
As part of its Open Government policy, during 2015, a number of sector-wide dialogues were organised by Costa Rica's government, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the country's greenhouse gas reduction goals, within the INDCs context.
Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism
Costa Rica has adopted an Open Government policy. It's looking into strengthening accountability mechanisms, information access and availability, and citizen participation. There will also be two open participation councils, one technical-scientific a
Summary of Gender Reference
References to women/gender in relation to all climate policies and actions, including monitoring and review framework. Both climate policies and the actions that derive from them will base themselves in the country's historical commitment to universal
Costa Rica - 2030
| Reference to Women/Gender | |
|---|---|
| Gender Tags | |
| Submitted Language |
Spanish
|
| Submitted Translation |
No
|
| Monitoring and/or Implementation |
Implementation
|
| NDC Commitments |
Mitigation
Adaptation
|
| Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned |
Yes
|
| File Url |
Timeframe
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2030
Relevant Context
Developing country with rich biodiversity that will be significantly affected by climate change
Process for Developing NDC
The planning process for the update included combining quantitative elements of climate action models and qualitative elements developed through a planning process based on future exploratory scenarios. These were based on models provided by the Universit
Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism
Costa Rica has developed its Disaster Risk Plan (2021-2025), National Policy Action Plan on Adaptation (2018-2030), and adaptation action plans for its six socioeconomic regions.
Summary of Gender Reference
Gender is mentioned throughout the updated NDC. The document recognizes that there are groups in the country whose rights are at risk, and who are likely to be especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Transgender people, women, indigenous p
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Related Resources
AILAC Submission: Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change
UNFCCC Submission
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- Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC)
Year
2024
Country
Citation
Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change Mandate: Decision 15/CP.28, para. 2. UNFCCC Submission.Loss and Damage, Human Rights & State and Corporate Accountability
Author
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Year
2023
Country
Citation
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). (2023). Loss and Damage, Human Rights & State and Corporate Accountability.Gender Review of National Adaptation Plan (NAP): Costa Rica
Policy Brief
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- NAP Global Network
Year
2022
Country
Citation
NAP Global Network. (2022). Gender Review of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Documents: Costa Rica.Mapeo de iniciativas sobre igualdad de género en la pesca, acuacultura y conservación marina en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Report
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Author
- Neyra Solano, Francisco Fernández
Year
2021
Country
Citation
Solano, N. F.J. Fernández-Rivera Melo. 2021. Mapeo de iniciativas sobre igualdad de género en la pesca, acuacultura y conservación marina en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Comunidad y Biodiversidad, A.C.Yemaya - Revista del ciapa sobre el género en la pesca
Journal Article
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- ICSF
Year
2020
Country
Citation
ICSF. (2020). Yemaya. Revista del ciapa sobre el género en la pesca. Núm. 61. ISSN 0973-1172.Adaptation Committee seeking views on how to mainstream gender considerations into adaptation planning and implementation
UNFCCC Submission
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- Costa Rica
Year
2019
Country
Citation
Costa Rica. (2019). Submission on the Lima Work Programme Review and the Gender Action Plan Presented by Costa Rica and UN Women. UNFCCC submission in response to mandate FCCC/SBI/2018/22, paragraph 104.Costa Rica: Gender Action Plan for the National REDD+ Strategy
Report
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- World Bank & Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy
Year
2019
Country
Citation
World Bank & Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy. (2019). Costa Rica: Gender Action Plan for the National REDD+ Strategy. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World Bank.Gender and Climate Change: Considerations for the Implementation of the Lima Work Programme on Gender, the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan and its Review Process (Decision 3/CP.23, Activity E.1 and FCCC/SBI/2018/L.22/Add.1)
UNFCCC Submission
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- Costa Rica
Year
2019
Country
Citation
Costa Rica. (2019). Gender and Climate Change: Considerations for the Implementation of the Lima Work Programme on Gender, the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan and its Review Process (Decision 3/CP.23, Activity E.1 and FCCC/SBI/2018/L.22/Add.1). UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate Decision 3/CP.23 (Gender Action Plan, activity E.1).Submission by Costa Rica on the review of the Lima Work Programme on Gender and the Gender Action Plan
UNFCCC Submission
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- Costa Rica
Year
2019
Country
Citation
Costa Rica. (2019). Submission by Costa Rica on the review of the Lima Work Programme on Gender and the Gender Action Plan. UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate FCCC/SBI/2018/22, paragraph 104.Las mujeres en la cadena de valor de las pesquerías de pequeña escala. Caso de estudio: Costa Rica
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Year
2018
Country
Citation
CoopeSoliDar Las mujeres en la cadena de valor de las pesquerías de pequeña escala: Caso de estudio: Costa Rica / Ivannia Ayales Cruz, Vivienne Solís Rivera, Marcela Chávez Salazar, Paula Pérez Briceño. – 1 ed. – San José, C.R. : CoopeSoLi Dar, 2018.Submission by Costa Rica on behalf of the ailac group of countries composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on item 16 of the sbi agenda: gender and climate change
UNFCCC Submission
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- Costa Rica
Year
2016
Country
Citation
Costa Rica. (2016). Submission by Costa Rica on behalf of the ailac group of countries composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on item 16 of the sbi agenda: gender and climate change. UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate FCCC/SBI/2016/L.16, paragraph 5.Submission by Costa Rica on Behalf of the AILAC Group of Countries Composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on Item 16 of the SBI Agenda: Gender and Climate Change
UNFCCC Submission
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- Costa Rica
Year
2016
Country
Citation
Costa Rica. (2016). Submission by Costa Rica on Behalf of the AILAC Group of Countries Composed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and Peru on Item 16 of the SBI Agenda: Gender and Climate Change. UNFCCC Submission in Response to the Mandate 18/CP.20, paragraph 15.Submission for organization of an in-session workshop on gender, mitigation and technology: Advancing actions under the Lima Work Program on Gender
UNFCCC Submission
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- AILAC and EIG
Year
2015
Country
Citation
AILAC and EIG. (2015). Submission for organization of an in-session workshop on gender, mitigation and technology: Advancing actions under the Lima Work Program on Gender. UNFCCC Submission in Response to the Mandate FCCC/SBI/2014/L.43/Rev.1 Paragraphs 13Gender Climate Tracker App for iOS & Android
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