Implications of including (or not) the COP gender agenda item in the CMA agenda

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Date produced: 18/11/2024

Advice to Q 77 24 Gender Download

Query:

What would be the risks and legal implications if the COP gender agenda item is (or is not) included in the CMA agenda?

This advice is structured as follows:

Background – which summarises key background to this query;

Annexure 1 – which summarises impacts of the COP gender agenda item being included on the CMA agenda;

Annexure 2 – which summarises the COP and CMA mandates; and

Annexure 3– which summarises relevant decisions on gender and climate, including in respect of the Lima Work Programme on Gender (LWPG) and its gender action plan (GAP).