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

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:  

1. Background – which summarises key background to this query;    

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

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

4. 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).