Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Policy and Practices : Update on Development and Implementation, Challenges and Plans for Improvement in Indonesia and the Philippines

Date : Tuesday, 08 December 2015
Time : 09.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue : Indonesia Pavilion at COP21, Paris Le Bourget Exhibition Center Paris – France, Country Pavilion Area COP 21, Hall 2B



Key Messages

Building common understanding on the importance of gender mainstreaming strategy on COP negotiation;
Sharing countries experiences in fostering gender equality approach in the process of climate policy development and implementation, particularly in mitigation, adaptation and financing aspects; and
Identifying lessons learned and challenges during the development process and implementation of the gender mainstreaming strategy, and learning on how country set plans for improvement in future.

Background

Indonesia and the Philippines, both are is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Therefore, both countries have shown strong commitments in addressing climate change. In 2009, Indonesia declared its commitment to reduce emissions by 26% by 2020 by its own effort or 41% through international assistance. The Government of Indonesia re-committed to reduce emissions by 29% by 2030 or 41% with bilateral cooperation and access to financial resources, through INDC that was submitted on 24 September 2015[1]. On its submission on 1 October 2015, the Philippines committed to reduce its carbon emissions (CO2) by 70 percent by 2030, which will come from the energy, transport, waste, forestry and industry sectors. However, the authority said that these reductions in emissions are conditional and will be pursued if sufficient financial resources, technology development and transfer and capacity building will be made available to the Philippines after the Paris climate talks in December[2]. Indeed the commitments have attracted various climate funding to go to them, however most funding are aimed more at mitigation than adaptation. In the case of Indonesia, the high natural disasters that occurred such as floods, landslides, droughts, storms, and so forth, indicating a high degree of adaptation needs of the people, which are currently funded mostly by state budget (Bappenas, 2013).

In addition to that, both countries are on the same page in promoting gender equality and equity in all shapes of life, including in mitigation and adaptation of climate change. Both have identified the urgent need for gender mainstreaming in climate change adaptation planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Not only are women and men, boys and girls impacted differently by climatic changes, women – next to men – are also crucial actors to countervail and adapt to those impacts.

To respond to the call on gender equality policy in climate policy and practices, this discussion session is intended to provide opportunity for both countries to share their experiences in implementing gender-mainstreaming strategy with their respective national context and circumstances. Having discussion on this topic will be beneficial for others to build common understanding on the importance of gender equality approach on climate policy and practices, including climate fund. Reviewing the challenges faced and ways forward identified may enhance both nationals’ capacities and understanding in addressing the issues, including in the context of Paris Agreement to come.

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