Gender in the GCF

Designed to "promote the paradigm shift towards low-carbon and climate resilient development pathways," the GCF is the first climate fund with a gender mainstreaming mandate from the outset of its operations.  
Improving the gender-responsiveness of the GCF specifically, and of climate finance more generally has been a focus of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America. Find below some of our reporting and analysis of gender issues in the GCF and in the wider UNFCCC context:

Climate Finance Fundamentals 10: Gender and Climate Finance (2017)

Can the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Set New Best-Practice for Gender-Responsiveness? (2018)

Women's Rights and Climate Finance: Webinar Series, Session 2 (2018)

"Joint CSO Submission on the Review of the GCF Gender Policy and Gender Action Plan," (2017)

"From Innovative Mandate to Meaningful Implementation: Ensuring Gender-Responsive Green Climate Fund (GCF) Projects and Programs," November 2015

"Recommendations on Proposed Key Decisions at the 9th GCF Board Meeting of Key Importance for Operationalizing a GCF Gender-Sensitive approach," 2015 

Heinrich Böll Foundation North America Commentary on GCF/B.08/19: “Gender Policy and Gender Action Plan” 2014

"Advancing gender responsive mitigation action and technology development under the UNFCCC," February 2015

"Of Promises, Progress, Perils, and Prioritization: Gender in the Green Climate Fund," 2014.

"Effectively Integrating Gender Considerations at the 7th GCF Board Meeting," May 2014

"Taking a Gender-Sensitive Approach in the Green Climate Fund to the next level: Recommendations for the 6th GCF Board Meeting," February 2014

"Making Progress toward a Gender-Sensitive Approach in the Green Climate Fund: Recommendations for the 5th Meeting of the GCF Board," October 2013

"Advancing Gender Balance and Gender Responsiveness in Climate Finance Bodies under the UNFCCC," September 2013

"Operationalizing a Gender-Sensitive Approach in the Green Climate Fund," April 2013

"Gender and Climate Finance: Double Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development," October 2011

"Engendering the Green Climate Fund," September 2011

"Gender and Climate Finance: Double Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development," April 2009