Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  No reference to gender or women.
   

• Context for the reference:
  No reference to women or gender at all.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  No reference to women or gender at all.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  No mention.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  INDC was developed through an all-inclusive process of engaging relevant stakeholders in and outside government, including the country’s first National Climate Change Dialogue and three rounds of stakeholder consultations.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Information on implementation and monitoring process not very clear.

Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  Women, men, and youth should be included and engaged as valuable stakeholders in identifying and addressing the climate change concerns of their communities and to share knowledge for responses to ensure their strengthened resilience.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Commits to a gender-responsive and human rights-based approach in all NDC-related planning, programming and implementation; clearly portrays women also as active stakeholders.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Mainstream gender and human rights, including in relation to developing, adopting, reviewing and implementing laws, policies and projects related to climate change, and commission further analysis with a view to putting in place a strategy to improve related data collection, monitoring and evaluation;
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  Gender analysis is incorporated in strategic planning, programming, and implementation of climate change initiatives.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Utilize participatory community led, bottom-up approaches to identify challenges and best practices with stakeholders and beneficiaries; commitment to a consultative processes with a wide range of stakeholders,
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:

  Monitoring the alignment and consistency of relevant legislation, policies and measures with the 2050 Strategy;

  - overseeing the update of the 2050 Strategy every five years, including the goals it contains;

  - monitoring progress towards achievement of RMI’s NDC; and

  - recommending the targets and goals of future RMI NDCs.

Marshall Islands