Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  Yes, there is reference to Gender and Youth under National Development goals and Context.
   

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

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  No reference on women positioned as beneficiaries.
   

Planning

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

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Not mentioned.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Yes, Under MRV approach, it mentions that The national measurement, reporting and verification process in place will cater for the monitoring of the INDC activities.
  
  
• Implementation:
  No, the old NDC mentions that Papua New Guinea is a developing country that has not been responsible for most of the GHG emissions of the world. In terms of equity and ambitions PNG cannot be expected to mitigate out of its own resources and would need considerable international assistance.
  
  
• Reference to Any National Policy document:
  Climate Change Management Act 2015.

Governance

• Reference to g­­ender or women:
  Yes, there is reference to Gender and Youths.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Yes, Gender has been given prominence in this revised NDC. Under Means of Implementation, Gender and Youths have been given.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Yes, The NDC commits to ensuring gender-responsive and human rights-based approach in all related planning, programming, and implementation. This includes the participation of women, youth and vulnerable groups in consultations, planning and decision making in the sectors, as well as to ensure women and youth have opportunities to develop sustainable low-carbon livelihoods.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  Yes, Under  Implementation Schedule 3.0 on Adaptation Actions, It mentions that USD 340M has been available till 2025 and Women constitute 25% of the target beneficiaries.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Yes, Figure 4: PNG NDC preparations and Planning indicates the planning process which included different meetings with Technical Working Committee, Development partners, Lockdown sessions, one on one meeting with key stakeholders, high level meetings etc.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Yes, Under Governance and MRV actions, it states that the governance and MRV actions and activities will be pursued to develop the necessary regulatory and legal infrastructure to support the NDC implementation, and to build institutional capacity, to among other things, enhance MRV capabilities. The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) is mandated to coordinate all climate change related matters in PNG as well as the focal point to the UNFCCC. CCDA works in collaboration with line agencies with an objective to provide a coordination mechanism at the national level. 
  - Besides, Under Monitoring and Evaluation, it mentions that Implementation will be monitored and evaluated based on the MRV framework. Then it gives a table that describes the specific intervals of the reporting periods, and the institutions required to reporting.
  
  
• Implementation:
  Yes, the Enhanced NDC Focuses on targets and actions within 2 sub-sectors, the LULUCF sub-sector and Energy Industries sub-sectors, while also noting opportunities for action within the transport sub-sector and a commitment to enhance ambition in the way that PNG collects and manages data within them and across all emitting sectors to allow for further refinement and enhancement of ambition within future updates. Key emission reduction targets have been given for different sectors.
  
  
• Reference to Any National Policy document:

  Several including;
  - Papua New Guinea’s National REDD+ Forest Reference Level - Modified Submission for UNFCCC Technical Assessment in 2017 
  - National Climate Compatible Development Management Policy. 
  - National REDD+ Strategy2017-2027. 
  - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy 2015-2030. 
  etc.

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