Overview
This document presents the updated Gender Action Plan (GAP) for the period 2026–2031, aligned with the GCF Strategic Plan 2024–2027 and relevant guidance under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The update builds on implementation experience under the Gender Action Plan 2020–2023 and coordination with the Independent Evaluation Unit. It aims to consolidate progress achieved to date while strengthening institutional accountability and impact through gender-responsive climate finance. At the forty-fourth meeting of the Board (B.44), the Secretariat sought the Board’s strategic guidance on the proposed scope, ambition and duration of the updated GAP, ahead of targeted stakeholder consultations and further refinement. Considering the Board guidance received and inputs provided by stakeholders from consultations between 13 April and 2 May, this GAP is being submitted for Board consideration at B.45.