**INTRODUCTION TO GGGI**:
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.
**PROJECT BACKGROUND**:
Since its establishment in 2013, GGGI has supported the government of Mexico in developing the National Climate Change Strategy and the Special Climate Change Program. Over the past decade, GGGI has solidified its role as a trusted advisor to the federal and subnational governments of Mexico, actively working with key counterparts to establish a solid foundation for green growth in the country. In recent years, GGGI has partnered with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), as well as with the United Kingdom through its UKPACT program, to enhance the climate financing architecture in the country and improve Mexico's access to climate resources by preparing local financial institutions, highlighting the role of development banking in accessing GCF funds.
GGGI Mexico has a growing portfolio managing a diverse set of programs and projects focused on four key thematic areas: energy, green cities, water and land use, as well as cross-cutting areas of climate change and socially inclusive development; all of which significantly contribute to the potential for achieving green growth in Mexico.
Parties not included in Annex I, such as Mexico, must submit their national communication every four years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as part of their reporting commitments. The National Communication (NC) provides information on greenhouse gas inventories (GHG), measures to mitigate and facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change, and any other information that the Party considers relevant to the achievement of the Convention's objective. Mexico has been at the forefront of transparency in climate change matters and was the first non-Annex I country to publish its sixth NC. Since Mexico's Fifth National Communication, the country has emphasized the incorporation of gender issues and solutions in its climate change policies. Currently, Mexico is preparing to initiate the development of its seventh NC and plans to continue highlighting the importance of incorporating gender into climate action, given that climate change disproportionately affects women and other vulnerable groups in Mexico due to its social structure.
The National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) is the Mexican government entity responsible for delivering the 7th Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as well as other transparency reports (BTR, AdCom, etc.). Prioritizing the mainstreaming of gender perspective in Mexico's climate change policies and actions, GGGI and INECC are preparing the Seventh Communication under the UNFCCC Biennial Transparency Report (BTR). GGGI seeks technical support to incorporate the gender perspective into these national reports and support Mexico in fulfilling its commitments to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
**ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVES**:
The main objective of this consultancy is to support the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) in mainstreaming gender perspective within the Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) and the Seventh National Communication of Mexico. To achieve this, the consultancy should ensure the inclusion of gender, intersectionality, and human rights approaches in the chapters indicated in the National Communication (NC).
Additionally, it will provide conceptual and methodological consistency in the NC document, including conducting a gender analysis, identifying gender gaps, as well as the contribution of climate action in reducing these gaps and in the enjoyment of all human rights. It will also highlight the challenges and opportunities for future communications. Similarly, the consultant will coordinate, supervise, advise, and ensure the quality control of gender and human rights work in the following chapters: a) National Circumstances; b) Adaptation; and c) Mitigation, as well as in the BTR. Moreover, the consultancy will provide adhoc support to INECC staff working on the 7th Communication and 1st BTR as required to ensure the fulfillment of these objectives.
**DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE**:
(A) Activities
The consultancy should undertake at least the following activities:
Establish the coordination, organization, consultation, and monitoring mechanisms of the consultants specialized on gender, intersectionality, and human rights working in the chapters of national circumstances, adaptation, and mitigation of the 7th National Communication and the 1st Biennial Transparency Report (BTR).
- Ensure compliance with the objectives and activities associated with gender, intersectionality, and hu
