Gender Climate Tracker

Gender Equity & Climate Data, Analysis, and Insights

The Gender Climate Tracker provides accessible data and analysis on how gender equality is reflected in global climate policy and national implementation. 

We track gender mandates, participation, and progress under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and related processes, offering tools that help advocates, policymakers, and institutions understand what is happening and where gaps remain.

The Tracker is designed to support real world decision making by turning complex policy commitments into usable insights.

Why the GCT Was Created

Governments have made repeated commitments to gender equality in climate policy, yet implementation often falls short. Without clear, accessible information, it is difficult to assess progress, identify gaps, or hold institutions accountable.

While gender is increasingly referenced in global climate agreements, ambition remains limited and follow-through uneven. Reliable, gender responsive data is essential to move beyond symbolic commitments toward meaningful change.

How the GCT Works

Through the Gender Climate Tracker, we:

• Track gender related mandates and decisions across UN climate processes
• Monitor women’s participation in national delegations and leadership roles
• Compile and analyze national-level policies and plans
• Provide open access tools for advocates, governments, and UN agencies
• Invite experts and practitioners to contribute country-level insights

The Tracker is available as both a website and mobile application, enabling users to access information before, during, and after key climate negotiations.

Enabling Meaningful Climate Policy Implementation

The Gender Climate Tracker helps users understand where progress is being made and where action is needed. By making data visible and accessible, the Tracker supports evidence-based advocacy, strengthens implementation of gender commitments, and helps shift climate policy toward greater accountability and inclusion.

Meaningful implementation requires gender disaggregated data that moves policy beyond tokenism and toward real well-being.

A History of Feminist Policy Tracking

WEDO has a long history of tracking gender commitments and participation across global policy spaces. From monitoring Agenda 21 and the Beijing Platform for Action to documenting gender mandates within the UNFCCC and tracking women’s participation on national delegations, this work laid the foundation for the Gender Climate Tracker.

In 2016, we launched the Tracker as a centralized, public platform. Since then, it has evolved into a global hub for information on gender and climate policy, supporting accountability and implementation at multiple levels.

How the GCT Connects to Our Broader Work

The Gender Climate Tracker moves minds by making information accessible and actionable. It supports power shifting by strengthening advocacy and accountability, and it complements WEDO’s coalition and leadership work by grounding policy debates in evidence.