Reflections on Glasgow and COP26

Reflections on Glasgow and COP26

From our Hemisphere

• Bolivia committing to promote the leadership of women and girls, especially indigenous, Afro- Bolivian, community and rural women, through their involvement in sustainable development projects, as well as to reflect gender data in its Nationally Determined Contributions, and to work with UN Women to promote the use of gender breakdowns in official national statistics on environment and climate change. • Canada to ensure that 80% of its $5.3 billion climate investments over the next five years targets gender equality outcomes. • Ecuador committing to strengthen leadership, negotiation, and decision-making capacities within women’s organizations working on climate. About the Institute of the Americas Established in 1981, the Institute of the Americas is an independent, inter-American institution devoted to encouraging economic and social reform in the Americas, enhancing private sector collaboration and communication and strengthening political and economic relations between Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States and Canada. Located on the University of California, San Diego campus in La Jolla, 30 miles from the border with Mexico, the Institute provides a unique hemispheric perspective on the opportunities opened by economic and social reforms in Latin America and the region’s relationship with the United States and Canada. Since 1992, the Institute’s Energy & Sustainability program has played a crucial thought-leadership role in shaping policy discourse and informing policymakers and investors on the most important trends in the energy sector.