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n developing a gender-responsive results framework; and n gender mainstreaming in monitoring and reporting. Outside of the UNFCCC, the Climate Investment Funds adopted a gender action plan in 2014 and is expected to decide on a new gender policy in 2017.21 The 2014 gender action plan appreciates that “decision-making regarding national development objectives can no longer take place solely within an environmental or technological scope, but rather must include social and gender elements as part of the overall approach to development.” It goes on to establish that gender mainstreaming within climate action exists in order for “effciency, effectiveness, and ultimately for the goals of equity and inclusion.”CAPACITY BUILDING Given the overall importance, and broad set of mandates for integrating gender into climate policy, it is critical to strengthen capacities and capabilities of institutions, decision-makers and practitioners, at the international, national and local levels, on the design and implementation of gender-sensitive climate policies. This includes the development and sharing of key tools, methodologies and approached to translate this work from the global to national contexts. Like adaptation, gender is well integrated under capacity building (12 decisions), including the following key decisions:n Decision 1/CP.16 decides that capacity-building support to developing countries should take into account gender aspects.n Decision 15/CMP.7, on capacity building under the Kyoto Protocol, affrms the importance of taking into account gender considerations.n Decision 13/CP.17 reaffrms the importance of gender