Guaranteeing Rights-Based Climate Policies to Secure the Rights of the Most Vulnerable

Based on ENB report which can be accessed here.

BONN, GERMANY (June 14, 2013)– Presented by the University of Lapland, this side event, moderated by Sébastien Duyck addressed opportunities to further implement a rights-based approach within the current and future climate regime.

Duyck introduced the Human Rights and Climate Change Working Group, describing it as an informal network of legal scholars and law-oriented organizations. He noted that, since adoption of the Durban Platform, there …

Gender innovation: strategies to address “gender” in climate change policy

BONN, GERMANY (June 11, 2013)–  In a space often dominated by technical discussion, where elevating the dialogue on social equity and gender equality is often challenging and ad-hoc, in Doha, it was encouraging to see Parties investing time and space to engage in a critical dialogue on gender equality and ultimately, finding consensus on Decision 23/CP.18 “Promoting gender balance and improving the participation of women in UNFCCC negotiations and in the representation of …

Responding Equitably: Integrating gender equality into a just transition and decent work for a sustainable future

BONN, GERMANY (June 13, 2013)– Last week, WEDO’s Rachel Harris was given the unique opportunity to present gender equality views on response measures at a Response Measures Forum held at the SB38 session in Bonn, Germany. Responding to climate change has a number of impacts which includes having an impact on economies heavily dependant on GHGs for their economic development. Therefore response measures address actions to remedy a transition from a high GHG emitting economy …