Women and Gender Constituency Report 2010

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

The COP16 in Cancún, Mexico in 2010 led to an unprecedented eight references to gender and climate change in outcome text. However, there is still much work to be done to ensure that women’s perspectives and needs are incorporated into UNFCCC negotiations, agreements, plans, and actions. Leading the way is the Women and Gender Constituency, which works to make certain that human rights and the gender dimension of climate change are addressed at all levels of decision-making at the UNFCCC.

Formed in November 2009, the Women and Gender Constituency is comprised of eight observer NGOs to the UNFCCC, including some…

Posted in Civil Society Participation, Library, Portable Document, Publications, WEDO at COP16 |

Preparing for the 2010 MDG Summit

Friday, August 20th, 2010

New York, August 20, 2010- From September 20th-22nd (Monday to Wednesday), the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals will be held at UN Headquarters in New York.

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Global Governance, MDGs
Posted in Library, MDGs, News |

Guidelines for Mainstreaming Gender into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Because successful conservation policies cannot neglect the wider socio-economic setting of societies, these Guidelines aim to assist the development of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) to meet the objectives of the Convention while simultaneously promoting gender equality.

Tags: Biodiversity, National Policy
Posted in Biodiversity, Library |

Women and Gender Constituency Active at Bonn Climate Negotiations

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Bonn, Germany — WEDO has been an active participant at the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany throughout this week: attending an array of meetings and events, meeting with delegates, speaking with the press, delivering interventions and working closely in coordination with other members of the Women and Gender Constituency to the UNFCCC.

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Climate Change, UN Advocacy, UNFCCC
Posted in Climate Change, Library, News |

“Incomprehensible” Absence of Women in Global Environmental Policy

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Bonn, Germany, August 6 2010 — In an interview published yesterday by IPS, WEDO’s Sandra Akpéne Freitas clearly outlines why women are critical participants in global climate policy and why women’s role at all levels (global to local) must be recognized.

Posted in Climate Change, In The News, News |