Youth Action on Gender Equality and Approval of the Draft Decision on Gender at COP18
by Mimi Melles of the Time is Now Campaign and member of COP18 Youth Gender Working Group. Originally posted on Amplify.
Doha, Qatar (December 1, 2012)– Yesterday, we, the youth gender working group organized an action to push for the passage of a draft decision that would make monumental steps forward in ensuring gender-sensitive climate change policies and increased participation of women in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.
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by Agnes Otzelberger, CARE’s Africa Climate Adaptation and Global Gender Advisor. CARE is partner of WEDO and a member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance. Blog originally posted here.
Doha, Qatar (November 30, 2012)– CARE’s Africa Climate Adaptation and Global Gender Advisor, Agnes Otzelberger, says a small decision in Doha could have big consequences for women facing the impacts of climate change.
Given that women make up half of the world’s population, and often bear the brunt …
Gearing up for Doha: The Time is Now campaign takes off!
by Mimi Melles of the Time is Now Campaign and member of COP18 Youth Gender Working Group. Originally posted on Amplify.
Doha, Qatar (November 30, 2012)– A year ago, I attended the UN meeting on Climate Change (COP17) in Durban hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Young leaders from the Philippines, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria and the United States came together to advocate for the prioritization of young people’s …
WEDO at Work: Exploring breakthroughs for gender equality
by Madeleine Rubenstein, COP18 WEDO Team member
“We can use any desk that we sit at to move this agenda forward- change is difficult, but we can’t give up.” - Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary
COP18 began on a high note for gender advocates, with the establishment of the an official UNFCCC ‘Gender Day’; a full day devoted to raising awareness of gender and climate change issues and celebrating women and the role they …
Celebrating the First Ever “Gender Day” Along with Reproductive Rights in the Climate Change Negotiations
by Mimi Melles of the Time is Now Campaign and member of COP18 Youth Gender Working Group. Originally posted on Amplify.
Doha, Qatar (November 27, 2012)– November 27th, for the first-time, was officially declared as ‘Gender Day,’ thanks to the work of the official Women and Gender constituency and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat. It has also been exciting to have a high-level champion like the UNFCCC Executive Secretary, …
