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Ferdousi Begum- Women Delegates Fund Participant on Gender in the UNFCCC Text

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Bangkok, Thailand, April 28th 2011– Ferdousi Begum, executive director of DEBTEC, (the Development of Biotechnology and Environmental Conservation Centre) and participant of the Women Delegates Fund raises the issue of gender and its inclusion in the text stressing that women are more vulnerable to climate change.

The interview was done by climatechange.tv

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Introducing Nathalie Eddy, the new GGCA Coordinator

Monday, April 18th, 2011

New York, April 18th 2011- The Steering Committee of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) takes great pleasure in introducing Nathalie Eddy as GGCA’s new Coordinator. Nathalie started on April 1 and has hit the ground running with top priorities to revitalize activities of GGCA members and lead in the process of setting strategic goals and establishing a sustainable funding base to support the GGCA’s work.

Nathalie started working on international climate policy over 15 years ago.  …

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WEDO heads to Bangkok for the first 2011 UNFCCC meeting!

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

[ April 3, 2011 to April 8, 2011. ]

Bangkok, Thailand- WEDO team members are now on their way to Bangkok to attend the first UNFCCC Intersessional of 2011, from April 3-8. WEDO remains committed to its goal to ensure that any agreement for the post 2012 regime on climate change is gender sensitive, and in 2011, we will continue our work coordinating the GGCA advocacy team, administering the Women Delegates Fund, and engaging as an active member of the Women and Gender Consitutency at the …

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Cancun Climate Agreements: Taking Great Strides for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Monday, December 13th, 2010

The COP16 climate negotiations concluded over the weekend in Cancun, Mexico, at around 5am on Saturday (11 Dec), and the WEDO team was there to mark the result. The Cancun Agreements recognize women and gender equality as integral to effective actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change; including eight references to women and gender across seven sections of text.

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Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC: The Women Delegates Fund

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Climate change is the most urgent and critical issue of our time. Ensuring equitable participation of women and men in developing solutions to this challenge is key to moving towards a sustainable future. Women’s leadership at all levels is integral to achieving the goals of sustainable development and poverty alleviation.

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