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Video: WEDO Leaders & Partners Speak at COP17
WEDO Board Chair Monique Essed Fernandes speaks about WEDO and our work on gender and climate change:
Monique Essed Fernades from Responding to Climate Change on Vimeo.
Aira Kelala, Special Representative of Finland, speaks about women’s leadership and participation in climate change decision-making:
Aiva Kalela from Responding to Climate Change on Vimeo.
Lorena Aguilar, Senior Global Gender Advisor at IUCN and WEDO Board Member, speaks about implementation for gender and climate change at the national level:
Lorena Aquiler from Responding to Climate Change on Vimeo.
Soon Young Yoon, UN Representative and International Alliance of Women and WEDO Board Member at COP17, speaks about gender, climate change, and human rights:
Soon Young Yoon: Gender, climate change and human rights from Responding to Climate Change on Vimeo.
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Women and Gender Constituency on Gender, Adaptation, and REDD+
Bonn, Germany, June 17th 2011– Today, WEDO’s Rachel Harris delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.
“Despite clear evidence of the gender differentiated impacts of climate change, especially in developing countries, vulnerability assessments and adaptation studies do not reflect such differentiation and thus limit the efficiency of such analyses for appropriate gender sensitive adaptation measures. The review of the guidelines could provide several opportunities for countries to do so. Therefore, in vulnerability assessments and adaptation studies Parties should include gender analyses and gender-related information, as relevant.”
Click here to download the full intervention or watch below:
Another intervention was also delivered at the closing of the SBSTA plenary, this by Ulrike Roehr of LIFE e.V. speaking on REDD and ensuring gender considerations in safeguards. Click here to download the intervention or click here to watch (starting at 01:33:29)
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Ensuring Commitments to Women’s Rights & Gender Equality Are More Than Words
Bonn, Germany, June 7th 2011– On Tuesday June 6th, WEDO’s Andrea Quesada delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.
“While we left Cancun with confidence in the process and high regards for the strong support that Parties showed towards gender equality and women’s rights, our work has only just begun. As parties recognized the importance of including women and gender equality to achieve effective action on climate change and to realize human rights for all, we now need to define how these issues could become a reality. It is now time to start implementing the many decisions that were made in Cancun, ensuring that those commitments to women’s rights and gender equality are not just words in a document.”
Click here to read the full statement or watch below:
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WEDO hosts first ‘Open House’ to celebrate 20th Anniversary!
New York, May 11th 2011– Last week, WEDO opened its doors to old friends and new colleagues for an evening of engaging conversation and networking. This ‘Open House’ was the first of a series of events WEDO is planning to celebrate our 20th Anniversary!
For our first reception, WEDO honored long-time mentor and much loved friend, Irene Dankelman, who stepped down as Board Chair of WEDO on May 1st- after 10 years of dedicated service. Highlights also included remarks from Liz Abzug, daughter of WEDO’s founder Bella Abzug, and our newly appointed Executive Director, Cate Owren.
A lovely article on the event was written by guest Martha Shaw, who stated: “For me, WEDO was like discovering a treasure trove of international mentors and luminaries.”
See below for some pictures:
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