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Report from CSW56 Learning Circle on Gender and Climate Change

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

New York- April 18, 2012

On March 5th, during CSW56, WEDO was very pleased to participate in a “Learning Circle on Gender and Climate Change”, co-sponsored by the GGCA and the NGO CSW Forum 2012. Attached below, please find a final report from the event including summaries from each of the key areas of discussion: Mitigation, Adaptation, Advocacy, Finance, Disaster Risk reduction, and Grassroots community strategies.

http://www.gender-climate.org/Content/Docs/Publications/learning_circle_report.pdf

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High Level Panel on Rural Women and the Right to Water

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

[ March 2, 2012; 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Today, WEDO will speak on a panel to discuss the issue of human rights, women’s rights and the right to water. WEDO is proud to be part of this distinguished panel of experts. Follow, @WEDO_Worldwide on Twitter for live updates from the event.

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Rio+20 via CSW: Roadmapping the Year Ahead

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

[ March 2, 2012; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]

Today at 10:30am in the Drew Room, on the ground floor of the Church Center, the following event, Rio+20 via CSW: Roadmapping the Year Ahead is being sponsored by WEDO and Energia.  Because the Drew Room only holds 35 people, it is planned to be more of a discussion based on the below points.

The goal of the session is to understand the range of preparations by women for Rio+20, expectations out of Rio+20, and …

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CSW56 Learning Circle: Gender and Climate Change

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

[ March 5, 2012; 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. ]

WEDO is very excited to take part in the following CSW Learning Circle on Gender and Climate Change, co-sponsored by the GGCA and the NGO CSW Forum 2012.

Details
March 5, 12:30-2pm at the Church Center, 2nd floor
777 UN Plaza (44th Street & 1st Ave.)
Click here to download flyer.

Special Guest respondents include Mrs. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate
Justice, Hon. Lulu Xingwana, Minister of Women, Children and People with …

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Civil Society Participation in the Sustainable Development Debate: Making Rio+20 Count for Rural Women

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

[ March 1, 2012; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]

WEDO is proud to co-sponsor the following panel at CSW56. The panel discussion will review the role played by rural women in sustainable development and poverty eradication, from the local to the international level, and critically examine the impact of the current development model on rural women’s participation in global decision-making, particularly as it relates to shaping and implementing the anticipated outcomes of Rio+20. Case studies of the work done by rural women will be …

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