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Gender Making Waves in Durban- WEDO at COP17
WEDO at COP17
Tuesday, Dec. 6th 2011
It’s the start of the second week of negotiations here at COP17 in Durban! Over the last few days, WEDO has been facilitating an advocacy team, working with delegates and other organizations to influence the talks and advocate for gender equality and women’s rights.
Gender has been one of the buzzwords here at COP17. With over 30 side events on the topic, it’s clear that major progress has been made in creating awareness on the linkages between gender and climate change. Yesterday for example, the UNFCCC held “Gender Day” at the Digital Lounge …
Creating Dialogue on Gender and Adaptation
WEDO at COP17
Wednesday, November 30th
On Wednesday, CARE International and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) teamed up to host an interactive discussion to explore the complexities of vulnerability from a gender perspective. At the event, a lively group of participants broke into four working groups to discuss climate change adaptation and vulnerability within the scope of a) International policy b) National policy c) Practitioners d) Thematic areas including health, energy and technology. Each group then reported back on key recommendations for developing an adaptation framework which works for all. Some key recommendations included- increased capacity and awareness raising for government officials; gender budgeting at the national level; and systems and methods to house knowledge on adaptation which can be accessed by people at the local level and which works to translate solutions to the national and global policy levels.
Digital Dialouge on Gender, Health and Climate Change
On Thursday, WEDO Advocacy Coordinator Rachel Harris joined a panel session at the COP17 “Digital Lounge” for an event organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight the linkages between gender, health and climate change. As climate change increases the frequency of droughts, reduces agricultural output and contributes to the rise of extreme weather events, women are on the front lines of climate vulnerability. This vulnerability extends into the health sector, making women particularly vulnerable to a range of health burdens spurred by climate change.
Gender and the Art of Implementation
WEDO at COP17
Wednesday, November 3oth
On Wednesday, the Rio Pavilion at COP17 celebrated Gender Day! As part of this, WEDO’s Andrea Quesada presented at a side event on “Gender and the Art of Implementation”, to showcase some of the work WEDO has been doing on developing gender-sensitive road maps on REDD+ in Uganda, Cameroon and Ghana, in partnership with IUCN. Click here for WEDO and IUCN’s factsheet on Gender and REDD+.
Women at COP17 Raise Their Voices!
WEDO at COP17
Tuesday, November 28th
At one of the first meetings of the Women & Gender Caucus at the COP17, participants from Africa welcomed the caucus in beautiful song to remind us of the power of women’s organizing. The message was particularly powerful as at COP17, the Women and Gender Constituency are celebrating gaining official status in the UNFCCC!
Now this is how you start a meeting:
