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Is ensuring fairness in the UN climate talks down to women?
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 …
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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 …
COP18 Intervention- Opening of LCA
November 27, 2012– Rachel Harris of WEDO made an intervention in the LCA-opening on behalf of the Women and Gender Consituency. She asked for equity to be at the heart of the climate regime and that we need to transform how we think about mitigation and adaptation to make the responses to climate change equitable, socially just and environmentally sound.
To read the intervention, click here.
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WEDO and the NWMLE at COP18
[ December 4, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Doha, Qatar (November 27, 2012)– On Tuesday, December 4, from 10am – 12pm, WEDO will take part in an event with the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment (NWMLE) and UN and civil society partners, building synergies among stakeholders. Facilitated by Swedish Environment Minister Lena Ek, the closed event will feature opening statements by the co-chairs of the NWMLE, followed by presentations and an exchange of views on gender and climate …
Transforming Representation at the UNFCCC
By Bridget Burns, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
A few weeks ago, WEDO was invited by the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to speak on a lively panel addressing the question, “Is international consensus on climate change the way to save the planet?” With panelists each given 3 minutes to ‘pitch’ their ideas for better approaches to taking action on climate change, WEDO’s argument was simple: diversity is key. As WEDO’s Bridget Burns …
