WEDO at COP16
WEDO is posting news, video and regular updates over the next two weeks from the international conference on climate change (COP 16). Get your latest updates on the negotiations and our activities here!
The Latest WEDO at COP16 News
La place déterminante des femmes dans les décisions plausibles de Cancun
Cancun, Mexico– Click here to read article in French by WEDO Global Advocacy Associate Sandra Frietas, on the outcomes of Cancun: La place déterminante des femmes dans les décisions plausibles de Cancun…
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Cancun Climate Agreements: Taking Great Strides for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
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.
Women and gender constituency deliver final Cancun intervention
During the high level segment of COP16 on Friday, December 10th, the Women and Gender Constituency delivered its final intervention. The statement stressed that women’s rights are human rights, which was a fitting point for Human Rights Day. No climate change program will be successful without the full recognition of women’s rights.
Cate Owren – Women’s Environment & Development Organization at COP16 in Cancun
Cancun, Mexico– Cate Owren, Program Director for Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) at the Oxfam, GCCA and tcktcktck Side event, Financing the Future? Establishing a Fair Climate Fund in Cancun, Mexico
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Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC: The Women Delegates Fund
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.
