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2009-2010 Stats on Women’s Participation at the UNFCCC
The following numbers reflect the current breakdown of participation of men and women delegates in the UNFCCC negotiations from Bangkok in 2009 to COP16, Cancun in 2010. [Numbers for COP16 are from the provisional participants list]
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Cancun on the Ground: Poor People Losing Twice
Cancun, Mexico- Article by Megan Ferreira on the side event organized by Oxfam International and the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) entitled “Funding the Future? Establishing a Fair Climate Fund in Cancun”, featuring WEDO’s Cate Owren.
Click here to read article: “Cancun on the Ground: Poor People Losing Twice”
See highlights from the event in the video below:
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Fresh Eyes at COP: WEDO Fellow May Akale shares her experience of COP16
Cancun, Mexico– Written by May Akale, WEDO Fellow
I am here for the second week of COP16 in Cancun. The UNFCCC process that engages government negotiators from all over the world in an attempt to secure a binding deal on climate change, is an amazing process to be a part of.
I arrived here on Saturday, 4 December and was able to visit the two main sites where this conference is taking place. The first …
WEDO at COP16- Progress Report: Ensuring Gender Equality and Strengthing Women’s Leadership!
Cancun, Mexico– The WEDO team has been very busy here in Cancun over the last week and a half. From side events, meetings, and press conferences to coordinating the GGCA (Global Gender and Climate Alliance) advocacy team and the Women Delegates Fund (WDF); WEDO is striving to ensure gender issues and women’s leadership/ participation are forefront at all levels of these climate negotiations. Here are some highlights from our work so far:
Gender language in key …
COP16: Mary Robinson hosts “Women Leaders on Climate Change”
Cancun, Mexico– On Monday, December 6th, former President of Ireland and human rights activist Mary Robinson convened a side event entitled “Women Leaders on Climate Change”. This event brought together a group of high-profiled women leaders in the climate change arena including: Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC; Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of COP16/CMP6; Lykke Friis, Minister for Climate Energy and Gender Equality of Denmark ; Maria Fernanda …
