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In the News: Attending to Gender
arbourvitae, the newsletter of the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, recently published an issue entirely devoted to women’s relationship to forests. Entitled “Attending to Gender,” this issue contains, amongst other pieces, a look at the breakthrough in gender references at the COP16, articles on gender-mainstreaming efforts in REDD+ programs, a tribute to legendary activist Wangari Maathai, and a thought-provoking piece by Jeannette Gurung of WOCAN on why women have traditionally been excluded from the world of forestry.
Particularly striking are the field-level articles, which related stories of women’s relationships to forests across the globe. Some of the subjects examined are:…
Day 1 at COP16: Get on the bus!
Cancun, Mexico- In the halls of the UNFCCC negotiations its not uncommon to hear calls for action on climate change with colloquials such as “the bus is leaving” or “get on the bus!”. In Cancun however, these phrases have taken on a whole new meaning as those participating in COP16 found out today.
After sitting in a traffic jam along with hundreds of other participants for about an hour and a half from our hotel in the Hotel Zone to the Cancunmesse, the WEDO team finally arrived at the venue, well half of the venue that is! The logistics of this years …
The Women and Gender Constituency speaks out at Bonn
Bonn, June 9, 2010 — The Women and Gender Consituency at the UNFCCC has been hard at work during the Bonn negotiations, advocating for the rights of women and ensuring that gender is mainstreamed throughout the negotiating text. Together, we delivered a number of strategic interventions into the negotiation, advocating on:
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Gender Text Prevails in Climate Change Negotiations
Cate Owren Coordinates WEDO’s Sustainable Development Program
Copenhagen, December 15–A quick update on where we – WEDO and Global Gender and Climate Change Alliance (GGCA) gender advocates – are right now in the Long-term Collaborative Actions (LCA) negotiations…
It’s been a long and exhausting nine days, and we haven’t stopped running for a minute! The team here is amazing – from Ghana and Togo, Nepal and India, Costa Rica and Brazil, Australia, the Pacific Islands, the U.S and beyond… As those who have been following our work know, we’ve been engaged very specifically with Parties on identifying and crafting effective …
Statement by Ms. Meena Kunwar on Gender Considerations
Copenhagen, SBSTA Pleanry Session, December 12–Madame Chair, thank you for this opportunity. I speak on behalf of WEDO.
REDD provides potential opportunities for positive outcomes for forest dependent communities, but also risks serious negative outcomes, especially for women who rely on forest resources to sustain their families’ livelihoods. Current discussions on REDD are very weak with respect to the gender dimensions and to its impacts on women who have few or no options to use the forest for sources of fuelwood, livestock feed, medicines, and even food in times of scarcity. It is crucial that this gap be addressed so …
