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A Conversation with Women Negotiators at the UNFCCC
New York, June 28th 2011– Original article was published in the CDKN Global Blog
By Jessica Sinclair Taylor, CDKN Global Communications Assistant and Tristan Stubbs, CDKN Global Communications Officer
Climate change is having a disproportionate effect on the lives of women in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). So now is the time to pay attention to the views of female negotiators from LDCs, who form a distinct minority in the UNFCCC discussions. In Bonn last week, …
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Ferdousi Begum- Women Delegates Fund Participant on Gender in the UNFCCC Text
Bangkok, Thailand, April 28th 2011– Ferdousi Begum, executive director of DEBTEC, (the Development of Biotechnology and Environmental Conservation Centre) and participant of the Women Delegates Fund raises the issue of gender and its inclusion in the text stressing that women are more vulnerable to climate change.
The interview was done by climatechange.tv
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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.
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]
PRESS CONFERENCE: Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC- The Women Delegates Fund
[ December 2, 2010; 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
Cancun, Mexico– 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.
Recognizing the need for increased access and participation of women in this process, the Women Delegates Fund (WDF) was established in 2009 with support …
