SIDE EVENT: Women and Climate Finance – Past Experiences Inspiring Future Funds

Monday, June 13th, 2011

[ June 13, 2011; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

Bonn, Germany, June, 13th, 2011– WEDO, alongside the Government of Finland, GGCA, MRFCJ and others, is proud to host the side event “Women and Climate Finance – Past Experiences Inspiring Future Funds”. Please join us to discuss lessons learned through mainstreaming gender in development funds, and to consider how these experiences can serve as a foundation for integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into climate finance mechanisms.

Moderated by Ms. Mary Robinson
President, Mary Robinson …

Tags: Climate Change, Climate Finance, UNFCCC
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Ensuring Commitments to Women’s Rights & Gender Equality Are More Than Words

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Bonn, Germany, June 7th 2011– On Tuesday June 6th, WEDO’s Andrea Quesada delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.

“While we left Cancun with confidence in the process and high regards for the strong support that Parties showed towards gender equality and women’s rights, our work has only just begun. As parties recognized the importance of including women and gender equality to achieve effective action on climate change …

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Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Climate Change

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

New York, May 26th 2011– Article by WEDO Executive Director Cate Owren. Originally published in On the Issues Magazine.

A major paradigm shift in dealing with climate change has been unfolding in the last few years – largely thanks to concerted efforts by women’s human rights advocates. Once a strictly “environmental” or “business” issue, climate change has been increasingly accepted as a gender equality and social justice issue by civil society organizations, UN agencies and …

Tags: Climate Change, Human Rights
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WEDO: Partnering on Climate Change

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

New York– WEDO, as a founding member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) and coordinator of advocacy efforts at the UNFCCC, works closely with UN agencies, and other civil society organizations in our efforts to raise awareness on gender equality and the social dimensions of climate change. Below is an article by UNIFEM, now UN WOMEN, which highlights recent accomplishments at COP16 in Cancun–as well as a link to the Partnerships page on UN WOMEN which talks about the GGCA.

Tags: Climate Change, UN Women
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Cancun Climate Agreements: Taking Great Strides for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Monday, December 13th, 2010

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.

Tags: Climate Change, UNFCCC
Posted in GGCA, Library, News, WEDO at COP16 |