Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
Women and gender constituency deliver final Cancun intervention
Monday, December 13th, 2010
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.
Tags: Climate Change, UNFCCC
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HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM: Using a Rights-Based Framework in Climate Change Negotiations
Friday, December 10th, 2010
New York, New York– Written by Eleanor Blomstrom (Original posting at NCRW Human Rights Forum)
As advocates working in the international arena, at WEDO, we consider the human rights framework a key driver of our advocacy to improve the lives of women worldwide. A human rights framework recognizes a shared humanity, irrespective of culture or nationality, in which every person has basic rights to life, health, livelihood, food, shelter, etc. By focusing on such …
Tags: Climate Change, Human Rights, Political Participation, UNFCCC
Posted in Climate Change, In The News, Library, News |
Gender, Energy Technologies and Climate Change
Monday, December 6th, 2010
Cancun, Mexico– Short piece in Outreach (Daily newsletter from Stakeholder Forum at COP16) by Gail Karlsson, ENERGIA Senior Policy Advisor, with contributions from Cate Owren, WEDO Program Director, Ana Rojas, ENERGIA International Secretariat, & Rachel Harris, WEDO Advocacy And Outreach Coordinator.
“Gender, Energy Technologies and Climate Change“- Women in developing countries are already facing many challenges, especially those who are living in poverty and/or dependent on small-scale agriculture and collection of water and …
Tags: Climate Change, Technology
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Factsheet: Gender, Energy Technology, and Climate Change
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
New York- In the run-up to the UNFCCC negotiations in Cancun, WEDO is proud to introduce its newest factsheet entitled “Gender, Energy Technology, and Climate Change”. This factsheet, jointly produced by WEDO and ENERGIA – the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, highlights some of the key gender and energy technology issues related to climate change. The emphasis is on the needs of women in developing countries – many of whom are already …
Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Technology
Posted in Climate Change, Library |
Women’s role in climate issues emphasized– Korea Herald
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Seoul, Korea–“Why are women, particularly poor women, disproportionately vulnerable to climate change? It’s because many women live in conditions of social exclusion,” Lorena Aguilar told The Korea Herald as she prepared for the Global Women Capital Forum in Seoul.
Tags: Climate Change
Posted in Climate Change, In The News, Library, News |
