WEDO heads to China for the next meeting of the UNFCCC

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

[ October 4, 2010 to October 9, 2010. October 4, 2010 to October 9, 2010. ] Tianjin, China — From Monday, 4 to Saturday, 9 October 2010, WEDO will attend the UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Tianjin, China. This is the final meeting before the COP16 in Mexico and WEDO, as part of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) will be facilitating an advocacy team to ensure that gender references remain in the negotiating text.

Tags: GGCA, UNFCCC
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CBD Factsheet: Biodiversity, Gender and Climate Change

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Report from the CBD on the interconnectedness of climate change, biodiversity shifts, and gender. Includes explanation of the purpose of the GGCA and the CBD’s involvement in the GGCA as well as a “Fast facts” section.

Tags: Biodiversity, GGCA
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Turning Down the Heat – Gender and Climate Change (video)

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Lorena Aguilar, a WEDO board member and senior gender advisor for IUCN, is featured in this short video shot at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. It also features the GGCA-sponsored theater group, Theater for Africa, performing about gender and climate change. Have a look!

Tags: Climate Change, COP15, GGCA
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Press Release:First Global Agreement on Gender and Climate in Sight at COP 15

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Copenhagen, December 16–With just two days remaining before the end of COP-15, the world waits for a clear signal on the importance of human impacts of climate change via landmark agreement on gender equality and women’s leadership.

Read the entire press release here: GGCA COP 15 Press Release December 16…

Tags: Climate Change, COP15, GGCA
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Press Release: Milestone Gender and Climate Change Agreement on Horizon

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Barcelona, November 4—Copenhagen agreement may be the first to recognize the gender dimensions of climate change, saving the lives of millions of women and children and taking a major step toward addressing the human impacts of climate change.

“The women of the world are demanding a paradigm shift that ensures their participation and leadership on decisions that affect their very survival and that of their families and communities,” said Lorena Aguilar, Senior Gender Advisor for …

Tags: Climate Change, Gender Equality, GGCA, UNFCCC
Posted in Climate Change, GGCA, Library, News, UNFCCC |