Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable Development’

GGCA’s Call to Action

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) calls governments and international organizations to urgent action, to commit to an outcome agreement this year, and to include human security and social components—particularly gender. This Call to Action was disseminated at this year’s 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

GGCA Call to Action CSW 2009

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Monrovia Call for Action on Gender and Climate Change

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Monrovia Call for Action on Gender and Climate Change was the outcome document of the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership, Development, International Peace and Security, addressing climate change among its main themes, in Monrovia, Liberia, 7-8 March 2009.

Monrovia Call for Action 2009

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WEDO-GGCA Submission at Bonn Climate Change Meeting

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Read WEDO’s submission on behalf of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) at the first of six scheduled climate change negotiatiating sessions that was held in Bonn, Germany earlier this month. The session was part of of the lead up to the International Climate Change conference to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark later this year.

WEDO-GGCA Submission April 2009

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Climate Change Impacts All, But Not Equally: New Orleans Regional Climate Change Summit

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

[ April 17, 2009; ]

New Orleans, April 17–The Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)—together with social justice advocates, youth, women leaders, faith leaders, community members, and environmentalists—will hold the first in a series of events today in New Orleans in the lead-up to this year’s major international climate change meeting in Copenhagen.

Read the complete press release here: New Orleans Regional Climate Change Summit April 17 Press Release

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Climate Change Facts– Women Demand U.S. Action on Climate Change

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Climate change is an established scientific fact. Humans contribute with our rising output of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and other products of fossil fuel consumption. Policies to halt climate change must address human impacts as well as technical aspects of the problem if they are to succeed. Women are essential to the solutions!

Get the facts about climate change and the impact on women.

Climate Change Facts

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