A Conversation with Women Negotiators at the UNFCCC

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

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, …

Tags: Political Participation, UNFCCC, Women Leaders
Posted in GGCA, Library, News, UNFCCC, Women Delegates Fund |

Women and Gender Constituency on Gender, Adaptation, and REDD+

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Bonn, Germany, June 17th 2011– Today, WEDO’s Rachel Harris delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC.

“Despite clear evidence of the gender differentiated impacts of climate change, especially in developing countries, vulnerability assessments and adaptation studies do not reflect such differentiation and thus limit the efficiency of such analyses for appropriate gender sensitive adaptation measures. The review of the guidelines could provide several opportunities for countries to do …

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Climate Change, UNFCCC
Posted in Adaptation, Civil Society Participation, Gallery, Library, News, REDD+, UNFCCC |

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
Posted in Climate Finance, Events, Library, News, UNFCCC |

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 …

Tags: Climate Change, UN Advocacy, UNFCCC
Posted in Civil Society Participation, Climate Change, Gallery, Library, News, UNFCCC |

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 |