Cancun on the Ground: Poor People Losing Twice

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Cancun, Mexico- Article by Megan Ferreira on the side event organized by Oxfam International and the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) entitled “Funding the Future? Establishing a Fair Climate Fund in Cancun”, featuring WEDO’s Cate Owren.

Click here to read article: “Cancun on the Ground: Poor People Losing Twice”

See highlights from the event in the video below:

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COP16: Mary Robinson hosts “Women Leaders on Climate Change”

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Cancun, Mexico– On Monday, December 6th, former President of Ireland and human rights activist Mary Robinson convened a side event entitled “Women Leaders on Climate Change”. This event brought together a group of high-profiled women leaders in the climate change arena including: Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC; Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of COP16/CMP6;  Lykke Friis, Minister for Climate Energy and Gender Equality of Denmark ; Maria Fernanda …

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Strengthening Women’s Leadership at the UNFCCC- The Women Delegates Fund

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

[ December 2, 2010; 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]

Cancun, Mexico– Climate change is the most urgent and critical issue of our time. Ensuring equitable participation of women and men in developing solutions to this challenge is key to moving towards a sustainable future. Women’s leadership at all levels is integral to achieving the goals of sustainable development and poverty alleviation.

Recognizing the need for increased access and participation of women in this process, the Women Delegates Fund (WDF) was established in 2009 with support …

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WEDO delivers Intervention at COP16 on behalf of Women and Gender Consituency

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Cancun, Mexico-  On Monday, November 29th at the opening session of the AWG-LCA (Ad hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action), WEDO’s Rachel Harris delivered an intervention on behalf of the Women and Gender Consituency. The statement stressed the importance of coming to a consensus on the most critical issue of our time and ensuring gender dimensions are taken into account throughout all areas of the negotiations. Click here to download the full statement.…

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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.

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