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, CDKN spoke to several women negotiators working with WEDO to seek their views on the climate talks. Our conversations showed that…

Tags: Political Participation, UNFCCC, Women Leaders
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We’re With You Francis!- “Why am I the only woman at the table?”

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

On this years International Women’s Day, Frances Seymour, Director General of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) asked “Why am I the only woman at the table?”, speaking of her experience working in forest policy arena. Read her article below.

WEDO is proud to join Francis in her work, particularly promoting women’s rights in forestry.

Tags: Forestry, Sustainable Development, Women Leaders
Posted in Forestry, News, Sustainable Development |

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

Friday, December 10th, 2010

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.

Tags: Political Participation, UNFCCC, Women Leaders
Posted in GGCA, Library, News, WEDO at COP16, Women Delegates Fund, Women's Leadership |

2009-2010 Stats on Women’s Participation at the UNFCCC

Friday, December 10th, 2010

The following numbers reflect the current breakdown of participation of men and women delegates in the UNFCCC negotiations from Bangkok in 2009 to COP16, Cancun in 2010. [Numbers for COP16 are from the provisional participants list]

Tags: Political Participation, UNFCCC, Women Leaders
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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 Espinosa Garces, Coordinating Minister for Heritage of Republic of Ecuador; and, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action.

The event aimed to engage women Ministers, negotiators, key civil society figures and senior women…

Tags: UNFCCC, Women Leaders
Posted in Library, News, WEDO at COP16, Women's Leadership |