Can Lima Close the Gap? No, Not That One! We all know that there are a lot of gaps – from emissions and ambition to finance and capacity – but we’re sorry to inform you that there is one you may have overlooked: gender. Gender is one of the foremost social categories in determining roles, experiences and perspectives in… Read More
“We make a strong call to the COP Presidency to ensure that the principles of gender equality and the human rights are fully incorporated in Lima’s outcomes under the ADP. Furthermore, in Lima, we look for concrete progress under the COP agenda item on Gender and Climate Change- taking forward Party recommendations from the Warsaw Conclusions, which… Read More
“The Constituency views this session as an important moment for articulating with Parties how gender equality can be appropriately integrated into the new agreement. Examples from the integration of gender into the Green Climate Fund architecture as well as strong language in the Cancun agreements on human rights and gender equality provide precedents and models… Read More
Improving women’s participation and effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally
Gender Day event at COP18, Doha.
Women’s participation in the UNFCCC, as Heads of Delegations and on UNFCCC boards and bodies, and participation by region, country, and negotiating blocks
Intervention during the opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action
Rachel Harris of WEDO on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the closing session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Andrea Quesada of WEDO on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC in Bonn
Andrea Quesada of WEDO on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the UNFCCC in Bonn
An intervention on vehalf of the Women and Gender Constituency at the COP16 in Cancun
Intervention during the opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action