GA74 - Side Event - Solutions for Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action during Climate Action Summit 2019 – A Race We Can Win
Solutions for Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action during Climate Action Summit 2019 – A Race We Can Win
This event will advocate for the integration of gender perspectives in climate action by showcasing on-the-ground and innovative climate change projects that put women at the centre of efforts. It will promote women's experiences, capabilities, and know-how concerning climate actions in moving to the implementation phase of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, and Teresa Ribero, Minister of Ecological Transition of Spain, will give the opening remarks, followed by a panel and an open round plenary session featuring speakers who will share transformative examples of gender-responsive climate actions. The event will close with remarks from Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica. Hosted by UN Women, UNSG Social and Political Drivers Coalition, Governments of Costa Rica, Spain and Peru
Held at United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 2, on Sunday 22 September 2019.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
GA74 - Side Event - Solutions for Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action during Climate Action Summit 2019 – A Race We Can Win
Solutions for Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action during Climate Action Summit 2019 – A Race We Can Win
This event will advocate for the integration of gender perspectives in climate action by showcasing on-the-ground and innovative climate change projects that put women at the centre of efforts. It will promote women's experiences, capabilities, and know-how concerning climate actions in moving to the implementation phase of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, and Teresa Ribero, Minister of Ecological Transition of Spain, will give the opening remarks, followed by a panel and an open round plenary session featuring speakers who will share transformative examples of gender-responsive climate actions. The event will close with remarks from Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica. Hosted by UN Women, UNSG Social and Political Drivers Coalition, Governments of Costa Rica, Spain and Peru
Held at United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 2, on Sunday 22 September 2019.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown