Gender & Women at COP 25

Gender Day

Gender Day, recognizing and celebrating gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in climate policy and action, will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2019.

P r o g r a m m e

10:30-11:30

UNFCCC pavilion

Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) at COP25

The Adaptation Committee (AC) and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) together with the NAP Global Network jointly developed a toolkit on Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

Agenda and further information here

12:00-12:45

Room: Action Hub, Blue Zone, Hall 4

Women for Results.

This event will showcase the four winning projects of the 2019 UN Global Climate Action Awards under the Women for Results focus area, including a moderated discussion on how to advance women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in tackling climate change and how to promote gender-responsive climate policy.

Agenda and further information here

13:00-15:00

Room: GCA - San Pedro de Atacama

CTCN Workshop: Gender mainstreaming in Technology Needs Assessments

This capacity building event will focus on sharing country experiences and key recommendations for development and implementation of gender-responsive Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) with the aim of building the capacity of operating entities and stakeholders throughout the TNA process. The session will also facilitate discussions on gender-just technology prioritization, support identification of needs, and build the capacity of stakeholders to systematically ensure equal participation of men and women in national planning processes.

Further information here

14:00-18:00

Hall 4

Gender Market Place

Space to showcase services and products that support the implementation of gender-responsive climate policy action.

15:00-16:30

Room: 5

COP Presidency High Level Event on Gender co-hosted by Germany: Towards ambitious and gender-inclusive climate action and biodiversity preservation

The high-level event on gender justice for, climate change and biodiversity will aim to recognize and reaffirm the importance and relevance of integrating gender considerations into national and international climate action and biodiversity preservation, with a view to the implementation of the Paris Agreement to the ongoing development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in the CBD. Specifically, this event would seek to promote higher levels of ambition through leadership and the inspiring message of women leaders in this segment. In addition, it aims to share experiences, perspectives, lessons learned and specific recommendations from a wide range of stakeholders regarding the integration of gender in climate change and biodiversity policy.

Flyer

For more information on gender day events see here>>>

More events happening on gender

PCCB Capacity Building Hub

Wednesday 4 December 2019

15:45 - 17:15

“Gender equality as a gateway for enhanced & inclusive climate action: a capacity-building perspective”

AIDA, UNDP

Capacity Building Hub

Hall 4

Saturday 7 December 2019 13:15 – 14:45

Turnaround 8.0: Young Women as Climate Changemakers Panel

UN-Habitat, UNEP

Capacity Building Hub

Hall 4

Monday 9 December 2019

14:45 - 16:15

“Gender just climate solutions awards”

WECF International

Capacity Building Hub

Hall 4

Tuesday 10 December 2019

12:45 - 14:15

“From words to climate action: climate projects in Latin America with innovative capacity-building solutions to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment”

UN Women, UNDP and UN Environment

Capacity Building Hub

Hall 4

For more information, see the full programme via the PCCB Capacity Building Hub webpage.

Some side events

Tuesday 3 December 2019

13:15 - 14:45

Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Climate Finance

GEF/GCF Pavilion

Wednesday 11 December 2019

15:00 - 16:00

Tackling climate change through the empowerment of rural women and girls

See the programme

Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion

Wednesday 11 December 2019

15:00 - 16:30

Gender equality initiative at the SG’s Climate Action summit: examples and evidence of implementation

Room 3

See the full Side events list.

Some exhibits

9 and 10 December 2019

SDG 5 The exhibit will showcase tools, methodologies, data to strengthen the integration of gender considerations in climate action; it will feature policies, programmes, initiatives supporting the SG's Climate Action Summit initiative on gender equality

Booth 21

See the full Exhibits list.

Action Hub events

Area utilized as a dynamic events-space. Digital events, talk-shows, special launch events, competition winners announcements, or varied interactive activities, all of which focus on concrete climate action and giving a voice to the audience. See the gender and climate change events and the full Action Hub programme.

Indigenous Women's Caucus Statement

During the conference the Indigenous Women of the World elected the Indigenous Women’s Caucus Representative and Indigenous Gender Representative on the International Indigenous Platform and the International Indigenous Caucus. They further published a declaration with the title “Join forces in defense of life, territory and our womanhood” in which they “speak out to make visible […] [ their] struggles for achieving buen vivir (good living) throughout the world, whereby women, men, and all the beings that inhabit Mother Earth can live together in harmony and justice.”

You can access the full statement here>.