SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network, based in The Hague, The Netherlands, celebrates the power of diversity and co-creation of knowledge to promote climate justice and social justice for migrants and refugees in public perception and public policies in European societies and beyond. We aim to include the perspectives, voices and knowledge of migrants and refugees into the climate change agenda as our human right. We emphasize the need for increased participation in spaces and platforms for sharing information and mobilizing resources for capacity building initiatives that are inclusive but also responsive to needs of migrants and refugees, in particular those of women.
Highlighting the crucial link between migration and climate change is necessary to open capacity building avenues for vulnerable groups, such as migrants and refugees who remain excluded due to factors such as language, legal paperwork, lack of information and resources and so on. We believe indigenous knowledge is crucial for addressing challenges arising at climate change, migration and capacity-building nexus. Displaced persons, in particular migrant and refugee women, are increasingly affected by climate change and displacement due to their gender and face additional challenges but also hold immense power as having lived experience and embodied knowledge of adaptation, preparedness and resilience to effects of climate change. This is what we will to share in our session, seeking to address the intersecting challenges faced by refugee women, emphasizing their unique perspectives, indigenous knowledge, and contributions to sustainable and equitable solutions for climate action.
Objectives
The session aims to promote the “Technical Guide on Integrating Human Mobility and Climate Change Interlinkages into Relevant National Planning Processes: Addressing Human Mobility Related Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of Climate Change - A Supplement to the National Adaptation Plan Technical Guidelines” among representatives of the Parties, international organization, civil society organizations, the private sector, and migrants.
Empower Refugee Women: Provide a platform for refugee women to share their:
a) capacity-building needs based on lived experience of displacement and challenges
b) share innovative solutions based on indigenous knowledge on nature, environment and climate change
Advocate: Advocate and emphasize the importance of indigenous knowledge in addressing challenges of climate change.
Raise Awareness: Increase awareness among stakeholders about the disproportionate impacts of climate change on refugee women and the transformative potential of their indigenous knowledge.
Facilitate Collaboration: Foster networking and collaboration among migrant and refugee women, activists, organizations, and policymakers to create a more inclusive and effective approach to climate action.
General Structure
Time/Duration
Segment
Speaker & Affiliation
3 mins
Introduction
Hope Mc Naught (Moderator) SEEK Feminist Network
12 mins
'Refugee Women & Indigenous Knowledges: Building capacities, Bridging gaps': Insights into the project
What does it mean to ‘build capacity’ and ‘bridge gaps’?
How should we facilitate collaboration between migrant women and key stakeholders?
Umbreen Salim (Speaker)
SEEK Feminist Research to Response, Founder
8 mins
Building Capacities: Hows and Whats
Hope Mc Naught (Speaker), SEEK Feminist Network
15 mins
Project in Amazonia: Women’s perspectives on climate change, indigenous knowledge and displacement
Pia Revollo (Speaker), Sabana and
SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network
8 mins
Bridging Gaps: Indigenous knowledge, and contributions of migrant and refugee women in climate action
Sumbal Bashir (Speaker),
SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network, Projects Director
3 mins
Closing
Hope Mc Naught, SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network