Summary
The Global Gender Climate Alliance (GGCA) Innovation Forum continued on Sunday, 13 November 2016, on the sidelines of the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP 22) in Marrakech, Morocco.
The second day of the GGCA Innovation Forum began with a morning plenary session, which addressed “From Words to Action: Is it possible?” This was followed by a “Lightning Talks: Gender at the Cutting Edge” that built on the “Skills-Share” workshops from the previous day’s Forum, during which participants received brief presentations on a number of topics, followed by group discussion. Some of the main themes included: networking and advocacy of women human rights defenders; community-based adaptation strategies in rural communities; and how to break patriarchal barriers for gender-sensitive climate change initiatives.
The Forum closed with a high-level panel addressing, “A Dialogue from Advocate to Activist,” moderated by, Mary Robinson, President of Mary Robinson Foundation. Forum Moderator Bridget Burns, Women's Environment and Development Organization, thanked participants for coming to the inaugural GGCA Innovation Forum, urging them to continue the discussions and the progress made.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage from the GGCA Innovation Forum. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary report of the Forum, which is available in HTML and PDF format.
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Wanjira Maathai, Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, and Mary Robinson, President of Mary Robinson Foundation, exchange thoughts on clean energy access for women and the role of finance.
(L-R): Kalyani Raj, All India Women’s Conference; Liane Schalatek, Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America; Verania Chao, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Emilia Reyes, Young Feminists for Climate Justice, Mexico; Karina Larsen, Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and UNFCCC Gender Focal Point; and Winnie Lichuma, Kenya
Liane Schalatek, Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America
Karina Larsen, CTCN and UNFCCC Gender Focal Point
Emilia Reyes, Young Feminists for Climate Justice, Mexico
Kalyani Raj, All India Women’s Conference
Verania Chao, UNDP
Winnie Lichuma, Kenya
Constance Okollet, Osukuru United Women's Network, Uganda
Laura Carvajal Echeverry, Fundación Acción Urgente America Latina
(L-R): Wanjira Maathai, wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies; Mary Robinson, President of Mary Robinson Foundation; Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Acha, Climate Justice Activist, Peru;
and Devi Leiper O’Malley, Young Feminist Fund
Participants listen to panelists.
Participants during the event
