- Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011 12.00 – 14.30 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
Gender and Climate Change
Workshop and lunch debate
At first glance, it might seem unintuitive to link climate change and gender issues because climate change is perceived by many as a purely scientific or technical issue.
However, since societies still largely rely on gendered roles and responsibilities, women and men do not have the same impact on climate change, and perhaps more importantly, are differently affected by it. While gender inequalities worsen women’s coping capacity, women are also important actors of change and holders of significant knowledge and skills related to mitigation, adaptation, and the reduction of risks in the face of climate change.
The run-up to COP 17 and to Rio +20 is the right moment to address the need to adopt a gender-responsive approach towards climate change. On the initiative of the FEMM Committee and the rapporteur MEP Nicole Kiil-Nielsen there will be a hearing on women and climate change in the European Parliament’s Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) on 11 October 2011 in order to start the process of drafting a resolution on the issue. After having gathered several stakeholders on 1 September, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung takes this opportunity to organise a workshop and lunch debate on the day after the FEMM hearing with the aim to better understand and address the linkages between gender and climate change.
Why should a gender perspective be integrated into climate change policy? What are the challenges for and opportunities of a gender-sensitive approach to climate change? And what can the EU do to tackle both gender inequality and climate change at the same time?
However, since societies still largely rely on gendered roles and responsibilities, women and men do not have the same impact on climate change, and perhaps more importantly, are differently affected by it. While gender inequalities worsen women’s coping capacity, women are also important actors of change and holders of significant knowledge and skills related to mitigation, adaptation, and the reduction of risks in the face of climate change.
The run-up to COP 17 and to Rio +20 is the right moment to address the need to adopt a gender-responsive approach towards climate change. On the initiative of the FEMM Committee and the rapporteur MEP Nicole Kiil-Nielsen there will be a hearing on women and climate change in the European Parliament’s Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) on 11 October 2011 in order to start the process of drafting a resolution on the issue. After having gathered several stakeholders on 1 September, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung takes this opportunity to organise a workshop and lunch debate on the day after the FEMM hearing with the aim to better understand and address the linkages between gender and climate change.
Why should a gender perspective be integrated into climate change policy? What are the challenges for and opportunities of a gender-sensitive approach to climate change? And what can the EU do to tackle both gender inequality and climate change at the same time?