WEDO at COP23

March with WEDO at Feminist Bloc on November 4th, Bonn, Germany!

WEDO, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, in partnership with the UNFCCC Secretariat, and with the support of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Iceland, is pleased to invite delegates to participate in a two-evening workshop- covering negotiation skills and technical language training- on behalf of the Women Delegates Fund (WDF) Program.

This two-night series will focus on drafting text for interventions, decisions and other written outcomes of the negotiating process, with the aim of strengthening the participants’ capacity to participate effectively in the negotiating process. The training will include experiential learning through a mock negotiation exercise and provide a set of tools and materials that participants can utilize in upcoming UNFCCC meetings. Beyond the training, we aim for these two nights to provide a space for engaging with other women delegates.

In 2014, Parties to the UNFCCC, via Decision 18/CP.20, established the Lima Work Programme on Gender, which reinforces the goals of the WDF by encouraging Parties and observers to support: building the skills and capacity of their female delegates to effectively participate in UNFCCC meetings via training on, inter alia, negotiation skills, drafting of legal language and strategic communication.

Participants who can most benefit from this training will be newer women delegates with limited experience in the UNFCCC negotiation process (0-1 years); experienced delegates who are interested in honing their negotiation skills; delegates interested in broadening their network of delegates working in the UNFCCC. NOTE: for those who have already attended this Night School, preference will be given to first time participants, though space provided, all are welcome.

There is no fee to join this training but space is limited. To apply for a place, please complete this form, https://goo.gl/forms/3GMTMyX4wY3054cs2 by Wednesday 25 October 2017. Certificates are provided at completion of the training.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to e-mail Vera Zhou, vera@wedo.org. We look forward to your participation in this important session.

Join WEDO and our partners, CARE and CIEL,at our Side Event: Guaranteeing Rights & Gender Equality in all Climate Action: Prerequisite for Sustainable & Fair Action, on Tuesday, 7 November, 16:45—18:15, MR 4, Bonn Zone.

WEDO is excited to be a contributing partner for Development and Climate Days 2017 (D&C Days) on 11-12 November during the climate negotiations in Bonn. D&C Days brings together policymakers, practitioners and researchers in an informal, dynamic and interactive set of sessions. The theme is “Global ambition. Local Action. Climate resilience for all”.

WEDO is co-organizing Session 2a, “How can gender responsive climate action lead to resilient communities?” on Saturday from 11:30 – 13:00. And there are many other interesting sessions on topics including data, technology, finance, community resilience, accountability, scaling local initiatives, displacement and LDC’s. Take a look at the draft program to see which sessions interest you – and check back as it will likely be updated.

The idea of D&C Days is to convene diverse actors to ask big questions while addressing four key themes, and ultimately to influence the ‘ambition mechanism‘ processes under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – particularly the facilitative dialogue and global stocktake – and toinform climate action on all levels.

The themes:

• Resilience through empowerment and access
• Valuing lived experience, and local knowledge
• Transparency and downward accountability
• Shared resilience

Some of the ‘big’ questions include:

• How can gender responsive climate action lead to resilient communities?
• How can we build resilience in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, where many of the world’s most vulnerable people live?
• How should we decipher the politics of how the UNFCCC is addressing the issues of transparency and downward accountability?
• What actions can companies take to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience in the communities along their supply chains?

You can follow #DCDays17 on Twitter. There will also be live video coverage and interviews with participants.

Registration

The weekend event is free and open to everyone attending COP23. It only requires a simple registration (register here). The venue is Kameha Grand, Am Bonner Bogen 1, 53227 Bonn, Germany

WEDO is excited to be a contributing partner for Development and Climate Days 2017 (D&C Days) on 11-12 November during the climate negotiations in Bonn. D&C Days brings together policymakers, practitioners and researchers in an informal, dynamic and interactive set of sessions. The theme is “Global ambition. Local Action. Climate resilience for all”.

WEDO is co-organizing Session 2a, “How can gender responsive climate action lead to resilient communities?” on Saturday from 11:30 – 13:00.

Hosted by MRF-CJ, IDRC, GFDRR, WEDO and IFAD, the discussion will unpack gender responsive climate action, which includes enabling the meaningful participation of women, and bring out examples of where this has benefitted not just women but the wider community. Thereby increasing the individual, household and community resilience. Development and Climate Days take place from 11-12 November. Attendance is free and open to everyone attending COP23 in Bonn.

The weekend event is free and open to everyone attending COP23. It only requires a simple registration (register here). The venue is Kameha Grand, Am Bonner Bogen 1, 53227 Bonn, Germany