The fourth session of our five part series on women’s rights and climate finance was held on Thursday, 14 June 2018 at 9.00 ET/15.00 CET.

This session, Strategies for Organizing to Influence, Monitor, and Track Climate Finance (from Global to Local), focused on strategies to engage with various actors to both facilitate and advocate for the meaningful inclusion of the perspectives and experiences of women’s groups, affected communities, and other civil society stakeholders in the design and implementation of projects and programs.

Find presentations here:

• Ms. Bridget Burns (moderator), WEDO: Introduction to Session Four (Français, Español)
• Ms. Titi Soentoro, Aski! for gender, social and ecological justice: Strategies of the Local to Influence the Global (Français, Español)
• Mr. Julius Mbatia Karanja, The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance: CSO Readiness to the GCF in Africa (Français, Español)
• Ms. Andrea Rodriguez Osuna, Fundación Avina:  National Engagement to Mobilize Climate Finance (Français, Español)

Watch below in English, French, or Spanish:

About the Series

In August 2017, with the support of the Wallace Global Fund, WEDO and Both ENDS, as  a member of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), launched a new joint initiative: “Women Demand ‘Gender-Just’ Climate Finance”. The initiative aims to build capacity and knowledge to track, monitor and, most importantly, influence the projects and financial flows of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In 2018, and with the hope of mobilizing further resources and support, the initiative is funding the direct participation of feminist and women’s rights activists in the work of the GCF, supporting regional feedback channels, working with women’s funds on strategies for direct access, and hosting a webinar series to take a deep dive into important aspects of the climate financing architecture, with the aim of ensuring this money reaches local women’s groups, that projects are designed to respond to the needs of communities, and that the work of the GCF respects human rights.