Sunday, August 10, 2014

Women leaders gathering to discuss climate action that is good for people and the climate

During the Climate Change Intercessional in Bonn this June, Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, invited members of the Troika+ of Women Leaders on Gender and Climate Change to discuss and promote a people-centred approach to climate action.

Participants included, among others, Troika+ members Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the Climate Change Secretariat of the UNFCCC, Connie Hedgaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action, the Dutch Minister for the Environment, Wilma Mansveld and a delegation from the South African Ambassador at Large for Climate Change who came together to exchange ideas and share experiences on the following two topics:

  • How to further strengthen the participation of women and to promote gender sensitive climate policy
  • ​How to Identify ways of strengthening the integration of human rights into the work of the UNFCCC process
See full Press Release: http://www.mrfcj.org/news/women-leaders-gathering-discuss-climate-troika.html