{"id":84,"date":"2021-12-06T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/tendani-gadisi\/?p=84"},"modified":"2021-12-06T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:01:59","slug":"gender-diversity-for-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/tendani-gadisi\/2021\/12\/06\/gender-diversity-for-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"GENDER DIVERSITY FOR CLIMATE ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the science is clear on the devastating impacts of failing to keep warming below 1.5 degrees by 2030, countries current emissions reductions targets are inadequate to meet the promises of Paris Agreement nor are we close to the US$100 billion per year in climate finance promised from Copenhagen. At the same time, in 2020 and 2021 a record number of environmental human rights defenders working to protect the environment and marginalized people\u2019s rights were murdered more especially women and children. The push for gender equality is bringing different perspectives, driving the integration of gender-related considerations into climate policy and ensuring broad representation.  However, it isn’t just gender equality that is important, the participation of all types of individuals will bring diverse views on climate change into the discussion which can open debate and only help fix this crisis. The UN has revealed that around the world women are those most at risk to the impacts of climate change alongside children, they comprise of 80% of those displaced by climate-related disaster. This is considered to be the case due to women making up the majority of the world\u2019s poor, as well as their reliance on small-scale farming for survival. We are living in a broken world which has systematically marginalized women and young girls. Alok Sharma emphasised  that women and children mostly  bare the brunt of climate crisis across the world . and to tackle climate change it is most effective when women and girls are at the heart of those efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COP26 and Gender Diversity <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women and girls have certainly played a part in COP26 , especially in pushing delegates and leaders to go further in the fight against climate change. Greta Thunberg, a  climate activist on the planet, was at the forefront of Friday\u2019s Youth March, in which indigenous activists also played a leading role. Gender Day at COP26 saw gender-related commitments from many countries. The Conference President\u2019s daily media statement boasted new measures from Sweden and Germany, a Canadian commitment of 80% of its $5.3 billion climate investments over the next five years to target gender equality outcomes, and more. Despite these positive proposals, some campaigners have been disappointed with the reality of exclusion at COP26. Some of the same old criticisms still seem to apply Gender is still not fully integrated into climate policy , \u00c5sa Regn\u00e9r, from UN mentioned  that only 3% of climate overseas development aid specifically targets women\u2019s rights and gender equality. About 45% of the Cop26 unit are now women, but almost all of the most senior public-facing roles are taken by men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A statement calling for the role of women and girls to be advanced in addressing climate change was launched at COP26, jointly sponsored by the Scottish Government and UN Women.  It recognises that women and girls are often disproportionately affected by climate change and face greater risks from its impacts, particularly in situations of poverty.  It follows a Gender Action Plan agreed at COP25 to advance the rights and interests of women and girls in the UNFCCC process and in supporting gender-responsive climate policy and programming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we fight climate change, when half of us are being excluded from the battle? That was the question put to delegates  at COP26\u2019s Gender Day<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Trade, said: \u201cIt is women, girls and those who are already most marginalised, that will be most severely impacted by climate change. But they also have a critical role to play to address the climate crisis. The UK is committed to addressing this dual challenge head on, committing new funding to empower communities and women\u2019s groups to take locally-led adaptation action, to build local, national and global resilience. The UK announced \u00a3165 million to tackle gender equality and climate change at the same time, of the \u00a3165 million announced, \u00a345 million will be used to empower women\u2019s groups across Asia and the Pacific to have their say in the climate conversation, with the remaining \u00a3120 million going towards climate protection measures and further access to finance and education skills for women in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post COP26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gendered impacts of climate change mean we must ensure an equal balance between men and women at all levels, especially within the COP senior management team. It is difficult to see how the current predominantly male-led COP26 team will ensure that women\u2019s voices and needs are heard.\u201d This are the words echoed by Farhana Yamin, Founder Track 0, Climate Lawyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diaka Salena Koroma, ActionAid climate activist also said \u201cIf women and young people who are most affected by climate impacts are not represented at platforms like COP26, leaders will not feel the pressure to commit to climate targets<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voice and representation at all levels of decision-making is the only way the situation will change, said Pankhurst. Acknowledging that there is a gender perspective to climate policies is a final first step to ensuring issues affecting women aren\u2019t ignored. Scientific evidence has always underpinned the international climate negotiations and whether it’s new forms of sustainable energy, new methods of transport, or affordable zero-carbon packaging solutions, innovative thinking will be required to solve the climate crisis.  But also inclusion of Gender should be at the centre of such research . Innovation doesn\u2019t always have to involve big technological solutions and lessons need to be learned from the world’s response to COVID-19, that world leaders must heed the advice of their scientists and on a globally consistent standard. However, I believe that Gender diversity  is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like seeds brought by Amal the puppet on Gender day, the inspirational lesson from seeds teach us that \u00a0the work must continue beyond COP, The \u00a0Action Plan and negotiations made at COP26 \u00a0should be attended to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get to read more on Gender Diversity and COP26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixing a man’s world: Gender Day at COP26 and women’s importance in fighting climate change – Empoword Journalism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender equality in climate policy and fashion’s role in COP26 – Fashion Revolution : Fashion Revolution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we need to get loud about gender inequality in climate politics (newstatesman.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.addleshawgoddard.com\/en\/insights\/insights-briefings\/2021\/general\/cop26-the-need-for-gender<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity at COP26 in Glasgow – C3E International (c3e-international.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the science is clear on the devastating impacts of failing to keep warming below 1.5 degrees by 2030, countries current emissions reductions targets are inadequate to meet the promises of Paris Agreement nor are we close to the US$100 billion per year in climate finance promised from Copenhagen. At the same time, in 2020 … <\/p>\n

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