UN Environment participation in European Development Days 2018
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High Level session: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 16:00 to 17:30
Putting Women and Girls at the Heart of Conservation and Climate Action
From Risks to Rights: Enhancing Environmental and Gender Equality Outcomes with Gender-responsive Development Strategies
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a prerequisite to effective conservation, climate action, and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International agreements on biodiversity (CBD), sustainable development (Agenda 2030) and—most recently—climate change (The Paris Agreement) present new opportunities for engaging women and accelerating equitable action. From Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) processes to biodiversity strategies and climate change gender action plans, governments, businesses, and civil society are now embracing gender-responsive solutions to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. This session will engage actors from across spheres to discuss specific approaches to more effective, equitable and resilient outcomes.
Organized by: IUCN, EIB, UNDP UN Environment
Lab session: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 13:00 to 14:15
Women Empowerment Through Green Business Development
The SWITCH Programme empowers Women in private sector development to promote sustainable lifestyles and an inclusive green economy
The session presents stories of women entrepreneurs from around the world who have been agents of change driving the green economy transition and creating jobs. It builds on the experience of the SWITCH programmes in Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean and the 10-YFP Sustainable Lifestyles Education Programme, in developing partnerships with the private sector to shift behaviour and practice, towards SCP patterns. The lab is expected to generate a debate on capacitating Women as local business leaders, with a variety of roles, ranging from being enablers of new eco-entrepreneurship to providing new trends in sustainable consumption. The session will also focus on need for policy support to scale-up best practices and further support to women as promoters of green entrepreneurship.
Organized by: switchmed, SEI, switchasia, 10YFP
Link: https://www.eudevdays.eu/community/sessions/214/women-empowerment-through-green-business-development
UN Environent will also be present at the UN stand in the EDD village and at the Switch Programme stand.
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