Mainstreaming Gender in Climate talks 10 November 2009 | News
story Background: For many years, there has been an assumption
that the negative impacts of climate change and the efforts to
mitigate them have similar effects on both men and women.
However, the world has progressively recognized that women and
men experience climate change differently, and that gender
inequalities worsen women’s coping capacity. It has also been
acknowledged that women are important agents of change and
holders of significant knowledge and skills related to
mitigation, adaptation, and the reduction of risks in the face
of climate change, making them crucial agents in this area. The
Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) is holding a Training
of Trainers on Gender and Climate Change in Amman in preparation
for mainstreaming gender issues in a new climate deal at
Copenhagen. The alliance has been conducting groundbreaking work
on linking gender and climate change, an aspect that has been
strikingly absent up to date. The traini