UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) side event: Price for Peace – Importance of gender equality and gender-responsive finance to combat climate change

Date and Time:  4 December 2023, 11:00 - 12:00 Dubai local time (UTC+04:00)

Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination partnered with UN Women Pakistan and our Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific to present a side event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event took a deep-dive into gender, climate change and human vulnerabilities. Bringing together Pakistani women leaders and women from other regions who navigate the terrain of climate crises and risks, you are invited to view the recorded livestream (see above) and hear how the human security perspective and gender approach offer entry points for sustainable climate finance.

Context

The nexus between gender, climate change, and human security can be increasingly witnessed in Pakistan. The Government recognizes that climate crises are not felt equally and that women and men have distinct capabilities as agents of change toward effective adaptation.  The Government of Pakistan developed a national climate change gender action plan (ccGAP) in 2022 to ensure gender-responsive national actions across the six priority sectors, under the national climate change policy of Pakistan. Likewise, the Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Framework of the Government of Pakistan (4RF) recognizes climate change as a significant threat multiplier that can undermine development gains if not adequately addressed.

With climate vulnerabilities running along gendered and intersectional lines, the case for gender-responsiveness and meaningful engagement of women in climate adaptation responses has never been more compelling. While the policies have suggested critical multi-partner actions to respond to the needs around human security in the context of climate change, the challenge remains to attract sustainable funding and translate the policies into action.

Format: A hybrid panel discussion on topic of gender, climate change and human vulnerability. Download event flyer. 

Speakers

• Welcoming remarks: Asif Hyder Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan
• Keynote speaker: Jemimah Njuki, Chief of Economic Empowerment, UN Women

Panelists

• Climate leader from Pakistan, Aisha Khan, Head of Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change
• Young woman leader from Pakistan, Ameera Adil, climate activists and educator, feminist, founder of the Pakistan Youth Climate Network and an NGO 8clim.org; Assistant Director of the Office of Sustainability at the National University of Science and Technology.
• Climate leader from Morocco, Kenza Benmoussa, FAO WeCan focal point for Morocco, sustainability consultant and founder of EarthBound Harmony.
• Peacebuilder, Rufa Cagoco-Guiam, transitional justice negotiator and civil society leader from the Bangasmoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines (BARMM), Associate Professor at Mindanao State University, and author of research on extreme weather events and conflict in Maguindanao province.
• Rania Ahmed Shafik Abdelazim Sharshr, Director of the Department of Peace and Development Coordination, International Organization for Migration (IOM).
• Male champion, Mr. Haaris M. Chaudhary, Chief Operating Officer at Mobilink Bank, Pakistan.

Moderator

Ms. Zainab Qaiser Khan, UN Women Pakistan, Head of Sub-Office Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

For more information about this event please contact:

Zainab Qaiser Khan
Head of Sub-Office, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Climate Change Focal Person
UN Women Pakistan Office
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UN Women in Pakistan
Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination of Pakistan