Join GIWPS at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. GIWPS will host and participate in events exploring inclusive approaches to tackling the growing threat of climate change and building sustainable solutions for today’s most pressing climate issues.
Promoting and Supporting Women’s Leadership for Effective Climate Action and an Inclusive Just Transition
Thursday, November 14
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM GMT +4
NGIC/UNDP Pavilion, Blue Zone
Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), with support from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, DC
Participants
H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
President and CEO, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA)
H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa
President of the UN 73rd General Assembly; Co-chair of COP29 Advisory Committee
Yuliana Onishchuk
Founder and CEO, Energy Act Ukraine
Dr. Edda Aradottir
CEO, Carbfix
Shivna Majmudar
Management Consultan, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
Mwanahamisi Singano
Policy Director, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Moderated by Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Women are often at the frontlines of protecting the environment and biodiversity while advancing innovative adaptation measures, and their leadership must be supported, financed, and reflected in policy and practice to leverage more effective climate action. At COP29, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) will convene a panel of experts to explore best practices for promoting women’s leadership in environmental protection, adaptation and climate interventions, and how financing mechanisms can better support their entrepreneurship and innovation for climate-smart solutions in their communities and beyond.
The Gender, Climate, and Security Nexus: Environmental Destruction in Conflict-Affected Settings and the Role of Women in Conservation and Restoration Efforts
Friday, November 15
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM GMT +4
NGIC/UNDP Pavilion, Blue Zone
Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), with support from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, DC
Participants
Eka Tkeshelashvili
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia, Member of the Board of Trustees of Nizami Ganjavi Center
Amb. Patricia Espinosa
Former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
Hijran Huseynova
Former Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Co-Chair, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change
Angela Ocampo
Climate Justice Coordinator, Climalab
Sofia Sadogurska
Climate Change Expert, EcoAction Ukraine
Ellie Kinney
Advocacy Coordinator (Climate), the Conflict and Environment Observatory
Moderated by Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) will convene a panel of experts from governments, international organizations, and civil society to highlight the gendered environmental impacts at the nexus of conflict and climate change with examples from Ukraine, the Sahel and Colombia. The panel will explore the specific consequences of conflict-related environmental destruction on women and promote the vital role women can and must play in the protection and restoration of the environment post-conflict in order to strengthen policy and practice.
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Integrating health into Nationally Determined Contributions: healthy NDCs
Wednesday, November 13
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM GMT +4
NGIC/UNDP Blue zone Pavilion
Hosted by World Health Organization (WHO), Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), UNDP
Initial remarks on Gender, Climate and Health by Melanne Verveer, Executive Director Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)
The Climate Action Innovation Zone: Agri-Food Systems Summit
Friday, November 15
1:45 – 5:05 PM GMT +4
Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard
Closing Remarks: “Empowering Women to Lead the Agri-food Revolution”
Speaker: Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS); Member of NGIC