WUNRN
UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE
CONFERENCE - COP 16 - CANCUN
CALL FOR GREATER WOMEN'S PRESENCE,
VOICE, LEADERSHIP
WOMEN'S ISSUES VITAL FOR INCLUSION
POWER IMBALANCE & CONTROLS -
FOLLOW THE LOBBYING, THE MONEY......
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December
7, 2010,
Developing
countries are hardest hit and not yet served by funds that should be helping
them.
Oxfam, WEDO, and CARE who are
calling for the establishment of a fair global climate fund that will meet the needs and
rights of the world’s most vulnerable communities. They, and scores of other
attendees at the conference, believe that climate change poses an
unprecedented threat to poor people who are already struggling to sustain their
livelihoods and maintain food security, and that women and other marginalized
groups are most vulnerable........
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WEDO
at COP16 News
At
present women account for only between 12-15%[1] of all Heads of
Delegations at the UNFCCC, and around 30% of all party delegates.
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AWID - December 3, 2010 - Cancun, Mexico
"Much has been said about the negotiations on financing. But discussions after discussions and deadlocks after deadlock, nothing has changed on the issue of gender and women. The words remain invisible and unspoken"......
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STRENGTHENING POLICY ANALYSIS AND
ADVOCACY ON
GENDER, ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
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DAWN Website - Development
Alternatives with Women for a New Era
Direct Link to DAWN 14-Page Document:
