The Impact Post | Issue #28
Issue #28 | Wed, Dec 14, 2022
Dear Patrons,
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP27, was the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, was held from 6th November until 20th November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This edition of the Impact Post focuses on learnings from the COP27 with special NuSocia attention to gender and climate change. Gender lens help us bring to the fore that while women are at the forefront of suffering due to climate change, but at the same time, they also need to lead in climate action to ensure sustainable development. Hope the edition would add to your knowledge about the subject and help you in incorporating the appropriate lens to your programs.
Recommended Reads
1. BLOG ALERT : While discussing gender perspective in climate change, a statement that emerges quite often is that climate change does not discriminate in its impact. Although it does not discriminate, the consequences and the capacity to deal with them highly differs based on one’s demographics, socio-economic status as well as gender. NuSocian Rama Panchanadikar pens down her thoughts on her understandings of gender, climate action and COP27 here.
2. FACTS GALORE : ``Women and girls are affected very differently by everything including climate change. There is a greater need to pull a chair and make those people sit at the table for discussions and decision-making” - Agnes Lena, Executive Director, Il'lramatak Community Concerns, working with the Indigenous People in Kenya. Here’s a snapshot of some of the policy changes that were brought up on Gender Day at COP27?
Recommended Watch
The major breakthrough of COP27 is the progress on a long-pending agreement to set up a loss and damages fund to help the world’s most vulnerable countries hit by climate change. In this episode of Worldview, Suhasini Haidar gives an overview of the COP27 summit and what it means for India’s climate diplomacy.
Beyond the Theme
Moving further ahead of Climate Change, Here’s a note on my own learnings from 2022.
From all of us at NuSocia, we wish you a very happy New Year! See you in January.
Founder & CEO,
Manju Menon