Dialogue on mainstreaming gender in climate solutions
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and The South Africa National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) will host a Climate Change Adaptation and Gender Mainstreaming Dialogue on 8 - 9 March 2023, in Pretoria, Gauteng. The Dialogue takes place under the theme: Women Adapting to Climate Change.
The two-day event aims to deep dive into South Africa’s response to climate change, with a gendered lens, acknowledging that women and girls are impacted by climate change in very particular ways, exacerbating existing inequalities. The Dialogue takes place on the premise that women and girls are at increased risk with the phenomenon of climate change, impacting on them enjoying their human rights.
The National Dialogue will bring together representatives from international, regional, national and local government and non-governmental institutions and organisations to participate in sharing their experience and expertise on gender as it intersects with climate change.
The event coincides with International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, which is being observed under the theme: DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for gender equality.
Members of the media are invited to the event, as follows:
Date: 8 - 9 March 2023
Time: 9h00
Venue: Milkplum Café, Pretoria National Botanical Gardens
To RSVP, please contact:
Noma Bolani
Cell: 066 112 3746
E-mail: nbolani@dffe.gov.za
Ednah Sekwakwa
Cell: 078 617 5202
E-mail: e.sekwakwa@sanbi.org.za
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
Nontsikelelo Mpulo
Cell: 082 782 7143
E-mail: N.Mpulo@sanbi.org.za
