Women's leadership in climate diplomacy is the only path to sustainable progress
Source: The National
Among the many key concerns and questions raised at previous meetings of the annual Conference of the Parties, I have all too often asked: “Where are all the women?”
The conspicuous gender imbalance at major climate dialogues has permeated from committee rooms through to the national delegations involved in the negotiations on critical climate issues.
Most recently, at Cop27, an analysis from the BBC showed that women comprised just 34 per cent of committee members, with men making up 90 per cent of teams represented by some countries.
Despite member states pledging in 2011 to increase women’s participation in the climate talks, representation has fallen from a peak of 38 per cent at Cop24 in the Polish city of Katowice in 2018.
Click here to read the full article published by The National News on 13 June 2023.
Among the many key concerns and questions raised at previous meetings of the annual Conference of the Parties, I have all too often asked: “Where are all the women?”
The conspicuous gender imbalance at major climate dialogues has permeated from committee rooms through to the national delegations involved in the negotiations on critical climate issues.
Most recently, at Cop27, an analysis from the BBC showed that women comprised just 34 per cent of committee members, with men making up 90 per cent of teams represented by some countries.
Despite member states pledging in 2011 to increase women’s participation in the climate talks, representation has fallen from a peak of 38 per cent at Cop24 in the Polish city of Katowice in 2018.
Click here to read the full article published by The National News on 13 June 2023.