Event

Side Events at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15)

Event Type: Conference, Meeting or Symposium

Date: 07.12.09 – 18.12.09

Location: Denmark – Copenhagen

Details

There will be a series of side events in and around the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December. For additional information on the daily programme at COP 15, click here.

UNIFEM/ Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) Events

• 8 December: Launch of Gender and Climate Change Art Exhibit
• 15 December (1-2:30pm): Addressing the Social Consequences of Climate Change — Impacts on Development, Employment, Health and Gender. (Sponsors: ILO, UNIFEM, WHO, UNICEF & UNDP)
• 17 December (1-2:30pm): Gender and Climate Change, "Investing in Women's Leadership for Climate Solutions." (Co-sponsors: GGCA, Denmark, Finland, South Africa, Jordan, Grenada, Ghana, Lesotho, Costa Rica, AOSIS, and UN Foundation.)
• 17 December (2:30-4:00pm): GGCA Celebration

Civil Society Gender Events

• 8 December (1-4:00pm): Climate, Trade and Development from a Gender Perspective (Sponsor: International Gender and Trade Network)
• 8 December (4-6:00pm): Gender, Climate Change and International Climate Negotiations in Action (Sponsor: GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice)
• 13 December (1-3:00pm): Climate Justice and Gender (Sponsor: VÃnsterpartiet [Left Party] and Ung VÃnster [Young Left])
• 14 December (4-6:00pm): Gendering Climate Change. New Knowledge. New Visions. (Sponsor: The Coordination for Gender Studies, University of Copenhagen)
• 14 December (5-6:00pm): Gender and Climate Change: Perspectives from Nigeria (Sponsor: Centre for 21st Century Issues)
• 15 December (1-3:00pm): Political Salon: Reflections on Gender and Climate Change (Sponsor: GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice)
• 16 December: Workshop – Climate Change in Southern Africa: Who bears the burden? (Sponsor: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung)