Women on the Frontlines: Promoting Inclusive Approaches to the Climate Change and Security Nexus

Nov 9, 2018 | UN Environment Programme, UN Women, UNDP, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Geneva, Switzerland
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The event is part of Geneva Peace Week and organized in partnership with the UN Environment Programme, UN Women, UNDP and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Climate change is a defining threat to peace in the 21st century, as recently highlighted by the UN Security Council, the European Union and the African Union. Effective responses to conflict prevention and peacebuilding in countries and regions affected by climate change will require strengthening social inclusion and leveraging the agency of women – especially local women – who are on the frontlines of climate change. Addressing such multidimensional security challenges requires new partnerships that bridge traditional divides. This event will help better understand gender-climate-security risks and explore gender-responsive approaches to preventing and resolving conflict, with an emphasis on intersectional vulnerabilities and opportunities.

For more information and to register, please visit https://www.unenvironment.org/events/un-environment-event/women-frontlines-climate-change-and-security-nexus

When: 9 November 2018

Where: Geneva, Switzerland

Organizers: UN Environment Programme, UN Women, UNDP, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute