The Rise of Disaster Capitalism: Climate Change, COVID-19 and the Green New Deal

16 September 2021 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am UTC+8

Plenary

Speakers:
Kavita Naidu, Women and Gender Constituency (WGC), Fiji/Australia
Mela Chiponda, Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe
Felogene Anumo, Association for Women’s Rights and Development (AWID), Kenya

Description: The current gap in discourse between affected communities on the ground, governments and multilateral organisations on the impacts of extreme weather events requires that national communities are visible in regional and international political and climate spaces and that their narratives are shared and voices are heard. Marginalised communities are systematically excluded from these spaces, so it is vital to promote their participation in creating, developing, implementing, and monitoring policy responses to and plans on climate change and disaster relief that support their needs. Most of these policy pronouncements do not yet directly address the issues through an inclusive and intersectional approach. Ensuring the inclusion and engagement of women, youth and others representing marginalised communities in the conversations concerning climate policies and programmes, as well as post-COVID recovery measures, is critical for protecting their rights, livelihoods, and critical ecosystems and biological diversity.

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