Belém, Brazil —  On Monday, November 17, women leaders from around the world will offer climate justice strategies and solutions to support a fossil fuel phaseout and accelerate a Just Transition during a formal UN side event organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Grounded in a rights-based framework, topics will include forest protection and restoration, feminist climate finance, Indigenous rights, Rights of Nature, women land defenders, campaigns to hold governments accountable, and vital updates on the COP30 negotiations.

COP30 Formal UN Side Event – Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

When: Monday, November 17, 13:15-14:45 BRT

Where: Side Event Room 5, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30

Who:

• Lidia Guajajara (Guajajara), Indigenous Climate Activist and Communicator from Araribóia Indigenous Territory in the state of Maranhão and WECAN Coordinator in Brazil, Brazil

• Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador, WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator, and Chair of the GARN Indigenous Council, Turtle Island/USA

• Zukiswa White, Gender Advisor, African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), South Africa

• Xiye Bastida (Otomi-Toltec), Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Re-Earth Initiative, Mexico

• Eriel Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), President of Indigenous Climate Action, 2024 Climate Breakthrough Award Winner, Turtle Island/Canada

• Concita Sõpré, Co-founder, National Association of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA), and Co-founder of the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Pará (FEPIPA), Brazil

• Célia Xakriabá (Xakriabá), Federal Deputy in Brazilian Congress in the state of Minas Gerais, and Co-founder of the National Association of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA), Brazil

• Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Turtle Island/USA