Belém, Brazil — On Tuesday, November 18, women leaders in all their diversity will share vital reports and critical strategies to advance a fossil fuel phaseout and accelerate a Just Transition while supporting communities and ecosystems impacted by extractive industries and human and Indigenous rights violations. This event will be a press conference organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

As many studies demonstrate, climate change disproportionately impacts women, Indigenous, Black, Brown, and low-income communities, and communities in the Global South. The 2023 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report acknowledges that these global inequities place many low-income countries on the frontlines of climate impacts, despite contributing the least to global emissions. Still, women, particularly those from frontline communities, are leaders of innovative climate solutions.

COP30 Press Conference – Women on the Frontlines of Climate Action

When: Tuesday, November 18, 17:00 – 17:30 BRT

Where: Press Conference Room 2, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30

Who:

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

• Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator, Turtle Island/USA

• Susana Muhamad, Former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Colombia

• Taily Terena (Terena Nation), Pantanal, Brazil

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