COP20 – Lima, Peru December 2014
- Dec 1, 2014
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Updated: Jul 31
Gender Advocacy Work at COP20
WECAN International participated in advocacy work inside the UNFCCC COP20, in partnership with the Global with the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) and the Women and Gender Constituency. December 1-12, 2014.
Explore an overview of WECAN International efforts at COP20 in Lima, Peru:
Advocacy work inside the UNFCCC COP20, in partnership with the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) and the Women and Gender Constituency. December 1-12, 2014.
Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change-Lima
On December 8, 2014, WECAN organized a public convening of global women leaders, which included panels and strategy circles focused on extractive industries and mega-dams, forest protection and territory rights, renewable energy alternatives, new economic frameworks, rights of nature, systemic change, and how relationships between women of the Global South & North are furthering the climate justice movement.
WECAN International formal UN side event at the UNFCCC COP20
On December 9, 2014, WECAN International presented the Women’s Climate Action Agenda as a blueprint for our path forward, and showcased examples of youth and women as agents of local and global change. Particular focus was on Indigenous women on the frontlines of climate change and solutions building.
International Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal - Lima
On December 5-6, 2014, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature adjudicated various cases linked to COP20 proceedings, including threats to the Great Barrier Reef and oil and mineral extraction in South America. The Tribunal is a model and potent tool to help communities working to defend the Earth and their health and heritage. WECAN International serves on the Global Alliance Executive Committee and participated in the Tribunal as a judge.
People’s March Lima
On December 10, 2014, WECAN International marched with Indigenous allies in the Lima People’s March.
