On 5-6 March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting the Global Forum on Environment: Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability.
Countries are currently facing the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution, and protect our planet’s biodiversity and other natural resources, while simultaneously ensuring that a transition to a low-carbon greener economy delivers benefits to all. To meet environmental goals and in line with Agenda 2030, policy- and decision- makers need to consider links between environmental policy responses and other goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. In response, the OECD 2020 Global Forum on Environment will focus on “Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability”. Identifying the right synergies between gender equality and environmental policies can reinforce both, increasing their respective effectiveness.
This Global Forum on Environment brings together policy makers and experts from OECD Member and Partner countries as well as representatives from business, inter-governmental organisations, research centres, civil society organisations and other relevant institutions.
The Forum will review selected environment-related sectors and policies through a gender and inclusiveness lens, specifically:
- health
- infrastructure development, including transport, city and settlement design
- biodiversity, agriculture and fisheries
- green energy and a “just transition”
- consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy
- environmental justice and the empowerment of women and youth.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss needed transformations at global, national and local levels to achieve both environmental and gender equality goals.
For more information, please contact from the OECD Environment Directorate:
- Ms. Sigita Strumskyte, Coordinator for Gender and SDGs
- Ms. Eija Kiiskinen, Global Relations Coordinator
- Join the conversation on Twitter: @OECD_ENV
The draft agenda and supporting documentation may be found here: Global Forum on Environment: Mainstreaming Gender & Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability .
This Global Forum on Environment will review selected environment-related sectors and policies through a gender and inclusiveness lens, including:
- Environmental impacts on health and well-being
- Infrastructure development, including transport, city and settlement design
- Consumption patterns, circular economy and waste management
- Biodiversity, agriculture and fisheries
- Green energy and a “just transition”
- Environmental justice and the empowerment of women and youth.