As talk on gender equality continue across the world, the role of women in the struggle to save the earth has been at the fore in the last couple of years. Several adaptation and mitigation measures in tackling climate change have involved women.
The ongoing United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference UNFCCC COP18 celebrated it's maiden edition Gender day. The theme of the first ever gender day ''moving beyond the rhetoric'' revealed women (and children) as most vulnerable in the effects of the changing Climate.
The panel saw women as major partners in the fight against Climate Change because of the roles they play in the home as care givers.
This session featured several NGO's run by women that are causing a stir in their communities.
Among notable projects involving women is the Solar mamas, a documentary filmed in India, this project saw illiterate grandmothers become solar engineers, with knowledge and resources gotten from the barefoot college and friends of the environment.
The gender day has been adopted as an annual event at the conference.
Also, the benefits of using traditional techniques to tackle climate change were discussed at the second 'Hikma' session. Hikma is the arabic word for wisdom.
The Hikam sessiona are a series of talks that showcase the work of Arab and middle eastern civil society organizations and bring to the fore the local knowledge accumulated by the middle Eastern communities.
Speaking up for the black continent, the African negotiators at the conference say, they will ensure the developed nations do not let the kyoto protocol die as it's commitment period comes to an end.
The gender day has been adopted as an annual event at the conference.
Also, the benefits of using traditional techniques to tackle climate change were discussed at the second 'Hikma' session. Hikma is the arabic word for wisdom.
The Hikam sessiona are a series of talks that showcase the work of Arab and middle eastern civil society organizations and bring to the fore the local knowledge accumulated by the middle Eastern communities.
Speaking up for the black continent, the African negotiators at the conference say, they will ensure the developed nations do not let the kyoto protocol die as it's commitment period comes to an end.
You would recall that in 1997, the Kyoto protocol was signed and later ratified in 2005, the first commitment will expire Dec 31st this year unless discussions at the ongoing COP18 can make provisions for a new life when the second commitment commences Jan 2013. The Kyoto protocol is the only existing commitment binding industrialized nations to cut Green house gas GHG emission levels.
Meantime, discussions are underway as developing nations hope for a good outcome.
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