African Women Studies Centre side event at COP28 World Climate Summit

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The African Women Studies Centre (AWSC) held aÌýÌýside event on Monday, December 4, 2023ÌýÌýat theÌýCOP 28ÌýWorld Climate Summit,ÌýKenya Pavilion at the UAE in collaboration with CRAWNÌýTrust, State department for Housing and Urban Development, State department for Gender and Affirmative Action andÌýBuilding Climate Resilience for the Urban Poor (BRCUP) KenyaÌýÌýamong other partners. The AWSC's panel discussion focused on mainstreaming women in climate action on Kenya's journey to Gender-responsive Climate Justice.

Some keyÌý highlights are;


AWSC side event at COP28 World Climate SummitÌý
on Dec 4, 2023Ìý

  1. The need to re-engineer cities to accommodate women and women's issues so that they dont compete in the same spaces with men.
  2. Empirical data for evidence based planning to inform national andÌý local governments management of cities.
  3. Women are mostly involved in climate mitigation while men are involved in adaptation, there's a need for integration of adaptation and mitigation.
  4. Women are responsible for care work even during disasters hence are unable to access healthcare and are disproportionately affected by Gender-based violence
  5. There's need to support locally led solutions to climate change

The event placed the UoN AWSC at the global front in adaptation to climate change championing women's inclusion in climate action.

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