Opportunities to Engage on Gender Issues at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 17, 2019
The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019, in Irvine, California. The inaugural conference offers a range of opportunities to engage with practitioners and researchers on gender issues. Please make note of the following events and join us!
Women & Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential in the Context of Climate Change
Training Session: Wednesday, 24 October at 9:00am
This training session, led by Silja Halle and Molly Kellogg of the UN Joint Program on Women, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace, will explore how natural resources can be used to promote women’s empowerment in the peacebuilding process. This hands-on training has a few spaces left. For more details, click here.Conceptual Frameworks for Environmental Peacebuilding
Session 3-E: Thursday, 24 October at 11:15am
While this session is not strictly gender-focused, it features a presentation by Seline Meijer on gender, state fragility, and climate vulnerability. For more information, click here.Women’s Leadership Lunch
Thursday, 24 October at 12:45pm
**Registration is now full. This lunch is designed to connect women in Environmental Peacebuilding with senior female professionals. It is an opportunity to discuss the unique opportunities and challenges as a woman in the field, and to connect with colleagues and peers.Empowering Women through Environmental Peacebuilding: Lessons from Sudan & Colombia
Session 4-A: Thursday, 24 October at 2:00pm
This panel features experts from Sudan, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States. They will examine approaches for integrating gender and environment, and share findings from the UN Joint Program’s pilot programs in Sudan and Colombia. For more details, click here.Gender Interest Group Meeting
Friday, 25 October at 7:45am
The inaugural conference is the ideal place to not only have a meet and greet, but to chart the course for the Gender Interest Group. In our meeting we will discuss potential roles and scope of the group, as well as work planning and governance. We look forward to meeting you!To register for the conference, please see https://environmentalpeacebuilding.org/2019-conference/registration/
For questions, please email conference@environmentalpeacebuilding.org.