The Community of Women Leaders in Climate Action believes that women, who are most affected by the impacts of climate change, should have a greater voice in climate policy. Unfortunately, when we look at local policies, climate action is prepared with an approach that is far from women's participation, does not take into account their needs and expectations, and does not allow for pluralism. The Community of Women Leaders in Climate Action has come together to advocate for women to be more involved in local climate policies in the medium and long term, and to highlight and make visible how women are behaving and taking action in climate policies in different countries. It believes that the community they want to create will make a positive contribution to sustainable development policies for women, especially by addressing a global issue such as climate action with an approach from the local to the national to the global level. It aims to help create an enabling environment to support women's full, equal, and meaningful participation and leadership in climate change, environment, and disaster risk adaptation.
Community, Disaster and Beyond: the Dialogue Meeting on Gender Equality in Disasters and Emergency Situations allows women's organisations active on the ground after the February 6 earthquakes to learn from the experiences of activists working in areas that affect gender equality, develop a common stance against disasters and climate change, and promote gender equality in disaster policy. It hosts a 2-day meeting to create an agenda for mainstreaming the public. It aims to contribute to making the voices of disaster-affected women heard by drafting a joint text with "20 representatives of earthquake-affected women and CSOs working in 11 earthquake-affected provinces and also in provinces where disaster-affected people have migrated intensively, with the theme "Ensure Gender Equality in Disaster Policies!"
Through the study "Disaster and Beyond: What Did We Learn from Disaster as Women?" it aims to talk about the lessons women and women's organizations have learned from disasters, assessing practices in the field and urging the public to "consider gender equality in disaster risk reduction and climate change interventions."
The Community believes that this study is important to:
- Make the problems of women and girls affected by the earthquake visible to the public,
- Create an environment of cooperation between different parties for the upcoming processes,
- Ensure that pre-crisis preparedness/resilience, management during the crisis, and post-crisis recovery policies are evaluated from a gender equality perspective.
It aims to focus on the lack of a gender equality approach in disaster management policies to date, generate public pressure, and set the agenda through a common stance.
Who can participate?
- Those with a gender equality approach
- Those who have worked/are working actively with disadvantaged groups, especially women, during the disaster and in the aftermath,
- Those who are motivated to disseminate the visual and audio outputs created after the meeting in their own access areas,
- Those who contribute to building public, civil society and academic collaborations,
- And those who fully participate can take part in the programs held in person and online.
- The program of the dialog meeting will be held in person in Izmir between 14and 15 October 2023.
Applications will be accepted until October 2, 2023.
A detailed information package will be sent to selected participants.
You can send your questions to [email protected].
* Transportation, accomodation and meals are supported by the European Union Sivil Düşün program.