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The Twenty-Second Conference of Parties (COP22) to the UNFCCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) begins today, Monday, November 7th, in Marrakech, Morocco, lasting through Friday, November 18th. At the conference this year, Parties will come together to address implementation of the new global agreement to tackle climate change. WEDO is committed to holding governments' feet to the fire and pushing leaders to listen to #WhatWomenWant! See details of our events below and follow our updates via social media! Gender Equality at COP22 What do women want at COP22? The Women and Gender Constituency has published their key demands from world leaders in Marrakech. You can find this and other pre-COP readings to get prepared for the two weeks ahead. Alongside partners in the Women and Gender Constituency, WEDO will provide strategic and technical support to Parties and stakeholders in the UNFCCC process and advocate for strong inclusion of gender issues within the UNFCCC and its decisions, reports and outcomes, including as part of Gender Day on Tuesday, November 15th. WEDO Team at COP22 Bridget Burns, Co-Director, [email protected] / @bridiekatie--Co-Focal Point of the Women and Gender Constituency, WDF Coordinator, overall gender equality advocacy, media & communications Eleanor Blomstrom, Co-Director / Head of Office, [email protected] --Projects & partnerships, Cities, Post-2015/SDGs Prachi Rao, Project and Communications Associate Juliana Vélez, Advocacy and Projects Associate Kashmala Kakahel, Climate Finance Fellow Lean Deleon, Post-2015 Program Associate Charu Joshi, Climate Policy Graduate Fellow Majandra Rodriguez Acha, Young Feminist Fellow for Climate Justice DOWNLOAD: The WGC's Key Demands for COP22 DOWNLOAD: Gender- Responsive Climate Policy- Entry Points DOWNLOAD: Gender & Climate Change: Analysis of INDCS DOWNLOAD: Power for the People DOWNLOAD: Social Justice and Climate Change Factsheet DOWNLOAD: Gender and Climate Change: A Closer Look at Existing Evidence

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TheTwenty-SecondConferenceofParties(COP22)totheUNFCCCC(UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange)beginstoday,Monday,November7th,inMarrakech,Morocco,lastingthroughFriday,November18th.Attheconferencethisyear,Partieswillcometogethertoaddressimplementationofthenewglobalagreementtotackleclimatechange.WEDOiscommittedtoholdinggovernments'feettothefireandpushingleaderstolistento#WhatWomenWant!

Seedetailsofoureventsbelowandfollowourupdatesviasocialmedia!

GenderEqualityatCOP22

WhatdowomenwantatCOP22?TheWomenandGenderConstituencyhaspublishedtheirkeydemandsfromworldleadersinMarrakech.Youcanfindthisandotherpre-COPreadingstogetpreparedforthetwoweeksahead.

AlongsidepartnersintheWomenandGenderConstituency,WEDOwillprovidestrategicandtechnicalsupporttoPartiesandstakeholdersintheUNFCCCprocessandadvocateforstronginclusionofgenderissueswithintheUNFCCCanditsdecisions,reportsandoutcomes,includingaspartofGenderDayonTuesday,November15th.

WEDOTeamatCOP22

BridgetBurns,Co-Director,[email protected]/@bridiekatie--Co-FocalPointoftheWomenandGenderConstituency,WDFCoordinator,overallgenderequalityadvocacy,media&communicationsEleanorBlomstrom,Co-Director/HeadofOffice,[email protected]&partnerships,Cities,Post-2015/SDGsPrachiRao,ProjectandCommunicationsAssociateJulianaVélez,AdvocacyandProjectsAssociateKashmalaKakahel,ClimateFinanceFellowLeanDeleon,Post-2015ProgramAssociateCharuJoshi,ClimatePolicyGraduateFellowMajandraRodriguezAcha,YoungFeministFellowforClimateJustice

DOWNLOAD:TheWGC'sKeyDemandsforCOP22

DOWNLOAD:Gender-ResponsiveClimatePolicy-

EntryPoints

DOWNLOAD:Gender&ClimateChange:Analysisof

INDCS

DOWNLOAD:PowerforthePeople

DOWNLOAD:SocialJusticeandClimateChange

Factsheet

DOWNLOAD:GenderandClimateChange:ACloser

LookatExistingEvidence

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TheWomenandGenderConstituency(WGC)CaucusDaily,9:00-10:00am,Room:Mediterranean,WGC

TheWGChostsadailycaucuseachmorning.Thiscaucusisanopenspaceforallinterestedindividualstomeetanddiscusswomen’srightsandgenderissues.

GenderDayTuesday,15November,allday

GenderDayisarrangedbytheUNFCCCSecretariat.AnumberofeventsareorganizedforGenderDayintheblueandgreenzone.Pleaseseeherefortheofficialschedule.

Gender-JustClimateSolutions--AwardsCeremonyMonday,14November,15:00-16:30,Room:Arabian,WECF,WGC

Thesessionwillexamineafeministvisionforajust,peacefulandhealthyplanet,inthecontextoftheinterlockingcrisesofclimateandinequality.Civilsocietymustuniteanduseourcollectivepowertodemandandshapeanewandsustainablefuture,particularlythroughmobilizingforaglobalstrike.

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WEDOispleasedtoannouncethedevelopmentofournewGenderClimateTrackerApp.Theappwillprovideexperts,practitioners,decision-makers,negotiatorsandadvocateseasy,on-the-goaccesstothelatestinformationonpolicies,mandates,research,decisionsandactionsrelatedtogenderandclimatechange.Staytunedformoreinformation.

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