The discussions will tackle the issues of women’s rights and the role of women in the protection of the environment. Experts and activists form both environmental and women’s organisations will exchange and share ideas in order to build bridges between knowledge and actions, between women’s organisations, environmental organisations, academics and official processes.
Programme of the webinar
The following themes will be discussed:
- Why women’s organizations should address environmental issues?
- Why environmental groups should tackle the issue of women’s empowerment?
- Sustainable feminist economics
- Study cases: Portugal and Belgium
- The work of the European Parliament on women and the environment
- COP21: concrete steps towards feminist climate change action
Recommendations and strategies will be developped in order to inform about the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to be held in Paris in December 2015.
Practical information
The webinar will be broadcasted on the European Women’s Lobby website.
You can participate and ask questions through Twitter by using the hashtag #B20envi !
