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International Women’s Day 2022 - Agrifood systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience

7 March 2022 11:00-13:00 CET / Online event co-organised by the UfM, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE) and CIHEAM

As part of their collaboration, CIHEAM, FAO and UfM have decided to mark the celebration of IWD 2022 with a joint event, focused on the MENA region and on promising solutions to support women’s empowerment and climate adaptation through synergies. They will bring into the debate their research, governance and policy perspectives and experiences. The theme of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 – Changing Climates: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow – recognizes and celebrates the contribution of women and girls to building a sustainable future.

CIHEAM, FAO and UfM share a commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in agri-food systems, and to creating a conducive environment for women and girls to lead and thrive. Their common commitment is also reflected in a Memorandum of Understanding, signed in 2020, which led to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder initiative on Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean (SFS-MED), as well as the contribution to the Regional Consultations led by the Committee on World Food Security in October 2021 to discuss the Zero Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines (VGs) on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (GEWE) in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition.

Being the most impacted, women are also a critical part of the solution. Women and girls play a key role in climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as disaster risk reduction in many communities, for instance, through the management of early warning systems. Many female farmers and fisherwomen have gained vital knowledge of what works when facing climate change, which they are effectively   applying to their production techniques. They also often know what is required to improve their specific situations and increase their resilience.  Too frequently, however, they are not consulted or included in decision-making processes.

Objectives of the event

The event aims to raise awareness on the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on agri-food systems, and on the interventions that are needed to address them, build women and girls’ resilience, and unleash their potential to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.

More specifically, the event will offer the opportunity:

  • to identify the key challenges to be addressed when it comes to women as key change drivers for a more resilient agri-food system facing climate change
  • to propose possible solutions in terms of policies, strategies, and governance at regional and country level
  • to share good practices and experiences from the private sector and CSOs

The speakers

Ana Iglesias,
Professor,
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Saira Ahmed
Regional Programme Management Officer
UNDRR Regional office for Arab States

Wafaa ElDikah Hamze
CIHEAM Governing Board,
Senior Agriculture Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture, Lebanon

Dr. Dina Najjar
ICARDA Social and Gender Specialist

John Paul Grech,
UfM Deputy Secretary General,
Social and Civil Affairs

AbdulHakim Elwaer
Assistant-Director General & Regional
Representative of the Regional Office
for the Near East and North Africa – FAO

Elen Lemaître-Curri,
agricultural economist,
doctor in public policies,
Deputy Director at CIHEAM Montpellier

Alaa Jayab,
Community Interventions
& Relations Coordinator

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7 March 2022 11:00- 13:00 CET

 

11:00 – 11:15 

Opening remarks 

Representatives from CIHEAM and FAO RNE will briefly introduce their commitment to support gender-responsive climate actions, women’s access to green jobs and climate-smart solutions on gender equality and rural women’s empowerment

  • Mr Abdulhakim ELWAER, Assistant Director General and Regional Representative, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa
  • Ms. Elen LEMAÎTRE-CURRI, Deputy Director of the CIHEAM Montpellier Institute

Introduction : Ms. Anna DORANGRICCHIA, Project Manager Social and Civil Affairs Division, Union for the Mediterranean

11:15 – 12: 30

Round table 

Experts on the subject from different sectors to share the latest on data available on the gender-climate change nexus in the agri-food sector, challenges and solutions at country and regional level and good practices and solutions from the CSOs.

  • Ms. Ana IGLESIAS, Climate Change international expert, Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
  • Ms. Dina NAJJAR, Gender Scientist, ICARDA 
  • Ms. Wafaa EL DIKAH HAMZE, CIHEAM Governing Board, Senior Agriculture Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture of Lebanon
  • Ms Saira AHMED, Regional Programme Officer, UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States
  • Ms. Alaa JAYAB, Community Activities & Relations Coordinator, Gaza Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Platform

Moderator: Ms. Yasmine SEGHIRATE EL GUERRAB, Administrator at the CIHEAM General Secretariat, Gender Equality, Women and Youth Empowerment Focal Point

12:30 – 13.00

Q&A and Closing remarks

Moderator: Valentina FRANCHI, Gender Specialist, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa

Closing remarks: Ambassador John Paul GRECH, Deputy Secretary General of Social and Civil Affairs Division, Union for the Mediterranean

 

Simultaneous translation in Arabic, English, and French will be provided throughout the meeting.

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