{"id":2549,"date":"2022-11-11T09:28:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=2549"},"modified":"2022-11-11T09:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:30:32","slug":"gender-oriented-climate-action-is-a-must-what-can-be-done","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion\/press-releases\/gender-oriented-climate-action-is-a-must-what-can-be-done\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Gender-oriented Climate Action is a must: what can be done<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt &#8211; 14 November 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The case for&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>steering climate finance towards gender equality<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;is clear, but needs to be more widely understood. This high-level panel, led by UfM Gender Equality expert Anna Dorangricchia, reflects on the issue in the Mediterranean region and shares lessons learned on best practices.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Last October 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in Madrid,\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>UfM\u2019s members signed a Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society<\/em><\/strong><em>, highlighting the need for integration of gender into climate finance.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As strongly pointed out by the recent OECD publication&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=e9aa96a3ce&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\">Supporting women\u2019s empowerment through green policies and finance<\/a>, gender equality and environmental goals are intrinsically linked and mutually reinforcing.&nbsp;<strong>Finance is a powerful tool for addressing inequalities<\/strong>: but both goals can be effectively achieved only if all the key actors agree on the assumption women are agents of change for a sustainable and just green transition.<br>&nbsp;<br>Therefore,<strong>&nbsp;integrating gender into climate finance and policy making is a must<\/strong>, not a good to have. This need is among the key pillars of the UfM\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=18ead315a3&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society<\/a>&nbsp;adopted last 26 October in Madrid.<br>&nbsp;<br>In this top event taking place at the first-ever Mediterranean Pavilion, the UfM Gender Equality Programme Manager Anna Dorangricchia will moderate a discussion on&nbsp;<strong>which concrete actions the Cop27 participants should take towards a gender-oriented climate action<\/strong>. She will be joined by several high-level speakers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>H\u00e5kan Emsg\u00e5rd, Swedish Ambassador to Egypt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael MULLAN Economist\/Policy Analyst, Environment Directorate Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunita Pitamber, Associate Director, Access to Services and Gender Mainstreaming, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ellen Brookes, British International Investment (2xCollaborative)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day:<\/strong>&nbsp;14\/11\/2022<br><strong>Time:&nbsp;<\/strong>15:00 &#8211; 16:00 h Sharm El Sheikh time (CET +1)<br><strong>More info &amp; streaming&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=fb7b1e5de5&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br><em><strong>The event is open to all journalists covering climate change and gender equality in the Mediterranean.<\/strong><\/em><br><br><strong>Register<\/strong>&nbsp;to attend the event by sending an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sophie@marco.agency\">sophie@marco.agency<\/a>&nbsp;with the following details:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media outlet and position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background info<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out the full agenda of the Mediterranean Pavilion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=938a3243ac&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you wish to access all press releases, high-res photos and TV quality footage, visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=115aeb46fd&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>shared drive.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more info, spokespeople\u2019s bios and contacts, download the full&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=850f182917&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mediterranean Pavilion Press Dossier<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not at COP? Watch the event in streaming&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f4fcd08cb4876511b070fc25c&amp;id=f14ba0b36c&amp;e=2d5b6005b8\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><br>On-site in Sharm El Sheik:&nbsp;<em><strong>Sophie Rasbash<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"mailto:sophie@marco.agency\"><strong>sophie@marco.agency<\/strong><\/a>)<br>&nbsp;<br>If you are a journalist interested in receiving further information on the Pavilion\u2019s activities, announcements, press events or booking interviews with a Mediterranean Pavilion\u2019s representative, please write to&nbsp;<em><strong>Beatrice Chioccioli<\/strong><\/em>(<a href=\"mailto:media@ufmsecretariat.org\"><strong>media@ufmsecretariat.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2549","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases\/2549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/mediterraneanpavilion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}