HAMBURG – Climate change and gender equality are inextricably linked. On the one hand, traditional gender roles and patriarchal systems unbalance the impact of climate change on men and women. They make women more vulnerable to it: women and girls are those who carry a heavier workload. They are the first whose health is impaired and who must refrain from education in times of crisis.
Climate change and gender equality
And it is women who often cannot escape a changing environment. On the other hand, women are a crucial part of the solution. They are the changemakers and innovators in society: They often decide on the daily use of resources, play a key role in agriculture and land conservation, and are early adopters of new techniques.
The initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) invites to the Online Expert Discussion “Climate Needs Equality – Climate Change Cannot Be Solved Without Women” on May 31, 3:30-4:30 pm CEST. Registration here.
The speakers in the Online Expert Discussion are four experts on gender and climate who will share and discuss their perspectives and first-hand insights:
This event is part of the initiative for coffee&climate’s Awareness Month May on the topic of gender equality and climate change.
