For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
The Project Economic Empowerment of Women through Forest Solutions (WEE-FS), IDRC funded project intends to achieve gender equality in the low-carbon world by developing low-carbon enterprise models and enhancing women’s capacity to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. One-day orientation was organized on the theme of diverse perspectives of climate change to understand the global and national discourses on climate change adaptation, enhance staff’s understanding of the impacts of climate change on women and marginalized communities, and the significance of adopting low-carbon technology for climate mitigation and adaptation. Mr. Rahul Karki, Executive Coordinator-ForestAction Nepal welcomed the participants. The program was coordinated by Srijana Baral and Ms. Aarati Khatri moderated the program and introduced the speakers.
The first session on Global discourses on Climate change was presented by Mr. Manjeet Dhakal, Head of LDC Support Team | Director, South Asia Office. He sparked the brief discussion on Climate change discourses and Nepal’s responses to the global discourses (NAPA, NAP, LAPA, NDCs, Loss and damage, Climate change from a historical perspective, representation on international platforms like UNFCCC and COP and more on what science tells about climate change.
The second session was on the Differential impacts of climate change. Ms. Dibya Devi Gurung, Gender, Diversity, Social Inclusion, and Natural Resource Management Specialist. Board Member, Green Peace South Asia, shared her experiences of differential impacts on women, indigenous communities, and participating and non-participating groups. She emphasized inter-sectional and intra-sectional analysis for addressing the impacts of climate change.
Finally, Dr. Radha Wagle, Director General, Department of Plant Resources shared her exemplary journey in representing Nepal on international platforms, her struggles and contribution in shaping major documents like NDC, NAPA, LAPA preparation, mainstreaming gender in the Forestry sector, Nepal’s position on the climate agenda, Climate change issues in policies and plans, Nepal’s negotiations in COPs- experiences and many more.
The event was concluded with a vote of thanks from Dr. Naya Sharma Poudel, Environment, and Governance Specialist.
