Time for Plan B: Positive Effects of Gender Sensitive and Environmental Policies
PROGRAMME
15.00 – 15.10 Opening
Gabi Zimmer, President GUE/NGL
Mikael Gustafsson, MEP GUE/NGL and Chair of FEMM Committee
Session 1 Gender Aspects: Social and Ecological Boundaries of the Planet
15.10 – 15.50 Challenges and Solutions
Moderator: Kartika Liotard, MEP GUE/NGL
Panel:
Dr. Jyoti K. Parikh, IRADe India, (Integrated Research and Action for Development)
Gender Aspects of Climate Change
Eva Lindholm, Friends of the Earth
Gender and Sustainable Economy
Sascha Gabizon, Executive Director of WECF, (Women in Europe for a Common Future)
Environmental Health for All
15.50 – 16.20 Open Debate
Session 2 Gender Equality: Key to Economically, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Living
16.20 – 17.00 Challenges and Solutions
Moderator: Martina Anderson, MEP GUE/NGL
Panel:
Valerie Ndaruzaniye, President of Global Water Institute
The Impact of Climate Change on Women in the African Societies
Petter Lydén, Diakonia
The Climate Bill
Victoria W. Thoresen, Associate Professor and Director PERL, (Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living)
Sustainable Living and Gender
17.00 – 17.45 Open Debate
17.45 – 18.30 Concluding Remarks
Moderator: Mikael Gustafsson, MEP GUE/NGL and Chair of FEMM Committee
Towards Sustainable Solutions
Contact:
Azadeh JAFARI: [email protected]
Press contact: Gianfranco Battistini:[email protected]