This fall, CCJ Senior Research Manager Amy Harris, and members of the Women Environmental Programme Canada are going to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. They have a chance to deliver a document to improve the implementation of the United Nations Gender Action Plan in Canada, and we want your input.
Date: Monday, October 19th
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM
Location: BC Hydro Theatre (map link)
Registration: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IN-PERSON EVENT IS CURRENTLY FULL (Scroll down to join the waitlist or register for webinar)
PART 1: Panel Discussion (Hybrid) | 2:00-3:00 PM
The afternoon will begin with a presentation on the Gender Action Plan by Sussan Agber, followed by a moderated discussion on the intersections of gender and climate policy with leading researchers and community advocates.
Panelists:
- Sussan Agber, Executive Director, Women Environmental Programme
- Lindsey Nkem, PhD candidate at the UBC Institute for Social Justice
- Patricia Barkaskas, Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
- Leila Harris, Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice
- Moderator: Amy Harris, Senior Research Manager, Centre for Climate Justice
PART 2: Workshop (in-person) | 3:00-4:00 PM
Following the panel, participants will take part in a rotating table workshop: five table hosts, each an expert in one priority area of the GAP:
- Capacity-building & knowledge-sharing — how gender-responsive climate knowledge gets built and shared across communities
- Gender-responsive policy implementation — what “full implementation” of the GAP looks like at the national and provincial levels
- Coherence between climate & gender frameworks — connecting Canada’s climate commitments to its gender equality commitments
- Monitoring, reporting & accountability (disaggregated data) — how communities can track whether commitments are kept
- Participation & leadership — ensuring women, Indigenous communities, and marginalized groups lead (not just consult on) climate decisions
The table hosts will lead co-creation of a vision board at each table, using magazine clippings, drawings, and other materials. Participants remain seated while table hosts rotate between tables three times, ensuring every participant contributes to all five priority areas over the course of the session. Each table host will then present their table’s vision board, followed by responses from a selection of respondents. Outcomes from the session will be compiled into a community document delivered to COP31 in Türkiye, ensuring BC’s voices directly inform the international process.
