Name: Side event: Inclusive Pathways: Advancing Gender and Indigenous Perspectives in Multilateral Environmental Cooperation for Sustainable Future for All
Start: 2024-02-28T18:30:00+0300
End: 2024-02-28T19:45:00+0300

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Side event: Inclusive Pathways: Advancing Gender and Indigenous Perspectives in Multilateral Environmental Cooperation for Sustainable Future for All

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This is a 1.5-hour online panel discussion on the critical role of human rights-based approach (HRBA), gender perspective and the work with Indigenous Peoples and local communities in environmental effort and identifying pathways for synergies among the Rio Conventions and the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) for an inclusive and just future for all. This event will particularly highlight how diverse perspectives, worldviews, and knowledge systems contribute to comprehensive knowledge creation, enhancing policy and action. A key focus will be on bringing practical examples and stories of Indigenous Peoples' perspectives contributing to nature protection efforts as outlined by the vision of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and identifying pathways for synergies among the Rio Conventions and the MEAs for an inclusive and just future for all.

Themes: Human rights-based approach, gender perspective, the importance of sustainability, multilateral environmental cooperation, the critical role of Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities in environmental efforts, UN decade of Action, building a collective action for a sustainable future, and the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Interpretation will be provided in Spanish and French

Website link
https://www.women4biodiversity.org/unea-6-online-side-event-inclusive-pathways-advancing-gender-and-indigenous-perspectives-in-multilateral-environmental-cooperation-for-a-sustainable-future-for-all/

Contact persons are;
Mrinalini Rai, Women4Biodiversity
Prem Singh Tharu, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

Moderator

Mrinalini Rai

Director, Women4Biodiversity

Speakers

Sarojeni V. Rengam

Executive Director, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP)

Sarojeni is the Executive Director of Malaysia-based Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PANAP), an organisation that works to eliminate pesticides that harm health & environment. The organisation supports peasant & women's struggles for land & resources.

Sherika Ballingsingh

Poison Information Coordinator, Caribbean Poison Information Network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)

Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh has been the Poison Information Coordinator for the Caribbean Poison Information Network, University of Technology, Jamaica, for the past 12 years. Previously, she worked for 6 years in the Ministry of Health as a Public Health Inspector. She is a... Read More →

John Samorai

Representative of Indigenous Peoples’ Major Group, Ogiek Peoples' Development Program (OPDP and Kenya National Trialogue)

Mirna Ines Fernandez

Third World Network (TWN)

Maya Berci

President, Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Maya Berci is the Executive Director of the Chemicals Management Division at Environment and Climate Change, Canada and leads on the risk management of chemicals domestically and internationally for Canada, including leading negotiations and domestic implementation of the Stockholm... Read More →