Gender-responsive adaptation & low carbon development
The role of rural and indigenous women in Asia, Africa and the Pacific
Side Event, Durban COP17
Thursday, 1 December 2011 | 11.30 | Blyde River Room (DEC)
Welcome: Dorah Marema (GenderCC, South Africa)
Speakers
Vernie Yocogan-Diano (APWLD/CWEARC/Innabuyog, Philippines): Rural Women`s Adaptation Strategies – Indigenous Practices
Kurukulasuriya Antanat Roshanthi Fernando (APWLD/SVFWO/NAFSO, Sri Lanka): Adaptation Strategies of Women in Small Scale Fisheries
Elizabeth Letlhaku (Siphephile Waste Recycling Cooperative, South Africa): Grassroots Experiences with Climate Change and Coping Strategies, Financial Needs
Ruiti Uriano Aretaake/Ulamila Wragg (GenderCC, Kiribati & Cook Islands): Gender responsive adaptation strategies in the Pacific Region
Facilitators
Frances Quimpo (APWLD, Philippines)
Bettina Peifer (GenderCC, Germany)
Contact: Tomoko Kashiwazaki Email: riwwenpo@apwld.org Mobile: +27 (0) 729908706
