Subcommittee on Women and Climate Change (WCC)
Available, here, for downloading are studies, background papers, declarations and other such documents that examine the relationship between women and climate change.
Gender, climate change and human security: Lessons learned from Bangladesh, Ghana & Senegal
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This report prepared by WEDO, ABANTU in development in Ghana, Action Aid in Bangladesh, and ENDA in Senegal is an excellent background paper. It presents a gendered analysis of how CC impacts on human security.
Climate wrongs and human rights: Putting people at the heart of climate-change policy
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This is a briefing paper by OXFAM International which proposes a rights centered approach to climate change policy making.
Manila Declaration for Global Action on Gender, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
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This declaration is one of the outcomes of the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance, on the topic of Gender in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, organized in Manila, Philippines, 19-22 October, 2008
We know what we need: South Asian women speak out on climate change
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This is a report produced by Action Aid, Institute of Development Studies on field research conducted with women living in rural communities on the effects of climate change on their lives, current adaptation strategies and constraints.
Why CEDAW matters to the climate change treaty process
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This powerpoint by Soon-Young Yoon, International Alliance of Women, outlines the importance the treaty process, the need for individuals to get involved and the role of the CEDAW in ensuring that women’s rights are taken into account in the climate change treaty process.