Joint WOCAN/ WEDO /GGCA delegation at Climate Change Summit Cop- 15

December 7, 2009

WOCAN is part of the delegation of WEDO (Women's Environment and Development Organization) and the GGCA (Global Gender & Climate Alliance). WOCAN will participate with Jeannette Gurung, Director; 2 people from WOCAN Asia and 1 from WOCAN Africa.

 

 UNFCCC Conference of Parties, 7-18 December, in Copenhagen

WOCAN was admitted as observer by the Conference of the Parties of the forthcoming sessions that will take place from 7 to 18 December 2009 at the Bella Center, Center Boulevard 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. 

WOCAN is supporting a delegation to attend the COP 15 in Copenhagen, to join the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) team to advocate for stronger gender specific commitments in the negotiating text. Rosalud de la Rosa (Italy), Meena Kunwar (Nepal), Riza Bernabe (Philippines), Colletah Chitsike (South Africa) and Jeannette Gurung (USA) are joined by Board members Martha Hirpa (Ethiopia) and Lorena Aguilar (Costa Rica). WOCAN will share its work on Gender and REDD during Forest Day events on Sunday, Dec. 12 and has its publications available at the GGCA booth during the COP.