This event examines the intersection of women’s land rights, sustainable land use, and the climate crisis by highlighting the connection between gender-sensitive land rights reforms, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable land use strategies related to women’s skills and knowledge, such as in water and agriculture. U.S. Government officials will join to share efforts related to this nexus.
This event will feature speakers from research institutions and CSOs from around the world to highlight current opportunities and ongoing efforts to increase gender-equitable land rights as a strategy for climate mitigation and adaptation in forests, wetlands, and agricultural lands.
This event features voices from the Stand for Her Land (S4HL) campaign – grassroots leaders from both rural and urban communities who hold deep expertise on securing gender equal rights for women, and engaging men and whole communities for gender justice.