Side event: Mapping the Path to Feminist Climate Justice: Redefining the Pact of the Future

On Monday, July 15, the event «Mapping the Path to Feminist Climate Justice: Redefining the Pact of the Future» was held at UN Women headquarters in New York City.

This event was organized by Women Power and its members: Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), FEMNET, Women Environmental Programme (WEP); Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD); Women Major Group; La Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM); UN Women and GEF Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice Spain.

The themes of the meeting were the intersection of climate action (SDG 13), gender equality (SDG 5) and inequalities (SDG 10); the outcomes of the Future Summit CSO forum, the UNFCCC climate negotiations, and the Beijing+30 and Generations Equality Forum processes.

The meeting considered the intersection of climate action (SDG 13), gender equality (SDG 5) and reducing inequalities (SDG 10); with the UNFCCC climate negotiations, and the Beijing+30 and Future Summit processes.

The main objective was to define the minimum necessary for inclusion in the Compact for the Future and to provide a platform for civil society, especially women’s and feminist organizations, to engage directly with decision-makers, forging pathways for feminist climate justice within the framework of the Summit of the Future.

UN Women Deputy Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda was the main speaker, followed by the voices of five experts and five working groups that addressed the following topics: climate finance and debt cancellation, food sovereignty, just transition and welfare economics, and peace and security. After the group discussions, the reports were presented and the meeting was well attended and the discussions and contributions were important.