Gender Equality, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals
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Summary Report Three Days’ Online Training Programme Gender Equality, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals Dates: 27-29 May, 2021 Jointly Organized by Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute & National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 1 Contents 1. Introduction to the Course Sub Themes Objectives Program Schedule Important Announcements 2. About IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute 3. About National Institute of Disaster Management 4. Day – Wise Summary Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Key Takeaways c www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 2 Introduction to the Course Persistent gender inequities and inequalities across the globe including India are entangled in a vicious cycle with environmental degradation and climate change. As a result, there are disproportionate, and often disadvantageous implications on the lives of women and girls as well as the third gender. As a result, the gender gap is increasing, which is further creating barriers to effective sustainable development and livelihoods by restricting women’s access to resources and decision-making opportunities. Some of the critical gender gaps that are reinforcing power imbalances and exacerbating unsustainable environmental development include: unequal and insecure rights over land, underrepresentation in natural resource decision making and leadership, and gender based violence. Rapid urbanization and expansion of urban areas are interfering with the natural ecosystem, which in turn are exacerbating the gender gaps. As a result, the Sustainable Development Goal 5 of gender equality coupled with Goal 13 for climate action is being seriously impacted. It is therefore important that all projects, programmes and strategies for environmental sustainability are intertwined to the gendered framework, so that there remains an elaborate scope to address them. This 3-day online training program brought together experts from the academia, national and international NGOs to provide a basic understanding of the gender issues vis-à-vis environmental sustainability. The overall objective of the program is to provide a clarity in the understanding of the participants on the prevailing gender inequalities, different needs, vulnerabilities, roles and capacities of men and women in order to have more inclusive environmentally sustainable solutions for the people in India. The training programme is jointly organized by Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi and National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Sub-themes: a) Understanding the Gender Gaps for Environmental Sustainability b) What is gender neutral climate resilient development? c) Tackling Climate Change: From Vulnerability to Resilience, A Gendered Perspective d) Gender, Growth and Adaptation to Climate Change e) Gender-Sensitive Strategies to Address the Challenges of Climate Change on Health and Nutrition Security f) Advancing Gender-Equitable, Pro-Poor Sustainable Resilient Development Objectives: 1. To develop an understanding on the connection between gender gaps and its implications on the environmental sustainability. c www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 3 2. To develop an understanding of the ways in which gender equality help foster mitigation and adaptation to climate change. 3. To develop an understanding of how equal opportunity in access to natural resources, healthy environment, environmental risk reduction, distribution of food and energy, participation in green economy, as well as access to capacity and technology would foster Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). 4. To develop a network among participants for active role in the near future to forge a commitment to action towards gender equality and its impact on the UN SDGs. Program Schedule Time Topic Speaker Day 1 – May 27, 2021 | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM IST 10:30 - 11:15 Inaugural Remarks Prof Anil K Gupta Head ECDRM, NIDM, New Delhi 11:15 - 12:15 Opening Lecture on Gender Prof Vibhuti Patel Equality, Climate Change and Former Professor, TATA Institute of Sustainable Development goals Social Sciences, Mumbai 12:15 - 13:00 Empowering Women at the Dr Sukriti Chauhan Frontlines of Climate Change Founder, Empower. Transform. Inspire. (ETI); Former Programme Lead, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) Day 2 - May 28, 2021 | 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM IST 10:30 - 11:30 Climate Change: Gender Prof Govind Kelkar Equality and Sustainable Executive Director, Gendev Centre for Development Research and Innovation, Gurugram; Chairperson, GISC, IMPRI 11:30 - 12:30 Empowering Women to address Ms Gitika Goswami Climate Change Issues for Senior Programme Director, Policy achieving Sustainable Research & Planning, Development Development Goals Alternatives Group 12:30 - 13:05 Gender Neutral Climate Resilient Dr Indira Khurana Development: Time to reset Senior Expert, Water Sector; Vice Chair, Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar Day 3 - May 29, 2021 | 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM IST 10:30 - 11:15 SDGs, Climate Change and Mr Tikender Singh Panwar Gender: Challenges and Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla; Senior Mitigation Strategies Visiting Fellow, IMPRI, New Delhi 11:15 - 12:15 Gender Responsive Budgeting Dr Sanghamitra Dhar Consultant, Ending Violence Against Women Unit, UN Women 12:15 - 13:00 Case Study: Parmarth's Theory Dr Sanjay Singh of Change Waterman of Bundelkhand, Secretary, Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Jhansi c www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 4 Important Announcements The important housekeeping announcements were announced to ensure smooth flow of the programme on all the three days. These included: Join the meeting on time. Ensure at least 80% of attendance 15-20 minutes for Q & A after each lecture Share your questions on the Q & A Box only and not on the chatbox The questions must not be posted as Anonymous attendee. Ensure that the questions are precise Refrain from making general comments Event Page: https://www.impriindia.com/event/gender-equality-climate-change-and- sustainable-development-goals/ c www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 5 About IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building. IMPRI seeks to confront the most critical challenges to issues of socio-economic, political and environmental importance through qualitative and quantitative analysis. The analytical framework is strengthened through three types of activities, namely: Building Dynamic Evidence: The Institute’s core strength lies in the interdisciplinary network of diverse and eminent scholars, research professionals with a commitment to conduct cutting-edge research, evidence-based impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy. Cost-effective and intense precision in analysis is its forté. Deepening Public Debate: Underlying IMPRI’s work is a strong commitment to good governance, rule-of-law, tolerance, a market economy, and democratic principles. By leveraging its research, it facilitates the engagement of an informed citizenry with academia, industry and the government through seminars, workshops, conferences, lectures, extensive media presence. Catalyzing Transparent and Accountable Governance: IMPRI collaborates with the government, academic and research institutions, NGOs, businesses and the civil society for research and advocacy for transparent and accountable governance. We aim to create a benchmark for the analysis of evidence-based and action-based studies using advanced research methods, and developing innovative techniques for gathering, handling, processing and analyzing data. The multidisciplinary areas of research include: Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Security and Rural Development; Economy and Infrastructure; Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation; Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development; Gender, Pluralism & Social Inclusion; Governance and Law; International Relations and Strategic Studies; Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being; Public Finances and Macroeconomics; Society, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture; Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development; Social Sector; Science and Technology, and; Public Policies, Programs and Scheme. Founded in 2018, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute is a think-tank for evidence and action-based policy research; monitoring and evaluation; and impact assessment. It has been incubated by NEXUS: The Innovation Hub at the American Centre, New Delhi by the IC2 Institute of University of Texas at Austin, Texas, supported by the US Government. c www.impriindia.com | www.nidm.gov.in 6 About National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is the premier institute and statuary body under Disaster Management Act, 2005 for training, research, awareness and capacity building in the field of disaster mitigation and management in the region. The institute lays emphasis on multi-stakeholder interdisciplinary cross- sectoral approach for an effective and efficient pro-active