August 20th -22nd 2021 on line
Climate Summer School and Feminist Climate Ambassadors
Weekend Summer School in the run up to COP26 United Nations Climate Conference
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Green Economics Institute, and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
Programme
Day 1 Friday August 20th 2021 Introductory afternoon
Facilitator
Session 1 12.00- 13.00 CEST Introductions and familiarisations
Introduction to the Climate Feminist Ambassador Project – Adelle Hatungen Visio Education Finland
Introduction to the Green European Foundation -Belgium and Luxembourg
Introduction to GEIClimate and The Green Economics Institute and welcome – Miriam Kennet
Short Break 13.00-13.30 CEST
Session 2 13.30- 14.00 CEST Facilitator: tbc
a) 13.30- 14.00 CEST Networking with all particpants in break out rooms –
b) 14.00 -14.30 CEST Introduction to the science and latest Issues about climate change:
European perspectives and issues Speaker: RT Jean Lambert Former Member of the European Parliament, EGP TBC: Ewa Suffin former consul of Poland Strefa Zeleni Poland Green Institute
Short Break 14.30-15.00 CEST
Session 3 Opening Plenary 15.00-16.30 CEST
Introduction and scene setting about feminist climate issues
Impacts of climate change on women- historical and archaeological perspectives and understandings and insights -gender impacts and intersectional impacts and implications -demographics -contraction and convergence and the SDGs- feminist perspectives – indigenous womens perspectives –
Speakers
-Agneta Granstrom tbc( SAMI Indiigenous MP Sweden)
– Hadijah Nakazibwe Indigenous Farmer (Uganda)
-Elizabeth Wathuti Fourth Recipient of Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award Youtng
Environmentalist and Climate Activist,(Kenya)
.16.30-17.00 CEST Break
Social Session 6- 19.00 -20.00 CEST Common climate dinner- and impacts -music
team builder and networking and social – quiz –
After Dinner Session 5 – 18.00 -19.00 CEST
Speaker- Session with former head of Christ Church College, University of Oxford Senior Common Room -Kamal Kapadia, Ph.D.Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer, Terra.do (Hawaii) TBC
Day 2 August 21st 2021
Facilitator: Tbc
Session 1 10.00- 10.30 CEST- networking plenary and recap day 1
Session 2- Opening Plenary 10.30- 11.30 CEST
Impacts of climate change on different demographics in more detail
Meeting people around the world and the lived experience of climate change for women:
climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies
‘We need to challenge inequalities and to reach a feminist and sustainable future, we need to translate those agreements into actions, we need gender-mainstreaming tools to be available and used. For that, we work to ensure enough women participation in all levels of decision making of climate policies’ Jelassi Olfa.2021
Speakers : Jelassi Olfa (Tunisia )Steering committee and board member at Gender CC
The European Green Deal continues to marginalise women, especially those from minority backgrounds. The EU must integrate an intersectional feminist approach into its green transition, Speakers: Katy Wiese.Author of the recent report.
Jean Lambert Former Member of the European Parliament, EGP ( UK) TBC: Ewa Suffin Former Consul of Poland and Strefa Zeleni Green Institute (Poland)
Session 3- 12.00- 13.00 CEST Oppressions around the world- and climate implications
Meeting people around the world and the lived experience of climate change for women:
climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies
13.00-14.00 CEST Lunch Break
Facilitators: Peg Alexander
Session 5 14.30-15.30 CEST – invisible women -women at the UN- women at COP -women missing from climate negotations, from think tanks, women experts, women in the climate dialogue-
Meeting people around the world and the lived experience of climate change for women,
climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies
Speakers: Nkechi Ilochi-Omekedo,Rahila James and Anjikwi Mshalbwala-Action Aid Nigeria work on the ground- how it impacts womens lives -and what we can do to change it- the practicalities
15.30 -16.00 CEST Break
Session 6 -Major workshop – Critical Realism 16.00-17.30 CEST
Exploring lived experiences and particular challenges of different groups and some virtual visits :Panel of experts:
Women of colour experience; Leena Ahmed tbc, Women in Latin America- Professor Maria Madi Brazil and Argentina, African women ‘s voices: Chelungut Scholar Climate Campaigner Kenya and Dorothy Nalubega Uganda, Indigenous women: , Agneta Granstroem SAMI Sweden and Hadijah Nakazibwe Indigenous Farmer -Uganda, LGBTQ+ women: women living in rural areas; Marginalised groups decision making from the climate decision making. Older women, Young women and Middle aged women
Session 7- 17.30 -18.30 CEST a) Women as role models, pandemic and climate, womens leadership style, issues and changes and legal and institutional framework and statistics
b) Empowering women -skills and information to take part in climate dialogue and in shaping a renewed climate future- the information and reports we need.
Lynne Franks OBE influencer- communications expert, global icon and womens empowerment pioneer (UK)
Dr Adrienne Barnett LLB Barrister and Lawyer specialising in domestic abuse and family law( Uk, South Africa and Namibia)
Professor Alexandra Harrington (Climate Law) Fulbright. USA CISDL Specialist lawyers.
18.30-19.00 Break
Social Session- 8 19.-00-21.00 Inspirational dinner: Women at the cutting edge
Women in the climate industry, in climate finance, climate science -how they are challenging the status quo and how they are leaders today – introductions to key climate women Inspirational dinner speakers :
Speakers –
Professor Dr Graciela Chichilnisky PHD Maths, statistics, USA and Argentina creator of the carbon market in the Kyoto Protocol and a Nobel Lead author on IPCC Report.
Day 3 August 22nd 2021
Facilitator
Session 1 10.00 -10.30 CEST -Networking and recap
Session 2- Opening Plenary 10.30- 11.30 -CEST Introducing the COP United Nations Climate Event and our plans and how we can each plan to make a difference
11.30-12.00 CEST Break
Session 3- 12.00-13.00 CEST Exploring main stream climate narratives- women as victims- women as saviours, women as sustainable spenders- ? The theoretical background of popular categorization of women stereotypes and how to crush them
13.00-14.00 CEST Lunch Break
Session 4- 14.00-15.00 CEST climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies
15.00-15.30 CEST Break
Session 3 15.30 -16.30 CEST Enabling us to take part in climate leadership -the tools, the info, the skills, empowering us all. Bringing intersectionality in to counter the crushing stereotypes and take our power back as leaders and matrifocal futures
-Professor Dr Enkhbayar Shagdar(Japan and Mongolia)
(シャグダル エンクバヤル) https://researchmap.jp/www.erina.or.jp?lang=en –
expert in low carbon economy and Pan Asian Smart Grid.
Marie Pochon MEP Member of the European Parliament and climate campaigning specialist ( France )Secrétaire Générale, Notre Affaire à Tous Agir ensemble pour la justice climatique
16.30-17.00 CEST Break
Session 4 – 17.00 -18.00 CEST the law and how to use it- the issues for women and gender – the institutional framework of climate change.
Speaker: Professor Alexandra Harrington ( confirmed)
18.00 -18.30 CEST Break
Session 5 18.30- 19.30 CEST – Workshop Fish bowl takeaways and thoughts and outputs.
Sharing Moving forward- next steps- contemporary navigations Gender and feminist perspectives of green new deal, build back better, renewables, climate and green economy
Womens Budget Group Address to participants.
Social Session 6-19.30- 21.30 CEST Developments Dinner Allumni and Certificates:
Closing plenary and plans for the next steps and sessions and COP 26 Glasgow and Kunming, China- next steps and take aways. Plans sharing and aspects of making a new wave of change- Norming forming storming and performing- Arts -musc dance and theatre
Delivery Team
Keynote speakers
Lecturers
Workshop and Case Study Faciitators
Other ways of working experts Facilitators Peg Alexander
Administrative managers and coordinators ; Leena Ahmed Diplomacy and Global Network Coordinator, Marlyn Hughes Tech
Speakers and workshop facilitators to include;
Professor Dr Graciela Chichilsnisky -PHD USA and Argentina creator of the Kyoto carbon market and CEO of global thermostat
Senior Research Fellow Enkhbayar Shagdar (Japan and Mongolia) University of Mongolia Business School [ERINA cooperation](Ulaanbaatar,
(シャグダル エンクバヤル) https://researchmap.jp/www.erina.or.jp?lang=en –
expert in low carbon economy and Pan Asian Smart Grid.
Dorothy Nalubega , Uganda
Lynne Franks OBE world reknowned Feminist Award winning communication powerhouse- SEED -PR pioneer mentor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Franks
Scholar Chelangat Co-Party Leader Green Congress of Kenya
Dr Olfa Jelassi Eng Tunisia Gender CC , Young Environmental Leader Award Hydro-meteorology engineering at National Engineering School of Tunisia, International Cooperation& Development, Advocate:Climate Change
Leena Ahmed UK
Marie Pochon Member of the European Parliament Secrétaire Générale, Notre Affaire à Tous Agir ensemble pour la justice climatique (France)
Elizabeth Wathuti Fourth Recipient of Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award
Environmentalist and Climate Activist,(Kenya)
Founder, Green Generation Initiative
Professor Dr Alexandra Harrington, Fulbreight lawyer,
Ewa Suffin former consul for Poland
Nakiyemba Harriet Ssebuwufu, Uganda
Adelle Hattunen Visio Finland
Hadijah Nakazibwe Indigenous Farmer -Uganda
Womens Budget Group