A TWAS session will take place at the International Symposium GeoAdriatico. People can join online or in person in Trieste, Italy, on 14 June at 10 a.m. CET.
Climate change disproportionately affects women, exacerbating existing inequalities and threatening human rights globally. This panel session will showcase the TWAS-Elsevier Foundation Project Grants for Gender Equity and Climate Action programme, which supports innovative projects aimed at empowering women in climate resilience efforts. Representatives from Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe will share their insights on the intersection of gender equity and climate action, emphasizing local strategies that address both environmental challenges and women’s rights. The session aims to foster dialogue on best practices and collaborative approaches to ensure that women’s voices are integral to climate solutions.
Chair: Marcelo Knobel, TWAS Executive Director, Italy
Speakers:
- Max Paoli, TWAS Programme Coordinator, Italy
- Sara Nowreen, Institute of Water and Flood Management, University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh (joining remotely)
- Lydie Stella Koutika, Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations, Republic of Congo (joining remotely)
- Vania Torrez, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Plurinational State of Bolivia (joining remotely)
- Maria Cristina Fossi, Professor of Ecology and Ecotoxicology at the University of Siena, Italy (joining remotely)
To join via zoom, register here.
To join in person (Sala del Mare, Capitaneria di Porto di Trieste), send an email to cserra@twas.org—seats are limited.