Historically, the so-called Western countries have disproportionately contributed to global emissions. The severe impact of climate change is exacerbating inequalities and vulnerabilities in the least polluting regions, particularly affecting already marginalised populations.
According to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. While women are disproportionately burdened by these climatic variations, they are also on the front line in combating them, in the words of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Better placed than anybody to see the devastating consequences of ecocides, particularly in terms of reproductive health and food security, they are nonetheless excluded from the decisions that shape their future. How can their voices be placed at the heart of environmental struggles?
Co-presented with Public Eye and the Service Agenda 21 - Ville durable de la Ville de Genève
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With
Aminata Dramane Traoré
Former minister of Mali and writer
Samuel Ekomol
'Between the Rains' Producer and Turkana activist (Kenya)
Luiza Cavalcante
Brazilian farmer and feminist activist
Moderated by Rokhaya Diallo
Journalist, writer and filmmaker
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