In communities with livelihoods dependent on natural resources, the role of women, girls and Indigenous Populations in combating climate change is fundamental and, unfortunately, often undervalued. National and formal natural resource governance frameworks, however, are often silent in recognising the roles these communities play, and can play, in governance processes. Why? With improved recognition and understanding of the roles that these communities fulfill as leaders and change-makers in natural resource governance there is potential to accelerate transformations that will lead to more sustainable resource use, for both humans and nature.
This virtual session from CSW66, hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Conservation International, and moderated by Khalid Hossain of Monash University, shared knowledge of the links between leadership, natural resource management and climate change through showcasing research on these links and leadership examples. Speakers included Georgia Hartman of USAID; Jessica Campese, an Independent Consultant on Natural Resources Governance and Rights-Based Approaches; Alexis Manuela Canari, MA Candidate, University of Konstanz and Co-Founder of Hello World; Cecilia Gutierrez of Conservation International; and Elizabeth Mcleod of The Nature Conservancy.
