The COVID-19 pandemic is a wakeup call that the world is facing grave consequences of degradation of the environment. Last year, the conventions of COP15 in Kunming and COP26 in Glasgow brought to the fore the pressing global challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change.

Gender inequality coupled with climate and environment crises are the greatest sustainable development challenges of our time. Women's livelihoods are exposed to climate, environment and disaster risks, as they constitute the majority of the world's poor and face social, economic, and political barriers that limit their coping capacity and access to resources and to decision-making processes.

The climate stabilization and environmental sustainability with gender equality and care for people and the planet require different stakeholders to work together for the empowerment of all women and girls. Gender perspectives must be integrated into policies and programmes at all levels to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, to fulfill the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to build back better in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This event was held on March 8, the Women's Day, convening a group of government agencies, embassies, UN entities, financial institutions, practitioners, academia and leading think tanks to share best practices on gender responsive climate change and environmental policies and programmes, and to identify actions that enable gender just climate action.

The first part of the event has an agenda as followed -

- Welcoming remarks by Mabel Miao, CCG Secretary-General
- Opening address by Smriti Aryal, Country Representative, UN Women China

Special address by:
- Mr. LI Gao, Director-General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (video)
- Ms. CAI Fang, Deputy Director-General of International Cooperation, China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)
- Ms. YUAN Yi, Deputy Director-General of Risk Monitoring and Comprehensive Disaster Reduction Department, Ministry of Emergency Management
- Ms. KONG Dongmei, Chairwoman, Dong Run Foundation

Setting the Scene session:
- Moderator: Smriti Aryal, Country Representative, UN Women China
- Speakers:
H.E. Ms. Helena Sångeland, Ambassador of Sweden: Sweden's Feminist Development Policy – how it is applied in climate change and environmental protection actions
H.E. Mr. James Kimonyo, Ambassador of Rwanda: Support rural women in Rwanda to develop their climate resilience, best practices and lessons learnt
Ms. Beate Trunkmann, Resident Representative, UNDP China: Embedding SDG principles in climate financing and investments, good practices and lessons learnt from around the world
Prof. Fan Shenggen, Chair Professor at China Agricultural University, former Director General of International Food Policy Research Institute. Chairman of Global Agenda Council on Food Security, World Economic Forum: Why women are important partners for achieving climate change and environmental protection agenda in China

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