Gender, Climate and Diversity Forum

Join us for the 2024 Gender, Climate and Diversity Forum at the ANU

This event will bring together academics, policy makers and program managers who are working at the intersection of climate, gender and diversity. Come listen to presentations from 13 leading researchers and practitioners, with time for questions.

The event will go from 9.30-4.15pm with catering included. Tickets are tight so please book only if you will come.

Speakers

-Jared Huntley, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

-Elizabeth Cowan, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

-Remeen Firoz, CHL, Australian National University.

-Dr Elise Stephenson, The Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University.

-Dr Annemarie Reerink – Abt Global.

-Dr Rijak Grover, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge.

-Pratiksha Ghimire, University of the Sunshine Coast.

-Dr Siobhan McDonnell, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

-Dr Serene Ho, Land Administration, University of Melbourne.

-Dr Annabel Dulhunty, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

-Wendy Conway-Lamb, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra

-Rahkel Mercy, Dr Jane Alver and Dr Cristy Clark, Centre for Environmental Governance, University of Canberra.

-Dr Maria Tanyag, Department of International Relations, Australian National University.

-Dr Matt Withers, School of Sociology, Australian National University.

-Dr Sonia Akter and Linh Bui, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

Background to the event

Climate adaptation plans, programs and financing are being rolled out globally in places where communities are already suffering the adverse impacts of climate change. Yet do these plans and programs equitably address the needs of all individuals and promote leadership amongst marginalised groups?

Background to the event

Climate adaptation plans, programs and financing are being rolled out globally in places where communities are already suffering the adverse impacts of climate change. Yet do these plans and programs equitably address the needs of all individuals and promote leadership amongst marginalised groups?

Recent research has clearly demonstrated that climate change has a disproportionate impact on women and highly vulnerable populations’ food and water security (Tandon et al, 2022). In addition, when agriculture is threatened, women and vulnerable populations face disproportionate malnourishment as they go without food and try to manage depleting food systems (Khatri-Chhetri, 2020). These poor health outcomes are compounded by the higher likelihood of experiencing gender-based violence (Hayward and Ayeb-Karlsson, 2021). While these dynamics are becoming more established in scholarship (Agrawal et al 2023), there is a greater need for climate adaptation policies and programs to contend with these interrelated threats. Most climate adaptation and food and water security strategies adopt a ‘one size fits allʼ approach, failing to adjust programming for the specific needs of individuals (Pelling and Garschagen, 2019). These policies and programs frequently do not address the fact that many climate affected communities have sizeable numbers of men working as migrant labourers in distant locations and that those who remain must contend with food and water insecurity, increased disasters, agricultural degradation and poverty (Ahmed and Eklund, 2021).
In order to understand what best practices are in respect to climate justice, adaptation and financing it is crucial to examine what actions women and other marginalised groups (such as people with disabilities, the elderly, gender diverse individuals and minority ethnic groups) are taking to advocate for climate justice and equitable adaptation plans.

Details of the exact seminar room and full program to be shared next week.