On the 3rd of June the GGKP Gender Expert Group hold the Achieving a Healthy Planet for all Through a Gender-Just Recovery side event at Stockholm+50.

This event aimed to explore why gender equality needs to be a central component of global environmental action and to the ambitions of a better post-COVID world. It spotlighted the opportunities and limitations of our current just transition models, and further highlighted how gender transformative approaches helps in fulfilling our commitment to combating the three planetary crises.

The event was a success, attended by nearly 200 people both online and in-person. Speakers included Sarah Hendriks, Director Programme, Policy and Intergovernmental Division at UN Women; Madeleine Diouf Sarr UNFCCC LDC Chair; Dr. Saleemul Huq Director of the International Centrer for Climate Change and Development; Bhavna Choudhury Founder of The Indegenous; Sheila Oparaocha Director of ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy and Dr. Pem Narayan Kandel, Secretary, Ministry of Forestry and Environment, Nepal. The event was moderated by Ingvild Solvang , Deputy Director and Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development, Global Green Growth Institute.

Special thanks to Dina Abdelhakim, Sohna Ngum and Luisa Kim for the excellent support!