Women and Peace under Climate Change I & II

Small peasant agriculture and rural communities are heavily affected by climate change. The session aims to look at how women play a crucial role in community building to respond to the impacts of climate change. The panel will share the experiences of women from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

17 February 2024

Two sessions:

14:00-15:30 Nepali Time 

16:00-17:30 Nepali Time

Venue: Manaslu, Bhrikuti Mandap.

Zoom: https://lingnan.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fbfj03k7Qn-jH7JTWnvlYA#/registration

Organizers: 

Global University for Sustainability

Programme on Cultures of Sustainability, Centre for Cultural Research and Development, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Co-organizers:

Woke Asia Feminist

Peace Center Nagarik Aawaz, Nepal

Rural Reconstruction Nepal

Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives

Moderator: Lau Kin Chi, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Speakers:

1. Anita Rampal, Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Delhi University and EC member, AIPSN
2. Cecile Mukubugura, UN Women representative in Ethiopia, Board Member of Peacewomen Across the Globe
3. Rosa Evla Zuniga, CEAAL, Mexico
4. Claudia Caballero, Promoter of community currencies. Good Living University and World Social Forum of Transformative Economies, Mexico
5. Rita Thapa, Peace Center Nagarik Aawaz, Nepal
6. Lee Jung Ok, Honorary Prof., Daegu Catholic University, and Steering Committee member of POP (Pyeongchang Odaesan Peace Forum)
7. Yunita T Winarto, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
8. Olin Monteiro, Woke Asia Feminist, Indonesia            
9. Au Yeung Lai Seung, Lingnan University, China
10. Jin Peiyun, Lingnan University, China

Respondent: Dai Jinhua, Peking University, China