Integrating Gender and Climate Change Conversations

Keynote Address: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Speakers include Aditi Chadha Kapoor, Co-founder, Alternative Futures, Delhi; Mukta Naik, Fellow, Centre for Policy Research; Sayli Mankikar, Head, City Climate Alliance, National Institute of Urban Affairs; Ambika Vishwanath, Co-founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative; Priyanka Bhide, Co-Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative; Neelesh Misra (TBC), Founder, Gaon Connection; Richa Sharma (TBC),  Additional Secretary-Climate Change Division Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change; Reena Gupta (TBC) Advisor, Government of Delhi and Formerly Natural Resource Management Specialist, The World Bank; and Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, WISCOMP and Life Trustee, IIC

The programme includes screening of two short films. The Egret River (Taiwan/20’/Animation) by Wan-Ling Liu; and Polar Bears) Singapore/24’/short fiction film) by Shilpa Krishnan Shukla

“Sab ka saath. Sab ka vikas”. A popular slogan of the Indian government, underlines the principles of growth and inclusivity that must go hand in hand for any policy output. The speakers at the seminar will ideate around how a gender intentional/inclusionary lens may be brought into climate action with a focus on urban centres, explore positive experiences that exist and how they may be scaled up. The seminar will draw perspectives from key stakeholders including government, private sector, research and intellectual community across sectors and civil society

(Collaboration: Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace; and Kuberein Initiative, Mumbai)