Women for Climate – A Just Transition

About the Event

What is a just transition of coal regions from the feminist perspective? What does transition look like in Poland and in other European countries? Do the current solutions ensure equal participation of men and women in decision-making processes? What role do women play in the broader just transition movement? In which approach to transformation is the gender perspective particularly relevant?

These and other questions will be answered by politicians and activists from Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.

Context

This is the second of four public webinars as part of the project “Feminists in the Climate Movement,” organised by GEF with the support of Visio, Green Economics Institute, Oikos, and Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. With a closed training programme for selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors as well as a series of public events, the project seeks to build capacity among (potential) climate leaders, while highlighting the gendered aspects and impacts of the climate crisis to a broader audience.

Speakers

• Dr. Miłosława (Miłka) Stępień – social and political climate activist, working on the just transition of coal regions in Poland, as well as issues linked to environmental protection, public transparency and civic participation. Chair of Association Akcja Konin (Konin in Action). Co-spokesperson of the European Green Party’s Conciliation Panel.
• Jitka Nesrstova – longtime environmental activist by heart and fundraiser by profession. She worked for Greenpeace CZ for almost 13 years and co-founded the Coalition for Easy Giving that brings together major Czech nonprofits systematically raising funds from individuals. Since 2016 Jitka is part of Limity jsme my, an open grassroots civic movement fighting for coal phase-out and just transition. Jitka is a member of the Czech Green Party and served as Deputy Chair of the Energy Working Group in the past.
• Katrin Uhlig – green politician from Bonn, Westphalia, Germany. She is the co-chair of the Green party in Bonn and deals in particular with energy policy and climate protection, incl. following the UN climate negotiations. Bonn is the seat of the United Nations World Climate Secretariat with many international organizations active in the environment and climate sector.

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, April 8^th from 18:00 to 19:30 CEST.

Audience: This webinar will take place in English and Polish (with simultaneous translation) and is open to the general public.

Registration: Please register in advance via this link.

This event was organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.