Participants from all the Nordic countries had been invited by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Danish Ministry of Gender
Equality to the Nordic Summit in Copenhagen on 2 February. The Summit agreed on 15 recommendations for gender mainstreaming
of various aspects, from reduction of greenhouse gases to investments and technology. The participants also want to involve
more women in the decision making needed for reducing climate change. One suggestion is to introduce gender quotas for company
boards, as was done in Norway in 2008.
The Nordic Summit is a contribution of the Nordic countries to the UN climate policies which are to be discussed at the UN
Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December. However, the declaration will already have been presented at the UN Commission
on the Status of Women on 5 March in New York. There, the Nordic Council of Ministers will arrange a panel debate on climate and gender equality.
In 2009, NIKK will produce a special issue of NIKK magasin on climate and gender equality.
Read more about the Nordic Summit
Download the Desk report "Gender and Climate Change", including the 15 recommendations and the video "It's all about gender and climate changes"
The Co-ordination for Gender Studies in Denmark arranges the conference Gendering Climate and Sustainability in Copenhagen 13-14 March.
