New Nordic webpage about gender equality and climate change
A new webpage – Equal Climate - Gender and Climate Change from a Nordic perspective– was launched on 1st November 2011 in Copenhagen. Read more
Event
A gender perspective on the Nordic climate debate
Researchers, experts and politicians from all the Nordic countries meet to discuss gender, climate change and sustainable development at a seminar held in Turku, Finland, 1 February. Read more
News
Finland "Gender Champion of the Week"
Tribute has been paid to Finland in the climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Finland, together with the other Nordic countries, has pushed to include gender mainstreaming in the climate agreement. Read more
News
Men in the Arctic area hit by climate change
Climate change is hitting women in the south hard, but men in the north are being forced to adapt too. The warmer climate has made survival harder for Inuit hunters in Greenland. Read more
Event
The heat is on – Gender and Climate change in North and South
Debate with Norwegian author Åsne Seierstad about climate change warming up in the prelude of COP 15. The Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Region in Focus organize a dynamic panel discussion on Dec. 4th where we focus on the fact that global climate changes are affecting men and women differently around the world. Read more
Publication
NIKK magasin on gender and climate change
Men drive cars and fly more than women, who tend to use public transport. Poor women in developing countries are those hardest hit by climate change. NIKK magasin 2.2009 is focusing on gender equality and climate change. Read more
News
Demand for gender equality in climate negotiations
Men drive cars and women use public transport. Therefore women and men have different degrees of impact on the climate. This was noted at the Nordic Summit in Copenhagen by experts who want the next UN climate agreement to be gender mainstreamed. Read more
