{"id":2489,"date":"2012-09-03T10:41:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T10:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2015-08-12T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T14:39:06","slug":"codesria-2012-gender-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/codesria-2012-gender-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"CODESRIA: 2012 Gender Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"CODESRIA
\n2012 Gender Symposium
\nGender and Climate Change in Africa
\n26 \u2013 28 November, 2012
\nCairo, Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n

In line with its mandate to promote high-level scientific and academic debates on various aspects of socioeconomic development in Africa, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) hereby announces the 2012 edition of its Gender Symposium which will be held from 26th to 28th November, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The Gender Symposium is an annual forum devoted to intellectual discussions on gender issues in Africa, and the theme of this year\u2019s edition is Gender and Climate Change in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Climate change has become an issue of great concern in recent times, both locally and globally, and addressing it requires a collective response. However, attempts at mitigating this scourge to safeguard the future of humanity have not yielded much result. Serious difficulties are encountered in the process of developing and implementing consensus-based intervention policies and strategies towards reducing the negative impact of climate change (Rio Framework Convention, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Conference, Durban Conference). These difficulties have resulted from the failure to question the current development model, which generates not only inequality and vulnerability, but also risks related to climate change, given its impact on ecosystems, its social consequences and the ethical problems it poses, as highlighted by UNESCO. In addition, negotiations that led to the different protocols have only reflected primarily the perspectives, priorities and interests of the North.<\/span><\/p>\n

A reflection on Gender and Climate Change in Africa derives its legitimacy from two undeniable facts:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate change not only causes danger, vulnerability and risk to life and property, it also contributes in particular to increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Although it affects all countries, the poorest are paradoxically the most affected, despite the fact that they contribute the least to greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, while Africa contributes only 4% to greenhouse gas emissions, the continent is one of the most vulnerable to climate change, with a negative impact on its agriculture (95% of its agriculture is rain-fed agriculture), food security, economy and the health of its populations. The population living at 100 kilometres from the coast is exposed to the risk of coastal flooding associated with sea level rise. The cost of climate change is evaluated at 5 to 10% of the continent\u2019s GDP.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate change causes different impacts on men and women, with the latter being more adversely affected. It has an impact on the relationship that people have with their environment, their endogenous knowledge in relation to their environment, their social and economic positions and the power relationships between men and women in society. Today, the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals are the most affected by the impacts of climate change. Due to the feminization of poverty and the dominance of patriarchal values in Africa, women have the least capacity and opportunities to cope with the impacts of climate change or to participate in negotiations on issues relating to their mitigation. The questions now are: a) How do we decrypt the phenomenon in households and the socio-economic sphere, in terms of education and employment, housing and health, food security and quality of life?: b) How can we make climate change sensitive to gender inequalities, towards reducing magnitude of the problems of women suffering from its adverse effects?; and, c) How does the impact of climate change undermine the achievement of the MDGs?<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of forestry and agricultural economy, women play a central role, particularly with regard to the management of biodiversity and food security. In fact, African women are involved in over 70% of agricultural activities. However, these activities are largely dependent on rainfall and other climatic factors; and women, who generally have very limited financial resources, usually have access to only less fertile and smaller lands. In other words, climate change has greatly made it difficult for them to perform their productive role. Furthermore, climatic disasters, such as floods and landslides, in addition to separating families, actually contribute to exposing women to human trafficking, thereby making them even more vulnerable. Hence, to consider the gender dimension in climate change, one should not be limited to the strictly environmental aspect, but also address the socio-economic dimension.<\/span><\/p>\n

To question climate change and understand its complexity, it is also necessary to design and promote adaptation strategies among African populations facing multiple constraints and having low adaptive capacity. It is a fact that the major impacts of climate change are experienced by the most vulnerable and most marginalized populations. These are therefore the ones that need strategies for adaptation to climate change most. Yet, such adaptation strategies must take into account the gender dimension, which reflects power relations between men and women in society. The patriarchal nature of African societies and the status that is conferred upon men have enabled them to have access to critical information on strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The relegation of women to the domestic sphere and their low level of empowerment explain their relative lack of information and opportunities to enhance their knowledge in climate change adaptation strategies. The application of a gender approach to deliberations and decision-making processes, to make the responses for climate change adaptation and mitigation effective, is also important. Such considerations also raise the question of how international bodies, very active in all issues relating to climate change, ensure a fair gender representation in order to adequately take care of the needs and concerns of both men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, in the field of natural resource governance, the role of the state in Africa has greatly diminished. What should be the role of the state towards ensuring equal access of men and women to water, food and energy resources that are increasingly becoming rare? Women are not represented in the decision-making processes on climate change, and the debates on climate change have failed to address the marginalization of women and their integration into environmental policies. Instead, such debates are perpetuating the underestimation and misunderstanding of the contributions of women to environmental management. How then can we ensure that the interests of women are effectively defended at various levels of governance, the national and international institutions such as the IMF or the World Bank? How can we make the new economic trade units, such as the one on carbon dioxide emission, integrate the gender dimension, to incorporate the all-important role of women? These and other similar questions would definitely help in adequately addressing a number of issues that can be summarized under the following sub-themes:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate Change, Social Inequality and Gender ;
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interventions by Women and for Women on Climate Change;
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, Strategies for\u00a0 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation;
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate Change, Health and Gender;
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, Agriculture and Climate Change;
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, Climate Change and Water Use;
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Impacts of Climate Change on Wage Labour and Non-wage Labour;
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Women in the Face of Disasters Caused by Climate Change;
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender and Conflicts over Natural Resources;
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, Climate Change and the Role of African Regional Organizations;
\n11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender, Climate Change and the Role of the State.<\/span><\/p>\n

These issues, among others, will be the focus of the discussions that will be held during the 2012 CODESRIA Annual Gender Symposium to be held in Cairo (Egypt) from 26 to 28 November, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

This symposium will be an opportunity for African researchers to present their research efforts on this theme and interact with their peers in order to build together an African perspective on gender and climate change. Scholars and researchers interested in presenting papers at the symposium are invited to send an abstract (2-3 pages) of their intended contribution no later than 17 September, 2012. If the abstract is accepted for presentation, the full-length paper must be received by CODESRIA not later than 22 October, 2012 for evaluation before the confirmation of final selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

For further information on the 2012 edition of the Annual Gender Symposium or for participation, please contact:<\/span><\/p>\n

2012 Annual Gender Symposium
\nCODESRIA
\nBP 3304, Dakar
\nCP 18524, Senegal
\nTel: +221 33 825 98 22\/23
\nFax: +221 33 824 12 89
\nE-mail: gender.symposium@codesria.sn
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.codesria.org
\nFacebook :http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CODESRIA\/181817969495
\nTwitter :http:\/\/twitter.com\/codesria<\/span><\/p>\n

CODESRIA
\n2012 Symposium sur le genre
\nGenre et changement climatique en Afrique
\n26 – 28 Novembre, 2012
\nCaire, Egypte<\/span>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[961,962,479],"class_list":["post-2489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","tag-climate","tag-codesria","tag-gender-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCODESRIA: 2012 Gender Symposium - The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/codesria-2012-gender-symposium\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CODESRIA: 2012 Gender Symposium - 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