Gender Inclusive Approaches to Climate Change Action
Jeannette joined women from Hawaii, California and Asia to share gender inclusive approaches to climate policies, programs and financing during the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Sept. 11.
Two Innovations to Measure and Scale Up Impacts of Climate Actions through Women’s Empowerment
WOCAN co-hosted a meeting with The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and Climate Policy Initiative / Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance on 12 September. Over 20 investors attended to learn about how to measure impact of climate actions that benefit women through the W+™ Standard , and to invest in projects that impact both climate and women’s lives through the Women and Climate Impact Fund (WCI Fund)- a vehicle for investors to obtain blended social and financial value through initiatives to address Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality (#5) and climate action (#13) simultaneously.
From Shifting the Trillions to Funding Local Climate Actions: How to address the global-local disconnect in climate finance discourses and approaches
Jeannette Gurung was a panelist along with representatives from UNEP Finance Initiative, Green Climate Fund, Calvert Impact Capital, and Global Greengrants Fund. Asked how her work empowers local women, she discussed how the W+ Standard/certification incentivizes project developers to undertake activities that benefit women and delivers payments to women’s groups while addressing their needs for time-saving related to energy and water access.
