Webinars and Events
23/ 3
2022
Empowering Rural Women through a Climate Resilience Lens
Virtual Event, 23/03/2022
This event launches a new phase of the JP RWEE that will even further enhance its holistic approach to advancing rural women’s economic empowerment by integrating a climate resilience lens to tackle deep rooted social norms which limit women’s participation and leadership in rural communities including through applying gender transformative approaches.
17/ 3
2022
Reaching gender equality, youth inclusion and parity in decision-making in the climate change dialogue
Virtual Event, 17/03/2022
This event called to remodel the climate dialogue for achieving gender equality, youth inclusion and gender parity. Co-hosted by FAO, CGIAR GENDER Platform, UN Climate Change and Youth Climate Movement (YouNGO) during the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66).
16/ 3
2022
Empowering rural women in value chains for sustainable tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Virtual Event, 16/03/2022
For the opening of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence FAO, in collaboration with IFAD and WFP, hosts a virtual event that discusses the gender dimensions of the current global crises, including the recent food and energy crises, focusing on aspects related to gender-based violence.
14/ 3
2022
Promoting women’s and girls’ participation and leadership in disaster risk reduction and financing
Virtual Event, 14/03/2022
An FAO and African Risk Capacity roundtable discussion at the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women highlighted the need for improved policies and transformative strategies to achieve gender equality in the context of climate change, and Disaster Risk Reduction policies and programmes.
8/ 3
2022
Women in Research and Extension: Advancing Gender Equality in Innovation in Asia-Pacific
Virtual Event, 08/03/2022
The webinar aims to inspire and mobilize change to help advance women’s role as innovators in their respective areas of research and extension, to ensure their meaningful and inclusive contribution to the transformation of agri-food systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
8/ 3
2022
Women leading change and breaking biases
Virtual Event, 08/03/2022
This event, hosted by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels and FAO Country Office in Kenya, celebrated International Women's Day by introducing the powerful stories of inspiring women and the obstacles that they faced in building their journey, hoping to pave the way for more opportunities for other women and girls.
8/ 3
2022
International Women’s Day 2022 Theme: "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow"
Hybrid Event, 08/03/2022
This year’s theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow" recognizes the crucial contribution of women and girls in climate adaptation and mitigation and resilience building.
7/ 3
2022
Agrifood systems facing climate change in the MENA region: gender equality for better resilience
Virtual Event, 07/03/2022
This event, co-organised by the UfM, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE) and CIHEAM, aims to raise awareness on the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on agri-food systems, and on the interventions that are needed to address them, build women and girls’ resilience, and unleash their potential to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.