….COP28: Nigeria, 60 other countries endorse gender-responsive transitions, climate action partnership
ASHENEWS reports that Nigeria is among over 60 countries that have endorsed the Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP28) summit in Dubai.
With this partnership, the countries have resolved to drive gender-responsive transitions in line with the Paris Agreement.
This commitment also seeks to strengthen all women’s and girls’ leadership and meaningful participation, decision-making, capacities, and livelihoods in climate action.
This is to ensure the achievement of gender equality and support the sustainable and transformational impacts of our adaptation, mitigation, and finance efforts.
With this agreement, the countries have resolved to fully incorporate the human rights of women and girls in just transition efforts, including through social dialogue and working with decision-makers and with men and boys.
These efforts would see increased investments in climate action that provide for the full, equal, and meaningful participation and leadership of all women and girls.
This is in addition to encouraging gender-responsive strategies on mitigation and adaptation, in line with national, regional, and international instruments.
Also, countries have pledged to strengthen their resilience to the adverse effects of climate change, to protect, respect, and promote human rights, economic empowerment, access to decent work and education, sustainable livelihoods, and gender-responsive and disability-inclusive social protection systems that facilitate livelihoods transitions.
Part of the partnership goals is to also encourage measures that will reduce, redistribute, and value unpaid care and domestic work.
This includes the promotion of shared responsibilities between women and men within the household.
….COP28: Nigeria, 60 other countries endorse gender-responsive transitions, climate action partnership
