Women Leading Climate Action Through Agriculture, Education, and Health – CCA & Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown’s Drawdown Lift program and Clean Cooking Alliance will host a fireside chat with thought leaders from four focus areas that help to promote climate action and justice, particularly for women and girls. Representatives from the fields of clean cooking, women’s health, education, and agriculture will share stories and provide tangible examples of how women and girls are leading on climate action and implementing solutions that strengthen adaptation, boost human well-being, and mitigate future emissions. This is an NGO CSW67 Forum Parallel Event.
Speakers:
- Host: Kristen P. Patterson, Director, Project Drawdown– Drawdown Lift
- Moderator: Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director, Africa & Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute
- Panelist: Makandi Laiboni, Senior Manager- Digital Strategy, Tupande by One Acre Fund, Kenya
- Panelist: Natasha Lwanda, Former National Chairperson of the CAMFED Association, Zambia
- Panelist: Patience Alifo, Co-Founder, Econexus Ventures Limited, Ghana
- Panelist: Sohanur Rahman, Executive Coordinator, YouthNet Global, and Spokesperson, Save the Children International, Bangladesh
Co-hosts/Supporting Organizers:
- Carissa Patrone Maikuri, Program Coordinator- Drawdown Lift, Project Drawdown
- Anushree Deb, Gender and Youth Manager, Clean Cooking Alliance
- Jillene Belopolsky, Chief of Staff and External Affairs, Clean Cooking Alliance
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