Part 1: A Gender Lens on Climate Change & Youth (summary)
Climate
change is the greatest global, intergenerational, gender, and social injustice
of our time. Those who are already marginalized and in the most vulnerable
position will experience the greatest impact.
UNICEF
estimates that 1 billion children – nearly half the world’s 2.2 billion
children – live in one of the 33 countries classified as “extremely high-risk”
for climate and environmental shocks, and extreme weather events and climate
variability are also increasingly forcing people to leave their homes with 9.8
million children and youth affected by weather-related internal displacement in
2020. Security of livelihoods in many countries are also significantly impacted
by the declining availability of natural resources.
The
climate crisis is intensifying existing inequalities, particularly the most
marginalized girls and young women, who have contributed the least to the
climate crisis.
Part 2: Global Goals for Menstrual Health & Hygiene (summary)
Menstruation is a natural part of life for around 1.8 billion people in the world (UNICEF, 2019). However, it is often accompanied by taboos and stigma, making it a difficult topic to talk about. Much like the topic is avoided in daily lives, menstruation and menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) are not explicitly mentioned under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), despite their relevance to achieving multiple SDGs (Sommer et al, 2021) and the Water Agenda.
Without clear international and national goals, MHH will remain a low priority and progress will continue to be fragmented at best. In this session, a wide range of stakeholders from the WASH and MHH space will come together to catalyse progress towards a world in which no woman or girl is held back because of her period.
