Climate Change Negotiations (Nov 2016): Nkiruka Nnaemego

Climate negotiations (COP22), APA 1-2 Opening: our gender trainer Kiruka Nnaemego delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC).

Though only the mitigation section of the NDCs are on the agenda, the WGC would like to reiterate that NDCs should include not only elements of the Paris agreement but also elements of the Preamble, in particular, gender equality, human rights, just transitions and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. We note that many NDCs are currently missing these critical elements. A mechanism that holistically reviews all key elements of NDCs should therefore be established in line with science and equity, to urgently close the emissions gap and deliver climate justice.

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