Women Forum
at CBD COP16
The Women Forum at COP16, organised by the Government of Colombia, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the CBD Women’s Caucus, will be celebrated on October 25th and 29th inside the Blue Zone of the UN Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
This event aims to promote the implementation of the Gender Plan of Action and advance gender-responsive approaches in the Global Biodiversity Framework. A key objective is to launch the Gender & Biodiversity Champions platform, which will unite a diverse community of stakeholders to drive commitments that integrate gender equality into biodiversity policy and action.
The two-part forum will provide a platform to discuss challenges, share success stories, and offer tools and resources. These discussions will inform the mid-term review of the Gender Plan of Action, identifying progress, lessons learned, and future priorities for the Subsidiary Body on Implementation before COP17.
Join this global gathering and
Meet
global and local leaders across gender and biodiversity action. Gain unique perspectives on advancing gender-responsive approaches within the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Share
in conversations and learn how governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and other actors are implementing the Gender Plan of Action to ensure inclusive, sustainable biodiversity action around the world.
Act
boldly and drive impactful change by mobilising commitments and resources ensure gender equality is integrated into every level of biodiversity policy and action.
PROGRAMME
PART ONE
Date: October 25th
Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Contact Group 1
In the Blue Zone
PART TWO
Date: October 29th
Time: 14:00 to 18:00
Location: Multi stakeholder Auditorium
In the Blue Zone
9:00-9:10 / Welcome
Ms Fatima El-aaraby
Comms Coordinator, CBD Women's Caucus
Ms Sharon Ruthia
Advocate at the High Court of Kenya
09:10-10:00 / High-Level Opening remarks
H.E. Ms Francia Márquez Mina
Vice-President of Colombia and Minister of Equality and Equity
H.E. Ms Susana Muhamad Gonzalez
President of COP16 and Minister of Environment of Colombia
H.E. Mr Luis Gilberto Murillo
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
Ms Tamara Ospina
Vice-Minister of Women of Colombia
Ms Nubia Córdoba Curi
Governor of Chocó
Ms Fany Kuiru Castro
Coordinator of the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
Ms Astrid Schomaker
Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Ms Maria Noel Vaeza
UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean
Ms Amelia Arreguín Prado
Coordinator, CBD Women's Caucus
Mr Olivier Rukundo
Head of People and Biodiversity Unit, Secretariat of the CBD
10:00-10:15 / Keynote session: Anti-racism, gender and peace with nature. Delivered by H.E. Ms. Francia Márquez, Vice-President of Colombia
H. E. Ms. Francia Márquez Mina
Vice-President of Colombia and Minister of Equality and Equity
10:15-10:45 / Presentation of the results of the Green Zone Women's Forum
Sara Sofía Díaz
Defensora de la biodiversidad y de la vida
Ana Rosa Perea
Red de Mujeres Afroamericanas, Afrolatinas y de la diáspora
Magaly Belalcazar
Comisionada Nacional de Mujeres Rurales Colombianas
Yolyz Correa Días
Asociación Nacional de Zonas de Reserva Campesina
10:45-11:30 / COP16 priorities through the GPA lens: NBSAPs and resource mobilisation
Ms Rodah Rotino
Director of Pastoral Communities Empowerment Programme (PACEP)
Ms Edda Fernandez
CBD Women's Caucus representative to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
Ms Tanya McGregor
Programme Management Officer with the Transformation and Mainstreaming Nature Unit at UNEP
11:30-12:30 / COP16 priorities through the GPA lens: Monitoring, reporting and capacity development
Ms Marina Leticia Lopez Sincal
Gender and Biodiversity Focal Point of Guatemala
Ms. Katherine Despot-Belmonte
Nature, Gender and Rights lead at UNEP-WCMC
Ms Maria Josee Artist
Programme Coordinator for the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname (VIDS)
Ms Eva Hershaw
Head of Global Data and Land Monitoring at the International Land Coalition
12:30-14:00 / Lunch break
14:00-14:10 / Reconvening
Ms Scovia Ampumuza
Programme Director at Faraja Rwanda
Ms Pamela Tapia Diaz
Director at Mujeres, ninas y biodiversidad
14:10-14:30 / Relevance of the GPA for women and girls from Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Ms. Rufina Román
National Commission of Indigenous Women (CNMI)
Ms. Doris Munyingi
GROOTS Kenya
Ms. Hindou Ibrahim
Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
14:30-15:30 / GPA Outcome 1: Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Women and Girls in Biodiversity Action
Ms. Zoila Bustamante
President National Confederation of Artisanal Fishermen of Chile CONAPACH
Ms. Kauna Schroder
ABS Focal Point, Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Namibia
Ms. Eliana Rojas Torres
Project Manager, TINTA The Invisible Thread Guiding
15:30-15:40 / Stories from the ground on Outcome 1
Ms Alumita Talei Sekinairai
Coordinator of iTaukei women
15:40-16:40 / GPA Outcome 2: Gender-Responsive Biodiversity Policies and Decision-Making
Ms. Laura Bermudez
Advisor to the Vice-Minister of Environmental Policies, Ministry of Environment, Colombia
Ms. Ana di Pangracio
Deputy director, FARN Argentina
Mr. Venge Nyriongo
Intergovernmental Specialist, Intergovernmental Support Section, UN Women
16:40-16:50 / Stories from the ground on Outcome 2
Ms Nelsith Sangama
Kichwa indigenous leader of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP)
16:50-17:00 / Closing of the First Part of the Women Forum • Ms. Dilian Francisca Toro Torres, Governor of Valle del Cauca
Ms. Dilian Francisca Toro Torres
Governor of Valle del Cauca
14:10-14:10 / Opening of the Second Part of the Women's Forum
14:10-15:10 / Special session: "How can implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework advance gender equality and the fulfilment of women’s and girls’ rights"
15:10-16:10 / Launch of the Gender & Biodiversity Champions Platform
16:10-16:30 / Group picture
16:30-17:30 / GPA Outcome 3: Creating Enabling Conditions for Gender-Responsive Biodiversity Implementation
17:30-17:40 / Stories from the ground on Outcome 3
17:40-18:00 / COP16 Women's Forum recap and commitments towards COP17
Be a gender
and biodiversity
champion!
This is a global call to action for leaders & decision-makers across all sectors to commit themselves as champions for pursuing gender justice in the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and supporting the full achievement of the Gender Plan of Action.