Safeguarding SRHR in Climate Crisis: Local Experience to National Policy
On sidelines of CPD57: Hear from practitioners, governments, and advocates who have been working at the nexus of climate, gender and SRHR.
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2024 marks thirty years since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development, where 179 countries signed onto the ICPD Programme of Action, placing universal access to reproductive health and rights at the heart of sustainable development. The climate crisis poses significant challenges to this promise. Evidence demonstrates that as temperatures rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, ecosystems are disrupted, women and girls in all their intersecting identities face heightened risks to their health and well-being, including impacts on their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). A recent study from India found extreme heat exposure doubles the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage, and another recent analysis of nearly 5,000 households in Kenya found a 60% increase in intimate partner violence in counties that experienced a severe weather event.
Those who contribute the least to the climate crisis and are the most marginalized, are also the most impacted, particularly girls, adolescents and women. Yet, in conversations about climate and health as well as gender and climate, there is little acknowledgement of the multiple linkages between climate change and SRHR, including how fulfilling SRHR promotes climate resilience. Many actors, from national governments to global feminist coalitions to local communities, are currently working on how best to respond, finance, measure, operationalize and scale climate-resilient solutions that are inclusive, equitable and gender-responsive to ensure that the global progress in SRHR continues for all women and girls, and is not rolled back.
The Population Council, Women Deliver, Panorama Global and YLabs cordially invite you to a side event during the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) to hear from practitioners, governments, and advocates who have been working at the nexus of climate, gender and SRHR. Please join us for a lively discussion about this emerging work with a vibrant panel of speakers, including Ambassador Noemi Espinoza Madrid, Chair of CPD57.
Speaker Bios
H.E. Ms. Noemí Espinoza Madrid
Ambassador at large, Chair of the Commission on Population and Development
With nearly 30 years of experience in political advice and advocacy, Ambassador Espinoza Madrid is known for her leadership in intergovernmental negotiations and her commitment to development and human rights.
Senior Advocacy Advisor FP2030
With over 12 years of experience advocating for human rights, Pamela is a passionate advocate for gender equality and reproductive justice. She brings expertise in intergovernmental negotiations and is a co-founder of Vecinas Feministas.
Senior Programme Adviser at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
With over two decades of experience in public health and gender equality, Patricia is a recognized expert in sexual reproductive health and rights. She leads the People of African Descent initiative at UNFPA.
Senior Associate and Co-Lead of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Choices Portfolio at the Population Council
As a statistician, demographer, and public health specialist, Dr. Acharya brings over 20 years of experience in public health research and advocacy. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and scientific reports.
Ag. Director General of the National Population Council, Government of Uganda
Development management specialist with over 19 years experience in Monitoring and Evaluation gained from working with the public sector in Uganda. Samuel has worked as a Policy Analyst with the Local Government Finance Commission and as a Business Development Innovation Manager with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority.
Ag. Director of Policy and Advocacy, Women Deliver
Eleanor brings over a decade of global policy and advocacy experience, focusing on social and environmental justice. She is dedicated to prioritizing SRHR within climate change and universal health coverage agendas.
Technical Director, YLabs
Nicole brings over 15 years of experience working to advance sexual health and rights with and for youth worldwide. As part of this work, she provides strategic guidance to a number of philanthropic partners on climate integration for gender and health investments. She is a lead author of the Climate x SRH Framework, a donor resource developed to support synergistic investments and impact in climate justice, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health.
Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith (moderator)
Philanthropy Advisor, Geneva Global
Khayriyyah brings over 15 years of experience in the philanthropic sector having started as a youth philanthropist facilitating connections between next gen youth and youth activists. She now serves as a philanthropy advisor supporting giving through an intersectional lens with a focus on gender equity.