Global Gender and Environment Outlook
Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
4-6 November, Bonn, Germany
MEETING AGENDA
Introduction
The relationship of gender and the environment has been examined and assessed either from an aspect
of an environmental topic (urbanization, water, climate change, environmental health, chemicals and
hazardous substance, conflict management, land conservation etc.) or of a natural resource based
economic sector including agriculture, forestry, fishery and energy. However, there has been no
assessment that provides comprehensive overview on gender and environment nexus at global level.
During the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, UNEP committed to
“Undertake research and publish a Global Environmental Outlook that focuses on Gender and
Environment, in cooperation with strategic partners from the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders
for the Environment (NWMLE) and civil society” .
In addition, in GC Decision 27/11 (preamble), welcomes “the proposal in the programme of work for
2014-2015 for a gender and environment outlook that would use social science information as well as
gender sensitive indicators to review gender environment links and guide policy actions towards gender
equality”.
Objectives
The key objective of the consultation is to discuss the GGEO outline, methodology and workplan for
GGEO, which will guide the production of the GGEO assessment report.
Provisional Agenda
1. Opening, introduction and welcome notes
2. Setting the scene and methodology of GGEO
a. Background of GGEO: Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for Environment;
b. GGEO – Preparation phase;
c. Methodology of GGEO
3. Proposed outline of GGEO
a. Presentation of the proposed GGEO outline
b. Discussion on the GGEO outline
4. Gender-disaggregated data and indicators
a. Presentations on GGEO’s gender-disaggregated data and information availability
b. Discussion on data and information for GGEO preparation
5. Mainstreaming gender in development and environmental policies
a. Presentations on Gender and environment policy and Gender and Sustainable
Development Goals
b. Discussion on mainstreaming gender in development and environmental policies
6. Process of GGEO
a. Workplan and timetable
b. Discussion on chapter contributions
7. Closure of the meeting
Timetable
4 November
8.00 – 9.00
Participant registration
Registration desk
9.00 – 9.10
Welcome and opening of meeting
Ms. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia,
Head, Gender and Social
Safeguard Unit, UNEP
9.10 – 9.20
Welcome notes from H.E. Ms. Oyun Sanjaasuren,
President of the First Session of the United Nations
Environment Assembly, member of the NWMLE
Video clip
9.20 – 9.30
Welcome notes from Director of UNEP’s Regional Office
for Europe
Mr. Wondwosen Asnake,
Gender Coordinator of ROE,
UNEP
9.30 – 9.45
Introduction of participations
9.45 – 10.00
Presentations on GGEO background and preparation
phase
Ms. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia
10.00 – 10.15
Presentation on the methodology of GGEO
Ms. Monika MacDevette
10.15 – 10.45
Questions and answer
10.45 – 11.00
Tea/coffee break
11.00 – 11.30
Presentation on GGEO’s suggested outline
11.30 – 12.30
Discussion
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch break
Ms. Monika MacDevette,
Deputy Director, DEWA,
UNEP
13.30 – 14.00
Presentations on Gender and environment policy and
Gender and Sustainable Development Goals
Expert presentation
14.00 – 14.15
Questions and answer
14.15 – 14.45
Presentation on mainstreaming gender in development
and environmental policies at national and regional
levels
14.45 – 15.00
Questions and answer
15.00 – 15.15
Tea/coffee break
15.15 – 16.45
Plenary discussion on mainstreaming gender into
development and environmental policies
Facilitated by experts
16.45 – 17.00
Presentations on GGEO’s underpinning genderdisaggregated data and information and GGEO
Community of Practice
Ms. Monika MacDevette
17.00 – 17.30
Discussion
Expert presentation
5 November
9.00 – 9.15
Recap of day 1
Ms. Monika MacDevette
9.15 – 12.30
Parallel groups discussions:
Facilitated by expert and
governmental
representatives
Group 1: State, trends, impacts: issues related to data
availability and policy relevance
Group 2: Responses, outlook and policy
recommendations: relevance to national policies, SDGs
and post 2015 development agenda
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.00
Group discussion report – Group 1 (Plenary session)
14.00 – 15.00
Discussion
15.00 – 15.15
Tea/coffee break
15.15 – 15.45
Group discussion report – Group 2 (Plenary session)
15.45 – 16.45
Discussion
Group rapporteur
Group rapporteur
16.45 – 17.30
Summary of the groups discussions regarding GGEO
outline, methodology, data and indicators
Ms. Monika MacDevette
9.00 – 9.15
Recap of day 2
Ms. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia,
9.15 – 10.30
Discussion on outreach opportunities of GGEO
10.30 – 10.45
Tea/coffee break
10.45 – 11.15
Presentation on the general principles of UNEP global
assessment process and GGEO Workplan
11.15 – 12.30
Discussions on contributions to the chapters
12.30 – 13.00
Conclusions and closure of the meeting
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
6 November
Ms. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia
Ms. Monika MacDevette and
participants
Meeting documents
1. GGEO Meeting Agenda
2. GGEO Background Paper
3. Global assessment process - Proposed procedures for enhancing future assessment processes
(GEO6’s paper that is applicable for all UNEP global assessments)
Meeting participants
The meeting participants will include representatives from governments and agencies who are partners
of the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment. Participants from selected Major
Groups as well as countries from geographically under-represented regions are also invited.
Venue
The meeting will be held at Derag Livinghotels Kanzler, Adenauerallee 148, 53113 Bonn, Germany.