1. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF WOMEN MINISTERS AND LEADERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 23 rd FEBRUARY 2011 Rio+20 MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF WOMEN MINISTERS AND LEADERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 23 rd FEBRUARY 2011 Rio+20 Sascha Gabizon, WECF Women Rio+20 Steering Committee

2. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Content: Women and GE Women and IEG Planning for Rio+20

3. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Do women need a Green Economy outcome in Rio? Or is the market already going green and including women by itself? China's richest person a waste-paper woman Zhang Yin - worth estimated 3.4 billion USD. China Daily, 12 October 2006

4. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Living with less than 1 dollar a day Social and economic inequities are especially hard on women and children Women are 70% of the 1.3 billion poor More pressure on women from current food, fuel and financial crises

5. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Markets needs legal frameworks and incentives to assure equity The vulnerable and poor cannot rely on market mechanisms alone They need rights to protect their lives and livelihoods A green economic system must promote social equity and gender equity Link IEG and GE!

6. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible priorities for women and the Green Economy Target: 40% womens share in new green jobs Social protection floor - especially for women house-workers / informal sectors Regulation for safe and healthy jobs (chemicals, radiation..)

7. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Promote womens economic contributions: enable them! Secure womens property rights, land tenure, and control over natural resources Promote womens access to finance, technologies, information, health care Enable women - and men - to combine their jobs with childcare Promote women in decision making in policy and business (e.g. Norway)

8. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Women and GE Women and International Governance Planning for Rio+20

9. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible priorities for women and international governance Outcome from Rio2012: Support an agreement to implement Rio Principle 10* Assure womens equal access to information, public participation and justice * Examples exist a.o. in UNECE Aarhus Convention, Biosafety Protocol as essential elements of capacity-building, in many national legislations in all regions

10. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible priorities for women and international governance - 2 The economy should support well- being for all within the carrying capacity of the planet Currently; most of humanity (women) and the planet are used for the economy of a few

11. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Making the economic sector work for society and environment Governance of financial and economic systems Abolishing perverse subsidies = cheapest way to sustainable development New funding for social and environmental protection, and women in GE: –Financial Transaction Tax (tobin) –Ocean levy –Kerosene tax –Mining/Primary extraction tax

12. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Create an international environmental governance structure Which fits these objectives (form fits function): Bring environment ministers higher on the agenda Influence financial decisions with impact on the environment Assess and monitor new technologies before widespread use (geo-engineering, nanotech,..) Provide new funding means, incl.soft funding Have the authority to improve coherence between international agencies Equitable, transparent, accountable, dispute settlement

13. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Bottom up - support local womens organisations

14. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Women and GE Women and International Governance Planning for Rio+20

15. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible plans for womens actions up to Rio2012 High-level womens summit in Rio 2012 –Output: Womens Rio2012 Resolution as input for the UNCSD –Women and Green Economy session in UNCSD Women and the Green Economy Best- Practice Award –International call for best practices –Award ceremony

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17. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible Actors from Government Network of Ministers and Leaders of Agriculture (announced interest) Women on Ban Ki Moons High level Panel on Sustainable Development Heads of State: Brazil, Argentina, Liberia, Finland.. Women ministers of equality and finance/economics Parliamentarians

18. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Possible actors from civil society Women Rio+20 steering committee Women in Major Groups such as: –ITUC women –Women Mayors of cities –Women CEOs (davos) –Women in science –Women in NGOs Ciwil: Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership and other women

19. Network of Women Ministers and leaders of the Environment Thank You