Objectives and purpose

The webinar aims to discuss and increase participants’ capacity in incorporating a gender perspective into water and climate change projects and programmes building on UN entities’ experience in related programmes in Uzbekistan and Central Asia more broadly. 

Preliminary agenda and list of speakers and interventions
  • UN RCO Uzbekistan – welcome remarks
  • IBC core team – opening remarks on behalf of IBC and brief overview of IBC work  
Presentations
  • Martina Favilli, UNESCO WWAP – “Gender-responsive indicators for water assessment, monitoring and reporting”
  • Tessa Schmeding, UNDRR – "Sendai Gender Action Plan“ 
  • Özge Berber Agtas, ILO – “Promoting a gender-responsive just transition towards social justice: Policy areas for intervention”
  • FAO tbc – possible intervention -  a case study or examples of how women are benefitting from and are change agents in  sustainable land and water management with a focus on SDG 6 targets
  • UN Women – name and title tbc
  • Q&A and discussion
  • Closing remarks