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Climate Week in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, starts next week!

Climate Week in Yeosu will start next week and we are looking forward to fruitful sessions and exchanges!

Don't miss out on the event on financing implementation of the Belém Gender Action Plan at the national level to learn about funding windows, readiness support, and tailored opportunities for gender-responsive climate finance offered by the climate funds and multilateral development banks, as well as private sector finance for gender-responsive climate action and innovative finance solutions.

The workshop can also be followed virtually and will be broadcast live for those interested in following without active participation. 

We also encourage you to join the 5th dialogue under the UAE Just Transition Work Programme and the Implementation Forum to learn more about implementable solutions for ambitious climate action.    

Find more information below:

📑 Climate Week programme

📹 Broadcast

🗞️ Information for Participants

Registration for the SB 64 Gender and Climate Change Information Session

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Registration is open for our information session on what to expect on gender and climate change at the 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64). The session will take place on May 19th online.  

Information about the in-session events on gender and climate change at SB 64 will be available here.

Call for Submissions on Climate Change and Gender Responsive Finance

Open call for submission on climate change and gender-responsive finance! 🌱

The Belém GAP calls on Parties and relevant organizations to submit their experience in implementing gender-responsive financial instruments, methodologies, and available capacity-building in this regard to advance climate policies, plans, strategies and actions.

The submissions will inform a synthesis report that will be presented at COP 31 (2026).

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📅Deadline: June 30th, 2026

For more information, scan the QR code or follow the link below 👇

Opportunities!

🌱Funding for Communities at the Centre of Loss and Damage

The Santiago Network has launched a simplified funding process for community‑led technical assistance on climate‑related loss and damage, making support faster, more accessible, and community‑driven. 

This procedure supplements other financing options offered by the Santiago Network to provide communities with technical support. 

Community-driven technical help can support requirements like these through the streamlined funding process. 

 🔍Loss and damage assessments 

 ⚠️Early warning and preparedness information 

 🔀Relocation planning for high‑risk areas 

 👩‍🌾Training and capacity building 

 🖼️Protection of cultural heritage and traditional knowledge 

Explore the factsheet below for more information on this process 👇

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🌎 Call for Case Studies on Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

SLYCAN Trust, on behalf of GIZ’s Global Programme on Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC), is organizing a virtual South-South Dialogue Series on gender-responsive and city-centric HMCCC approaches that aims to connect practitioners and policy makers that are working on HMCCC issues on the local level on how to manage HMCCC in urban areas, integrate the topic into national, regional and local processes, and exchange on good practices and lessons learned.

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Therefore, SYLCAN Trust is looking to receive case studies (e.g., project or work experience) through 2026 on the following thematic areas:

1️⃣ Voluntary planned relocation in urban areas

2️⃣ Gender and social inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region

3️⃣ Data management and informed decision-making

For more information, scan the QR code or follow the link here.

Resources

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• Discover why gender equality is a game-changer for climate action in this special episode of the CB & Friends Daily Show to learn all you need to know about the Belém Gender Action Plan. Experts from the UNFCCC, UNU-VIE, and global gender and climate organizations reveal how this plan drives more inclusive, ambitious, and effective climate policies. From capacity-building and addressing inequalities to linking gender with biodiversity and climate empowerment, this conversation shows how gender-responsive climate action is essential for a sustainable future.



• Learn about the SUNCASA project (Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa) and how its commitment to promoting gender equality and social inclusion across the implementing sites in Kigali (Rwanda), Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), and Johannesburg (South Africa) is advancing climate change adaptation through nature-based solutions and the participation of women and individuals from underrepresented groups. 

• Read the article by the Center for Development Policy and Practice on how the impacts of climate change on women's health and what needs to change for climate solutions to be most effective, locally rooted and inclusive. 

• WEDO’s annual Critical Trends Report sheds light on the progress and challenges in realizing a comprehensive vision for feminist economic and climate justice, providing data-driven and context-specific evidence for collective advocacy. 

• In this video, former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres discusses the leadership behind the Paris Agreement, what it requires of us in the next ten years, offers insights from one of the most important international negotiations of our time, and discusses the implications of those lessons for leaders, founders, and changemakers navigating the modern world



• FAO's latest report on the status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa sheds light on women’s opportunities and constraints in economic and social processes in sub-Saharan Africa – while also assessing progress made in closing a series of gender gaps – and provides new directions, examples of policies and good practices to promote gender, climate and environmentally just agrifood systems.  

• ILO's Intervention Model seeks to give policymakers and practitioners concise, useful guidance on how to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees, and other displaced populations in the context of climate change and help them benefit from a just transition. Learn more about the suggested policy alternatives based on current national practices and international labor standards, as well as the current challenges.

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