Transcript ppt - WMO

Youth and Gender
CAS-MG in Geneva
23-25 April 2014
Jae-Cheol NAM
Vice President of CAS
Youth issues!
Why emphasis on “WMO for Youth”?
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
provides world leadership,
expertise and international
cooperation in:
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Weather
Climate
Hydrology and water resources
Related environmental issues
https://www.wmo.int/youth/
WMO coordinates the activities of countries around the world
in producing, exchanging and using information about
weather, climate and water.
The ultimate goal of WMO is to promote safe and sustainable
development and help protect the planet for present and
future generations.
World Meteorological Day Focuses on Youth
Message by WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud
“The Weather and Climate: Engaging Youth” is the theme of World
Meteorological Day 2014, seeking to increase awareness among young people
about climate change and mobilize them as champions for action.
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Today,
people between the ages of 15 and 24 make up a sixth of the world’s
population. About 85 per cent of these 1 billion young men and women live in
developing countries
Youth represent the majority of population in many countries around the world and
have an increasingly strong social and environment awareness and they have the
power to transform our societies to low carbon and climate resilient future
We need to strengthen formal and informal education about climate change,
promote sustainability and support youth to become environmental
champions in their own communities
“The GLOBE Program” is an interagency program funded by the NASA and the
NSF, supported by the UCAR in USA
WMO and the GLOBE Program invited young people to create compelling short
messages on the topic "Youth working to solve local problems through weather
and climate research"
WCC-3 ‘Youth Declaration’
Young people around the world face a complex and ever increasing set of
pressures. Already, in today’s world, insufficient access to basic food, education,
healthcare and jobs with adequate working conditions and remuneration are great
barriers to leading a healthy, secure and happy life.
The Global Changemakers delegation also encourages the recognition of the role
that youth have to play in the processes of gathering and disseminating
information, creating awareness and influencing people’s behaviour, and as such
the important role that young people have as actors in climate adaption and
mitigation.
The 5 young people from Kuwait, Colombia, Canada, Ethiopia and the United
Kingdom were invited to WCC-3 to represent the youth perspective on the
challenge that climate change poses funded by British Council.
WWOSC 2014_Montreal Canada
Travel Support Program to Early Career Scientists, Graduate Students,
Postdoctoral Fellows & Employees of National Meteorological and Hydrological
Services (NMHS)
(Note: priority will be given to applicants from Developing or Least Developed Countries)
Gender issues!
WMO Policy on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’
The purpose of this WMO Policy is to promote, encourage and facilitate gender
equality across WMO and to establish a mechanism by which progress can be
measured
Gender refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male
and female and the relationships between women and men and girls and boys,
Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of
women and men and girls and boys. Gender equality is not a women’s issue, but
should concern and fully engage men as well as women.
The WMO vision is to provide world leadership in expertise and international
cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and water resources, and related
environmental issues
Gender mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy in the United Nations (UN) for
promoting gender equality, the 1995 Beijing Declaration, WMO Resolution 33
(Cg-XIV, Geneva, May 2003), Millennium Development Goal (MDG) No. 3:
“Promote gender equality and empower women”
History of WMO Gender issues
1995: the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development
and Peace, organized in Beijing by the United Nation, Beijing Declaration
1997: WMO convened the first Meeting on the Participation of Women in
Meteorology and Hydrology in Bangkok
2003: the Second WMO Conference on Women in Meteorology and Hydrology
took place in Geneva
2007: the Fourteenth World Meteorological Congress introduced the WMO Policy
on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’
the WMO Executive Council established the EC Advisory Panel of Experts
on Gender Mainstreaming under the leadership of Dr. Linda Makuleni
2009: the ‘Gender and Climate Forum’ was held during the WCC-3
2010: The UN MDG Summit concluded with the adoption of a global action plan
MDG 3 “Promote gender equality and empower women”
2011: the Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress adopted the WMO Policy on
‘Gender Mainstreaming’ and requested Members and presidents of regional
associations and technical commissions to actively implement the Policy.
CAS Membership
Number of members
CAS Membership 2003-2013
400
300
200
277
255
247
29
32
36
2003
2008
2013
100
0
Women
Men
An increase of women participation from 9.5 to 12.7 %
Courtesy of Mariane Diop-Kane
CAS Membership per region
25
% of women
20
15
10
5
0
RA I
RA II
RA III
2003
2008
RA IV
RA V
RA VI
2013
 Smallest participation of women in RA I , RA IV and RA V
 Steady increase for RA III, and RA V
 RAII drops in 2008 and picks up again while RAVI increases
significantly in 2008 and drops in 2013
Courtesy of Mariane Diop-Kane
UN MDG Goal 3
GOAL 3:
PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY
AND EMPOWER WOMEN
Target 3. A:
Eliminate gender disparity in primary
and secondary education, preferably
by 2005, and in all levels of education
no later than 2015
http://www.wmo.int/gender
Geneva, 5-7 November 2014
Vision: The gender perspective of WMO’s vision is to realize fully the professional
and human potential of both women and men through equal employment
opportunities, and to provide improved environmental services that are responsive
and sensitive to women’s and men’s needs and will make a difference to their lives.
The preparations for the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action (Beijing+20) in 2015.
Third WMO Gender Conference
Objectives
To provide a forum for hearing the voice of women and men as users and providers
of weather and climate information;
To specify the challenges that women and men face due to climate variability and
change;
To propose concrete actions in the provision of weather and climate services that
can address the specific needs of women and men;
To formulate new mechanisms and showcase good practices to enhance the ability
of women and men to access and use weather and climate services and
information.
The Conference is expected to highlight issues specific to girls and equity, including
education in meteorology, following up on the theme of the
“Weather and climate: engaging youth”
Female early career scientists will be strongly encouraged to participate.
Third WMO Gender Conference
Scope
Food Security. Women provide up to 80 per cent of agricultural labour and
produce 45 to 90 per cent of domestically consumed food, depending on the region
Water Management. Gathering and transporting water typically falls on women
and girls in a number of developing countries
Disaster risk reduction. Female headed households are often among the poorest
and most vulnerable to disaster and climate change
Health. Many of the health risks that are likely to be affected by ongoing climate
change show gender differentials
Third WMO Gender Conference
Expected Outcomes
Better understanding of gender aspects in the provision, access and use of
weather and climate services for resilience;
Firm commitments in the provision and use of gender oriented weather and
climate services in the context of the four GFCS priority areas;
Leveraged investment for addressing the gender dimension of weather and
climate services;
Conference Statement/Recommendations to WMO and UN organizations.
Thank you !