COP19: Aira Kalela on why gender is important in discussions on climate

COP19: Aira Kalela on why gender is important in discussions on climate

17 NOVEMBER 2013

COP19 (14/11/2013) - Aira Kalela, Senior Adviser, Finland talks about why gender is important in discussions on climate change.

She says climate change has different impacts on men and women. She talks about how  Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and increasing droughts in Africa are destroying harvests and therefore having a serious impact on the daily lives and food security of women and their families.

 

Read more at Climate Change TVhttp://climatechange-tv.rtcc.org/2013/11/14/cop19-aira-kalela-senior-adviser-finland/#sthash.5WBiYE1n.dpuf

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