Gender & Climate

In this episode Annika is wrapping up of what has happened so far, and making a deep dive on the interconnection of Gender and Climate.

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⚡ How can data help us to create a more sustainable world? ⚡

⚡ How does Field Data support saving lives? ⚡

⚡ How do people all over the world collaborate for more accurate data sources? ⚡

Climatic effects strongly affect humans all over the world. In today's episode Anand Nair and Andrea Ruzo speak about the necessity of data when designing human-centered projects and how their company tries to bridge the gap of data between national and international action. Anand and Andrea are the Co-Founder of Fields Data, a humanitarian data-preparedness NGO, leveraging local expertise to mitigate effects of disasters.

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⚡ Why would you say are female led businesses in India important to tackle the climate crisis and how do they do that?

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The Gender & Climate Podcast turns one year! Let us celebrate that special day with a special episode.

In today's birthday episode, we take a look behind the scenes at how this podcast came about and what's involved. In this episode Annika shares her story of becoming a podcast host, how she came here and what's her ambition for doing it. Tune in for a special kind of birthday party.

Over the past year, we've explored the connection between Gender Equality and Climate Justice from different angles, with experts from very different fields. From academia, entrepreneurship, NGOs and politics, it was all there.

We are very proud of what we have achieved so far and look forward to what is to come. Celebrate the start of a new year with us today!

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⚡ Why is public transportation important when talking about climate change?

⚡ To what extent are women, men and queer people affected differently by public transport?

⚡ How to make public transport a harassment-free experience?

In todays episode we dive into the topic from a new angle namely public transport. The fact that public transport is necessary on the path to climate transformation, but that not all people benefit equally from it or are affected by the insecurity that comes with it, is what Annika is talking about today with Gabriela Bonilla from Costa Rica. Gabriela is a Social Anthropologist with fifteen years experience managing multi-country programs in whole Latin America. She is an Advisor and Trainer in Climate and Gender Policy at the Civic Council for Climate change and an Expert in social innovation and policy making

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"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." - Theodore M. Hesburgh

⚡ What does it take to be a leader? ⚡ How is leadership related to the gender-climate-nexus? ⚡ How can we bring about change?

For this episode we're switching perspectives and are diving into the topic from a different angle. #Leadership

Our guest for this episode is Nina Simons. Nina is a the Co-Founder of Bioneers, a non-profit using media to lift up visionary solutions for current social and ecological challenges. Further, Nina has published her second book just a couple of months ago.

🎙 In this episode we discuss her lifelong experiences concerning the Gender-Climate-nexus, how leadership can help creating a better world and why leadership is crucial in order to  restoring the feminine plus co-creating a healthy, peaceful and equitable world for all.

Bioneers Website: https://bioneers.org/

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⚡ What role do human rights play in the Gender-Climate-Nexus?

⚡ Why is climate change a violation of human rights?

⚡ What is the current state of human rights concerning Climate Change in the intergovernmental discussions?

In this first episode after the water month we’ll be talking about Human Rights, in context of the gender-climate-nexus. We therefore welcome our guest Chiara Soletti who is an expert in this field. Chiara is a Climate Change and Human Rights Policy Adviser for the Italian Climate Network and an Intersectionality expert with a solid experience in UN climate change policy, and human rights - with a focus on gender.

🎙 We discuss why Climate Change is a violation of human rights, why all countries stand to be affected by this phenomena and that the solutions are always the same.

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Trigger warning: This episode includes passages treating gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. 

Silent suffering, shame, serious mental illness - these are all results of sextortion. In this episode, Rebecca Sands explains how the aforementioned is linked to the gender-climate nexus, why rainfall and water are often the trigger, and finally why it is so important that we work for water justice and gender justice. Rebecca outlines concrete solutions, challenges and describes why there is still a long way to go.

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Entrepreneurship has the power to change the world. On a small scale as well as on a large scale. This month, I talk to experts about the water-climate-gender nexus, and one waterpreneuris not to be missed: join me in welcoming Abhimanyu Rathi! Abhimanyu is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of SLII, a water purification company. In this episode, he talks about how his passion for water came about, he talks about SLII and through which innovation they are saving lives.

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What role does water play in the Gender-Climate-Nexus, how are people affected differently and why is a good interaction between politics and business essential? For one whole month we’ll be answering these questions and focussing exclusively on the Gender-Climate-Water-connection.

My second guest this month is Juliette Lassman. Juliette is a Policy Analyst in the Water Governance and Circular Economy Unit at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities. We talk about how her (early childhood) experiences in the French Alps and abroad in Latin America paved her way, we talk about the effects of too much or too little water and how the OECD addresses this in policies and discussions.

Check out the Water Governance Program and Initiative of the OECD here: https://www.oecd.org/water/regional/ .

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