Caring in Crisis: Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Care Responsibilities and Poverty
This side event is dedicated to a comprehensive exploration of the intricate connections between care work, intersectionality, and the climate crisis, particularly as they disproportionally affect indigenous, afro-descendent, migrant, and rural women.
When: March 20th, 2023, from 3:00 to 4:15 PM (EST)
Where: Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarters
Modality: In-person (with live streaming through UN Web TV and Facebook) - Spanish-English-Spanish interpretation available
To attend in person, please register here. If you require an event pass, please complete the form by Friday, March 15, 2024
As the care agenda gains significant momentum worldwide, it becomes urgent to address its intersection with other issues, such as climate change. Emerging evidence suggests the two are inextricably linked, as climate change both exacerbates care work responsibilities and care work plays a central role in climate action. This side event is dedicated to a comprehensive exploration of the intricate connections between care work, intersectionality, and the climate crisis, particularly as they disproportionally affect indigenous, afro-descendent, migrant, and rural women
Organized by: Governments of Mexico and Canada, Global Alliance for Care, Oxfam, Avina Foundation, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, International Development Research Center, and UN Women
