This OECD Global Forum on Environment focused on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability". It identified and proposed ways to capitalise on synergies between environmental policies and economic and social goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment.

It highlighted gender specific impacts of environmental degradation and discussed how a gender lens could reduce the overall environmental footprint.

The two-day Forum brought together policy makers and experts from OECD Member and Partner countries to share best practices and to discuss policy challenges. Representatives from business, inter-governmental organisations, research centres, civil society organisations and relevant institutions were invited to join the discussions.

Session topics

This Global Forum on Environment reviewed selected environment-related sectors and policies through a gender and inclusiveness lens, including:

• Environmental impacts on health and well-being
• Infrastructure development, including transport, city and settlement design
• Consumption patterns, circular economy and waste management
• Biodiversity, agriculture and fisheries
• Green energy and a “just transition”
• Environmental justice and the empowerment of women and youth.

 
Participants had an opportunity to discuss needed transformations at global, national and local levels to achieve both environmental and gender equality goals.

Agenda & Who's Who and Issues Notes

• Agenda / Ordre du jour and Who's who
• Opening remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Speakers's presentations per session

• Speakers' presentations' clipboard

The individual speakers' presentations are highlighted below by session:

• Session 1 - High level Scoping Panel
  
  

• Session 2 - Integrating gender into environmental policies: Data and evidence challenge
  
  

• Session 3 - Differentiated environmental impacts on women’s and men’s health and well-being
  
  

• Session 4 - Sustainable and gender-inclusive urbanisation, settlements and transport infrastructure
  
  

• Session 5 - Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy
  
  

• Session 6.1 - Biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries: Changing economic opportunities for women and men
  
  

• Session 6.2 - Greening energy and ensuring a just transition for men and women
  
  

• Session 7 - Environmental justice and empowering women and youth 
  
  

Photobook of the event

Contact and engage with us

For more information, please contact our colleagues from the OECD Environment Directorate:

• Ms. Sigita Strumskyte, Co-ordinator for Gender and SDGs
• Ms. Eija Kiiskinen, Global Relations Coordinator
  
  
• Join the conversation on Twitter: @OECD_ENV