Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries.In this episode, we explore the intersection of Women's Rights and Climate Change. Our guests discuss the importance of climate justice, highlighting its connection to human rights and social equality. Through insightful conversations with guests, the podcast explores how climate justice intersects with issues of gender, indigenous rights, and refugee communities, emphasizing the need for inclusive decision-making processes and action to address systemic inequalities.Our Guests in this episode:Nupur Prakash is a Gender and Law Analyst at the International Development Law Organization, bringing over six years of expertise in international human rights law, women’s rights, and international criminal law. Her work focuses on integrating gender equality into rule of law initiatives, with a special emphasis on sexual and gender-based violence and women’s participation in the justice sector. She holds degrees from Government Law College, University of Mumbai, and George Washington University Law School.Xiye Bastida is a 21-year-old climate justice activist based in New York City. She is an organizer with Fridays For Future and the co-founder of Re-Earth Initiative, an international youth-led organization that focuses on highlighting the intersectionality of the climate crisis. Bastida was born in Mexico and was raised as part of the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous community. For the first climate strike in March 2019, she mobilized 600 students from her school and has taken a citywide leadership role in organizing climate strikes. Daniela Soberón Garreta is a dedicated advocate for climate change, human rights, and renewable energy transition. Holding a Bachelor of Law from the Universidad del Pacífico, her expertise lies in critical analysis and a strong commitment to fairness. Specializing in climate change and renewable energy, she ensures alignment with international human rights standards and advocates for indigenous peoples' rights within the InterAmerican System.Fatma Moulay is a Saharawi climate activist and human rights defender. She has worked both politically and socially to advocate for human rights, gender equality, and youth employment. She has started business ventures in her community to improve the lives of Saharawi refugees and participated in campaigns to promote peace and a sustainable future. A show of this quality would not be possible without the incredible talent of Sarah Harris-Simpson, as well as the extraordinary and persistent support of Sorina Crisan and Eda Isik. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning #CapitalMusings, or leave us a review on iTunes. Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover our podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how: 👉 Launch Apple's Podcast app.👉 Tap the Search tab.👉 Enter the name, Capital Musings👉 Tap the blue Search key at the bottom...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries.In this episode, we look at women and climate policy: advocating for Gender-Sensitive Solutions and Inclusive Decision-Making. This episode focused on the role of women in shaping climate policy. It examines the ways in which women are advocating for more gender-sensitive climate policies and working to ensure that their voices are heard in the decision-making process. Our Guests in this episode:Anju Sharma, is an experienced manager, researcher, writer, and editor with over 20 years of expertise in sustainable development, particularly in Asia. She showcases an extensive background in policy research, advocacy, and information curation related to sustainability. Committed to alleviating poverty while preserving the environment, Anju specializes in areas such as climate change mitigation, natural resource management, air pollution, and civil society engagement. Her work embodies a dedicated pursuit of sustainable and equitable society.https://www.linkedin.com/in/jusharma/Joelle Hangi is a refugee currently residing in Kenya, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Joelle has worked in different research capacities with UNHCR Africa Office, Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre, University of Geneva’s Human Rights Department, amongst other humanitarian organizations. All with a focus on improving and enabling refugee agency, autonomy, and rights. Currently, she is one of the 12 fellows of the inaugural RSC-BIEA Fellowship, which brings together early career researchers interested in matters of forced displacement. She also served as an Ashden judge for the Humanitarian Energy award. Her research interests include humanitarian aid, development aid particularly, the provision of and access to clean energy in displacement settings.https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelle-hangi/(E) Lisa (F) Schipper is Professor of Development Geography at the University of Bonn. Her work focuses on adaptation to climate change in the Global South, and looks at gender, religion and culture to understand what drives vulnerability. Lisa has lived and worked in Central and South America, East and West Africa and South and Southeast Asia. She was Co-ordinating Lead Author of Chapter 18 of the Working Group 2 contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (‘Climate Resilient Development Pathways’) that was published in February 2022. She is co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Climate and Development (Taylor and Francis) and member of the editorial board of the journals World Development Perspectives (Elsevier) and Global Transitions: Health Transitions (KeAi). She also serves as Contributing Editor of the Carbon Brief.https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-lisa-f-schipper-5638779/A show of this quality would not be possible without the incredible talent of Sarah Harris-Simpson, as well as the extraordinary and persistent support of Sorina Crisan and Eda Isik. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning&nbsp;<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funcdf.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D565a555b66f6c4de99f3bd48a%26id%3D41770e0ed0%26e%3D017f46cadf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cfernando.zarauz%40uncdf.org%7C436c8e936a144a6af1b808d9faba243a%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C637816500258542558%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=rU%2F%2F8%2Fvjq1OKMe%2Ff%2Fuyi38U%2FH0xYpK3AlfiWV6gyvYc%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries.In the previous episodes, we journeyed to The Gambia, meeting women with grand solutions for climate crisis adaptation, and emphasized the importance of women's leadership. Today, one critical issue is in focus: Education. United Nations studies reveal that despite being in the 21st century, the world is still far from achieving universal education. Limitations are especially pronounced for girls and quality is a significant issue, a 'learning crisis' as termed by the World Bank.We explore whether more formally educated women will result in more women leaders. However, our spotlight veers towards non-formal education, as guided by our interviewees, diverging via two primary channels: the arts and media.Our Guests in this episode:Shelot Masithi. She is a 22-year old environmental activist from South Africa. She is the founder of She 4 Earth, a climate school educating children and youths of African descent about climate change, shifting from carbon-centric climate change to include water scarcity, climate migration/displacements, food insecurity, and the psychology encompassing these global problems. Redesigning education to equip the younger generation for a Net Zero Future. Her work is centered on Ubuntu. She's a volunteer at Force of Nature, Climate Psychology Alliance, and Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands. Shelot is also an entrepreneur. An author. She loves hiking.https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelot-masithiRahma Diaa. A freelance journalist and trainer &amp; Founder of Climate school initiative. Rahma is particularly interested in covering climate crises and sustainability. she graduated from the Faculty of mass communication, journalism department at Cairo University in 2012, and got a diploma in Media Translation from (AUC) in 2018. she has been a journalist since 2009, and has worked for Dostor, Tahrir, and Aswat Masriya- Reuters. she currently collaborates with Arab and foreign media, including Scientific American magazine, VICE, Raseef 22, and ARIJ. she received ten awards, most recently of them, "Emerging journalist" award from covering climate now, 2021&amp; Cairo climate talks award in 2023.https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahma-diaa-00777a137/A show of this quality would not be possible without the incredible talent of Sarah Harris-Simpson, as well as the extraordinary and persistent support of Sorina Crisan and Eda Isik. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning&nbsp;#CapitalMusings, or leave us a review on iTunes.&nbsp;Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover our&nbsp;podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how:&nbsp;👉 Launch Apple's&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;app.👉 Tap the Search tab.👉 Enter the name, Capital Musings👉 Tap the blue...

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change in the LDCs, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries.This episode explores the role of women in environmental leadership. It showcases the work of women who have made a significant impact on the environment and discuss the challenges they face as women in the field. Our Guests in this episode:Patu Ndango Fen. She is a dedicated environmental entrepreneur from Cameroon, leading significant initiatives focused on transforming bio-waste into fertilizers. She founded Closed Loop System Ventures, an enterprise specializing in manufacturing organic fertilizers from bio-waste, and co-founded the Youth Environmental Alliance for Sustainable Development. linkedin.com/in/patu-ndango-fen-41191167Verania Chao. Programme Specialist - Climate, Gender and Inclusion at UNDP. An expert in gender, climate, and environment issues at UNDP, focusing on the integration of gender equality and women's empowerment into national planning and capacity-building processes, she is currently spearheading the work on gender-responsive NDC revision and implementation as part of the Climate Strategies and Policy team at UNDP. https://www.linkedin.com/in/verania-chao-9a3423/ A show of this quality would not be possible without the incredible talent of Sarah Harris-Simpson, as well as the extraordinary and persistent support of Sorina Crisan and Eda Isik. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning&nbsp;#CapitalMusings, or leave us a review on iTunes.&nbsp;Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover our&nbsp;podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how:&nbsp;👉 Launch Apple's&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;app.👉 Tap the Search tab.👉 Enter the name, Capital Musings👉 Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right.👉 Tap the album art for the Capital Musings&nbsp;podcast.👉 Tap the Reviews tab.👉 Tap Write a Review at the bottom.👉 Enter your iTunes password to log in.👉 Tap the Stars to leave a rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👉 Enter title text/content to leave a review.👉 Type in a Nickname👉 Tap SendAboutCapital Musings is a production of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications unit of the United Nations Capital Development Fund.

 Welcome to a brand new episode on the Capital Musings podcast where we continue to explore fresh ideas that make finance work for the least developed countries. If you're constantly looking to stay up to date on the latest, impactful news and events. You're in the right place! Today's episode of Capital Musings Milestones recaps the most noteworthy moments of the past month in a concise podcast. Be sure to hit the subscribe button to keep yourself in the loop. In today's episode, we'll cover a wide range of topics that have made the headlines, reflecting the ongoing efforts to create a better and more sustainable world. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning&nbsp;#CapitalMusings, or leave us a review on iTunes.&nbsp;Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover our&nbsp;podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how:&nbsp;👉 Launch Apple's&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;app.👉 Tap the Search tab.👉 Enter the name, Capital Musings👉 Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right.👉 Tap the album art for the Capital Musings&nbsp;podcast.👉 Tap the Reviews tab.👉 Tap Write a Review at the bottom.👉 Enter your iTunes password to log in.👉 Tap the Stars to leave a rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👉 Enter title text/content to leave a review.👉 Type in a Nickname👉 Tap SendAboutCapital Musings is a production of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications unit of the United Nations Capital Development Fund, with the support of the UN Web TV.

Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline: Navigating Climate Change in the LDCs, a podcast series that shines a light on the women and girls leading the fight against climate change in the least developed countries.This episode is an introduction to the topic of women and climate change. It covers the reasons why women are disproportionately affected by climate change and why they need to be included in the conversation.A show of this quality would not be possible without the incredible talent of Sarah Harris-Simpson, as well as the extraordinary and persistent support of Sorina Crisan and Eda Isik. Leave a ReviewThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning&nbsp;#CapitalMusings, or leave us a review on iTunes.&nbsp;Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover our&nbsp;podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how:&nbsp;👉 Launch Apple's&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;app.👉 Tap the Search tab.👉 Enter the name, Capital Musings👉 Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right.👉 Tap the album art for the Capital Musings&nbsp;podcast.👉 Tap the Reviews tab.👉 Tap Write a Review at the bottom.👉 Enter your iTunes password to log in.👉 Tap the Stars to leave a rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👉 Enter title text/content to leave a review.👉 Type in a Nickname👉 Tap SendAboutCapital Musings is a production of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications unit of the United Nations Capital Development Fund..

Don't miss the debut of Capital Musings: Women and Girls on the Climate Change Frontline! Tune in to our first episode this Friday, 22 September, where we spotlight courageous women trailblazing paths in climate action in The Gambia. Get inspired, gain insights, and join the powerful conversation around gender and climate change. Make sure to subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Please spread the word about this new show on social media mentioning #CapitalMusings, and share the news with colleagues and friends! Let's shape a sustainable and gender-equitable future together!