Empowering Women Creates an Opportunity for Developing Climate Resilience - Ambassador Kimonyo
On 8 March 2022, H.E. Kimonio, Ambassador of Rwanda to China, attended a seminar jointly organized by UN Women in China and the Globalization Think Tank in Beijing.
On 8th March 2022, Rwanda’s Ambassador to China, H.E James Kimonyo participated in a symposium co-organized by UN Women China and Center for China and Globalization (CCG) in Beijing.
Under the theme "Gender Equality Today for Sustainable Development Tomorrow: Symposium on Biodiversity and Climate Change from a Gender Perspective", the event aims to establish a platform to share best practices for promoting gender equality in the context of climate change and environmental policy and programme development, and to identify climate action programmes that can advance gender equality.
Held under the theme, ‘Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Symposium on Biodiversity and Climate Change from a Gender Perspective’, the event aimed at convening a platform for sharing best practices on gender responsive climate change, environmental policies, programmes and identify actions that enable gender just climate action.
In a panel discussion with representatives of the Embassy in China, the Globalization Think Tank Committee, international organizations and the media, Ambassador Kimonio highlighted the role of women in global climate change, noting that "the empowerment of rural women provides opportunities for climate resilience". He highlighted best practices and lessons learned in support of Rwandan women.
Speaking during the panel discussion alongside representatives from foreign Embassies, CCG council, international organizations and the press, the Ambassador put major emphasis on the role of women in the global climate change, noting that ‘empowering rural women presents an opportunity for developing climate resilience’. He highlighted the best practices and lessons learnt from supporting women in Rwanda.
"Since 2003, Rwanda has established gender equality as a core value of Rwandan society. Women make a great contribution to the well-being of society and the country. Today, women hold more than 60 per cent of the seats in rwanda's parliament. Ambassador Kimonio added that among all other institutions, the proportion of women is also the highest.
“Since 2003, when Rwanda established gender equality as a core value of our society. Women have contributed a lot to wellbeing of our society and to that of the country. Today, women hold over 60 % of the seats in Rwanda’s Parliament” Kimonyo said adding that the country has also the highest proportion of women in all other institutions.
According to the Globalization Think Tank, gender inequality coupled with the climate and environmental crisis is the greatest sustainable development challenge of our time. Achieving climate stability and environmental sustainability, as well as achieving gender equality, requires diverse stakeholders to work together to empower all women and girls, especially in the post-PANDEMIC recovery.
According to CCG, gender inequality coupled with climate and environment crises are the greatest sustainable development challenges of our time. The climate stabilization and environmental sustainability with gender equality require different stakeholders to work together for the empowerment of all women and girls, especially in the post pandemic recovery.
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