The climate crisis is not gender neutral. Climate change impacts—such as prolonged drought, sea level rise, natural resource degradation, and cyclones—are exacerbating conditions that drive gender-based violence (GBV), which predominantly affects women and girls. Nearly 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Learn more about the links between GBV and the environment and hear directly from experts on how we can minimize and mitigate risk in this session hosted by IUCN and The Nature Conservancy.

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When we see renewable energy and women's entrepreneurship projects, the question arises - what is the best way to design these? How to start? What is the best approach to design and implement such projects? Who are the critical stakeholders for such projects? In this interactive session, the presenters will walk through the step-by-step process of designing and implementing a renewable energy and women entrepreneurship project full of examples and links to several resource materials.

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Transport is largely still seen as a field for men, with only ~20% of the workforce being women despite knowledge that women make up half of the population and have different travel patterns and considerations. This underrepresentation inevitably leads to gaps in how mobility services are delivered – an issue we would like to tackle by ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in our work.

Poor access to sanitation disproportionately affects women and girls. But it's not just a question of lacking a household toilet – low availability of public and community toilets is also an issue. And where they do exist, these facilities often don't meet the needs of women and girls, undermining their rights. A lack of suitable toilets in public places and institutions can even further constrain their personal freedom and mobility, access to employment, health and education, and involvement in political and recreational activities.

When we see the world through data, who does the counting and who matters? How do we present data in a compelling way to diverse audiences? Too often, gender is neglected in data collection and data-driven decision-making. In this session, presenters will walk through the importance of collecting sex-disaggregated data and cultural context, issues of data access, and biases in data collection methods. Through examples, we’ll show how adopting a gender lens to data work makes progress in gender equity and justice, and consider how we can better use and present data in compelling ways.

The possibilities of citizen participation in urban planning have increased tremendously through digitalization. While public participation and community engagement have become widely accepted approaches to enhance the democratic aims of community and urban development, challenges still remain.In this workshop, we discuss our experiences of online community engagement from the Nordic perspective, drawing from our decade-long journey as the female founders of Maptionnaire, one of the leading PPGIS application development platforms on the market.