[Ftffacilitationteam] RE: Comments on the Draft Proposal on Gender and Climate Change

[Ballara, Marcela (FAORLC)]

Dear Nur: Thanks for your comments. We will have a tel conferenceon monday
with the Climate Change Task Force and will discuss integrating your
comments. 

Best regards.

Marcela 


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Dear Chona,
 
I've read the discussion paper on gender and climate change. For me, it is
too scientific and abit difficult to break down for the implementation,
specially related with GCAP concern on poverty, trade justice, debt,
ineqalities, etc. 
 
I suggest that the discussion paper more explain about the impact of global
negotiation (through UNFCCC and other direct scheme : IFIs, bilateral and
multilateral development assistance) to women, which are:


1. Biofuel policy to change the existing fossil fuel - to reduce emission
versus food security . Because annex 1 countries need to change their
consumption pattern from fossil fuel to biofuel, alot of developing and LDCs
open big plantation and make forest conversion. It causes increasing of food
prices, cooking oli prices and women suffer because they take care of their
household (increase poor women burden how to spend their limited money and
resources to meet her family needs);


2. REDD policy - even it still being discuss and elaborate until 2012, the
pilot project in some countries already being prepared and will be in
operation this year (2008 or 2009). The basic question is : who own the
forest and who give the permission for REDD, who get benefit and who get
disaster from REDD scheme?. Women (specially rural and indigenous women) are
always got double disaster than men, because they depend on the forest (as
bank, market, and drugstore-pharmacy). When REDD implemented, it means there
will be no access for women to enter the forest because the forest will be
protect by the forestguard , become restricted area like conservation area -
to prevent forest fire, illegal logging, etc) .


On the other hand, worldbank already start its grant for study, which will be
follow up by WB other debt for technical assistance to implement REDD (for
sufficient and high technology for measuring the existing emission and to
take satelite photos on the condition of existing forest, etc). Lack of
information and access for women on the policy and decision making process is
very crutial at this stage. 

3. Health issues related with climate change- increasing of new deseases -
bird flu, dengue, etc, will increase women's burden at home because she take
care of the family and children when they become sick, or if the women itself
become sick , she still take care her family and children.
 
Thats my comment and hope other will give inputs from developing-southern
contry perspectives.
 
regard,
nur