- Location : Sharm Sheikh- Egypt
- Date : 15-16-17 November 2022
- Particpant : Imen Makhlouf
- Position : Senior Civil Engineer- Transport and Energy Infrastructure Expert – INWES Individual Member -Tunisia
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１．Introduction
INWES has been actively participating in the United Nations Climate Change (or COP) events for many years : In the Paris COP21 in 2015, then INWES participated to COP26 in Glasgow. In November 2022, INWES attended the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) hosted by Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh.
２．Participation of INWES to COP27
In collaboration wth Architecture 2030 and ASHRAE, INWES held a session in COP27 Side Event on November 16th : COP27 Side Event : Planning, Design and Development in the Global South : The “How To” for People + Planet.
INWES was represented by Ms Imen Makhlouf , from Tunisia, senior civil Engineer, Transport and Energy infrastrcuture Expert. INWES individual member
2.1 Presenters
Speakers included a diverse, multidisciplinary group of leading practitioners in planning, design and construction of buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure, with emphasis on practitioners planning and designing in Africa and the Global South.
Moderator: Lisa Richmond, A2030
Context: Ed Mazria + Erin McDade, A2030 (recorded)
Planning: Planner: Ghaith Tibi, Arup
Infrastructure: Imen Makhlouf, INWES
Landscapes + Sites: Kotchakorn Voraakhom, IFLA
Buildings / Systems: Farooq Mehboob, ASHRAE
Buildings / Materials + Communities: Noella Nibakuze, MASS Design Group
2.2 Partners
Architecture 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the built world from the major emitter of greenhouse gasses to a central solution to the climate emergency. For nearly two decades, we’ve provided the leadership and designed the actions needed to achieve the CO2 emissions reductions for a high probability of limiting planetary warming to 1.5°C. We have convened an unprecedented, multidisciplinary coalition of global architecture, engineering, planning, landscape architecture and construction firms and practitioners around a collective commitment to decarbonize the built world by 2040.
ASHRAE is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. With more than 50,000 members from over 132 nations, the Society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today and promotes a sustainable world.
2.3 Audience
COP attendees, government leaders, global practitioners.
2.4 Links : https://carbon-positive.org/cop27/
3. Participation of INWES to Thailand pavillon panel :
An interactive panel was held in Thailand pavillon on Thursday November 17Th in collaboration with Architecture 2030 and ASHRAE.
3.1 Subject : Removing obstacles- Sustainable design for global south cities
3.2 Schedule : 10.30-12.00am on 17th November
4. Extra activities :
– Attending other sessions such as :
- « Gender responsive finance »
- « Collaborating for climat solutions »- 3M
- Building urban resilence « nature based solutions »-ICLEI
– Promotion of INWES
– Partnerships establishing
5. Opportunities :
– Interest of some african women to join INWES ( Rwanda, Togo, Soudan,…) (contact available)
– Interest of ASHRAE to collaborate with women engineers (contact available)
– Potential partnerships with 3M, General Motors to support girls/women in STEM (contact available)
– Potential partnership with European commission to support projects for girls in STEM (contact available)
– Focus on support Africa
– Some of the announced Programs for gender responsive climate action :
At COP27, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a suite of programs to advance gender-responsive climate action.
New announcements include:
- Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action
- USAID announced $21.8 million dedicated to gender-responsive climate action from the Gender Equity and Equality Action (GEEA) Fund, surpassing its $14 million COP26 commitment. This includes funding for organizations working in over 37 countries to address gender-based violence connected to climate, support to national governments to increase gender equality in their national climate commitments, and programs that advance green jobs for women and gender-smart climate information services.
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/nov-14-2022-usaid-advances-global-climate-action-and-gender-equality
AFD dedicates a feminist fund $ of 20 millions for femminist organisation FSOF
https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/afd-and-support-fund-feminist-organizations-fsof
Egypt launched the African Women’s Climate Adaptive Priorities (AWCAP) initiative, with the goal of promoting a gender-sensitive approach to adaptation, just transition and climate responses. The initiative aims to ensure that African women benefit from the $500 billion that are to be spent in the next 10 years to qualify employees for the green transition and that African women in science, as well as African women leading green start-ups, receive the necessary support and funds.
https://cop27.eg/#/news/245/COP27%20Presidency%20Launches%20Init
6. Some Proposal for actions after COP27 and before COP28 :
- Developing multi-stakeholder partnership opportunities
- Better promotion of INWES in Africa , launch of initiatives, actions, …
- Propose Projects/Initiative in relation with climate solution for women/Girls in African countries
- Building capacity and training for INWES members in area of climat change for a better understanding of environmental and climate change issues
In INWES we are «Together for Implementation»,