Women's Rio+20 Good Practice Awards
Event Details
Time: June 21, 2012 from 3pm to 4:30pm
Location: Rio Centro, Pavilion T, Room 1 (T1)
Event Type: awards, ceremony
Organized By: Women in Europe for a Common Future(WECF), UNEP, Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment, and Women's Major Group
Latest Activity: Jun 21, 2012
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Event Description
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 20 JUNE 2012
Media Contacts:
Sascha Gabizon, WECF, sascha.gabizon@wecf.eu, +55.74397537
Claire Greensfelder, WECF, greensfelder@earthlink.net, +1.510.917.5468
GRASSROOTS WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS
“WOMEN’S RIO+20 GOOD PRACTICE AWARDS” FROM EIGHT WOMEN MINISTERS
IN 21 JUNE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION AT RIO CENTRO
ALL PRESS WELCOME – PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE/WHEN: RIO CENTRO - PAVILION T – ROOM 1 (T1) / 3:00 – 4:30 PM
WHO: • 10 GRASSROOTS WOMEN AWARD WINNERS (NAMES REVEALED AT EVENT)
• EIGHT HIGH LEVEL WOMEN MINISTERS FROM MEXICO, SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, NIGERIA, DENMARK, ICELAND AND SWITZERLAND
• Ms AMINA MOHAMMED - DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNEP
• Dr. BEIER, VICE CHAIR OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF GIZ – DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT GMBH
• CO-HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS: Women in Europe for a Common Future / UNEP / Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment / and the Women’s Major Group of Rio+20
• FUNDED BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ), and SUPPORTED BY GIZ`S - DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT GMBH - PROGRAMME “PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN`S RIGHTS”
WHAT: COMPETITIVE AWARDS TO GRASSROOTS WOMEN SELECTED IN FIVE CATEGORIES Of LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
- Food Sovereignty
- Climate Adaptation
- Decent Jobs and Health
- Water and Sanitation
- Sustainable Energy
WHY: At their February 2012 annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, the Network of Women Ministers agreed to acknowledge exemplary work of grassroots at the local level. The opportunity of Rio+20 presented an ideal time to launch this awards program for the first time. WECF is a supporting member of the network and was asked to take the lead in soliciting applications - 150 applications were received– and all were excellent. On June 21st in Rio, 6 first place and 5 each second and third place (16 total) award winners will be announced with a majority of the winners present at the ceremony.
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The Women's Major Group (WMG) was created as one of nine Major Groups after the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro. This list serve is for members of the Women Major Group following the Post Rio+20 process (Financing SD, SDGs-post2015) as well as for members of the Women Major Group following Environment processes (UNEP). The Operating Partners (OPs) of the Post Rio+20 process that coordinate the group rotate periodically. The current WMG OPs are Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) and Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) supported by a core group including the Women's Environment and Development Organization(WEDO) and Global Forest Coalition (GFC).
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