CAS-MG in Geneva 23-25 April 2014 Jae-Cheol NAM Vice President of CAS Youth and Gender.

CAS-MG in Geneva23-25 April 2014

Jae-Cheol NAMVice President of CAS

Youth and GenderYouth and Gender

Youth issues!Youth issues!

Why emphasis on “WMO for Why emphasis on “WMO for Youth”?Youth”?The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides world leadership, provides world leadership, expertise and international expertise and international cooperation in:cooperation in:

WMO coordinates the activities of countries around the world WMO coordinates the activities of countries around the world in producing, exchanging and using information about in producing, exchanging and using information about weather, climate and water.weather, climate and water.

The ultimate goal of WMO is to promote safe and sustainable The ultimate goal of WMO is to promote safe and sustainable development and help protect the planet for development and help protect the planet for present and present and future generations.future generations.

• Weather• Climate• Hydrology and water resources• Related environmental issues

https://www.wmo.int/youth/

World Meteorological Day Focuses on Youth World Meteorological Day Focuses on Youth

“The Weather and Climate: Engaging Youth” is the theme of World Meteorological Day 2014, seeking to increase awareness among young people about climate change and mobilize them as champions for action.

Today, people between the ages of 15 and 24 make up a sixth of the world’s population. About 85 per cent of these 1 billion young men and women live in developing countries

Youth represent the majority of population in many countries around the world and have an increasingly strong social and environment awareness and they have the power to transform our societies to low carbon and climate resilient future

We need to strengthen formal and informal education about climate change, promote sustainability and support youth to become environmental champions in their own communities

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Message by WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud

“The GLOBE Program” is an interagency program funded by the NASA and the NSF, supported by the UCAR in USA

WMO and the GLOBE Program invited young people to create compelling short messages on the topic "Youth working to solve local problems through weather and climate research"

WCC-3 ‘Youth Declaration’WCC-3 ‘Youth Declaration’

Young people around the world face a complex and ever increasing set of pressures. Already, in today’s world, insufficient access to basic food, education, healthcare and jobs with adequate working conditions and remuneration are great barriers to leading a healthy, secure and happy life.

The Global Changemakers delegation also encourages the recognition of the role that youth have to play in the processes of gathering and disseminating information, creating awareness and influencing people’s behaviour, and as such the important role that young people have as actors in climate adaption and mitigation.

The 5 young people from Kuwait, Colombia, Canada, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom were invited to WCC-3 to represent the youth perspective on the challenge that climate change poses funded by British Council.

WWOSC 2014WWOSC 2014_Montreal Canada_Montreal Canada

Travel Support Program to Early Career Scientists, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows & Employees of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS)

(Note: priority will be given to applicants from Developing or Least Developed Countries)

Gender issues!Gender issues!

WMO Policy on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’ WMO Policy on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’

The purpose of this WMO Policy is to promote, encourage and facilitate gender equality across WMO and to establish a mechanism by which progress can be measured

Gender refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being maleand female and the relationships between women and men and girls and boys,

Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. Gender equality is not a women’s issue, but should concern and fully engage men as well as women.

The WMO vision is to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and water resources, and related environmental issues

Gender mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy in the United Nations (UN) forpromoting gender equality, the 1995 Beijing Declaration, WMO Resolution 33(Cg-XIV, Geneva, May 2003), Millennium Development Goal (MDG) No. 3: “Promote gender equality and empower women”

History of WMO Gender issuesHistory of WMO Gender issues1995: the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, organized in Beijing by the United Nation, Beijing Declaration

1997: WMO convened the first Meeting on the Participation of Women in Meteorology and Hydrology in Bangkok

2003: the Second WMO Conference on Women in Meteorology and Hydrology took place in Geneva

2007: the Fourteenth World Meteorological Congress introduced the WMO Policy on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’ the WMO Executive Council established the EC Advisory Panel of Experts on Gender Mainstreaming under the leadership of Dr. Linda Makuleni

2009: the ‘Gender and Climate Forum’ was held during the WCC-3

2010: The UN MDG Summit concluded with the adoption of a global action plan MDG 3 “Promote gender equality and empower women”

2011: the Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress adopted the WMO Policy on ‘Gender Mainstreaming’ and requested Members and presidents of regional associations and technical commissions to actively implement the Policy.

CAS MembershipCAS Membership

An increase of women participation from 9.5 to 12.7 %

Courtesy of Mariane Diop-Kane

CAS Membership per regionCAS Membership per region

Courtesy of Mariane Diop-Kane

Smallest participation of women in RA I , RA IV and RA V Steady increase for RA III, and RA V RAII drops in 2008 and picks up again while RAVI increases

significantly in 2008 and drops in 2013

UN MDG Goal 3UN MDG Goal 3

GOAL 3:PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN

Target 3. A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

Vision: Vision: The gender perspective of WMO’s vision is to realize fully the professional and human potential of both women and men through equal employment opportunities, and to provide improved environmental services that are responsive and sensitive to women’s and men’s needs and will make a difference to their lives.

The preparations for the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+20) in 2015.

Geneva, 5-7 November 2014

http://www.wmo.int/gender

Third WMO Gender ConferenceThird WMO Gender Conference

ObjectivesObjectivesTo provide a forum for hearing the voice of women and men as users and providers of weather and climate information;

To specify the challenges that women and men face due to climate variability and change;

To propose concrete actions in the provision of weather and climate services that can address the specific needs of women and men;

To formulate new mechanisms and showcase good practices to enhance the ability of women and men to access and use weather and climate services andinformation.

The Conference is expected to highlight issues specific to girls and equity, including education in meteorology, following up on the theme of the

“Weather and climate: engaging youth”Female early career scientists will be strongly encouraged to participate.

Third WMO Gender ConferenceThird WMO Gender Conference

ScopeScopeFood Security. Women provide up to 80 per cent of agricultural labour and produce 45 to 90 per cent of domestically consumed food, depending on the region

Water Management. Gathering and transporting water typically falls on women and girls in a number of developing countries

Disaster risk reduction. Female headed households are often among the poorest and most vulnerable to disaster and climate change

Health. Many of the health risks that are likely to be affected by ongoing climatechange show gender differentials

Third WMO Gender ConferenceThird WMO Gender Conference

Expected OutcomesExpected OutcomesBetter understanding of gender aspects in the provision, access and use of weather and climate services for resilience;

Firm commitments in the provision and use of gender oriented weather and climate services in the context of the four GFCS priority areas;

Leveraged investment for addressing the gender dimension of weather and climate services;

Conference Statement/Recommendations to WMO and UN organizations.

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