Closing the Gap: environmental defenders’ recognition, participation & protection in climate action

When

Wednesday 11 November, 13:15 to 14:45Antalya time

Where

UNFCCC Official Side EventsBlue Zone

Organised by

Natural Justice, Center for Environmental Concerns - Philippines Inc. (CEC), Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation (Civicus), Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH), Global Witness, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)

Topics

Governance and multilateralismIndigenous peoples and communities

Environmental defenders make critical contributions to climate action; however, they are invisible in the formal structures of climate policy. This event will issue a call to promote coordinated action on the recognition, protection, and participation of defenders in climate policy processes. Speakers: Environmental human rights defenders, civil society representatives, foundations representatives, state representatives