75. Voicing the need of a just transition for all Passed
Friday November 24, 2023 14:00 - 15:00 CET Nanny
Speakers: Flaida Macheze, Janine Alm Ericson, Parul Sharma, Reinette Heunis
Moderator: Louise Lindfors
Afrikagrupperna invites you to an international seminar with representatives from Rural Women’s Assembly in Southern Africa. The conversation aims to discuss the need for a just transition in the food and energy system with reflections on why there is a need for change, what is a just transition and how can this transformation happen?
According to the IPCC report from 2023 it has never been more clear; we are living in the midst of the climate crisis. The consequences for people and nature are acute and we need environmental and climate justice now. We are losing our biodiversity in an alarming rate, about 75% and 66% of land and marine environments, respectively, are extremely affected by human factors. This is due to unsustainable lifestyles and misuse of natural resources. We need a well-functioning ecosystem which is fundamental for our survival.
The majority of people live in unjust societies with an uneven distribution of resources and massive environmental destruction. This is due to the unsustainable economic system that gives power to corporations and companies to continue violating human rights through extractivism, intensive industrial agriculture, and food production. For us to meet future challenges, less human rights violations and environmental destruction, we have to change the way we relate to nature and how we use our natural resources. There is a need of a transformative sustainable system that works to achieve a just society. This seminar explores people's movements and pathways to a just transition with examples from Southern Africa, Asia and Europe. The speakers will connect a just transition to education, workers' rights, mobilisation and will address concepts such as green washing and corporate responsibility.
Afrikagruppernas guest from Southern Africa, The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) is a self-organised movement or alliance of national rural women’s movements and grassroots organisations of peasant, unions and federations across nine countries in Africa. RWA aims to strengthen rural women in the defence of their commons (land, sea, water, seeds and ecosystem) by building voices through education and movement building.
This panel will be moderated by Afrikagruppernas Secretary General, Louise Lindfors.
Panellists:
Janine Alm Ericson, Member of Parliament, spokesperson finance, aid and gender equality, The Green Party (Miljöpartiet)
Parul Sharma, Human Rights Lawyer
Flaida Macheze, Rural and international development professional, Rural Women’s Assembly & UNAC, Moçambique
Reinette Heunis, Small-scale farmer, Rural Women’s Assembly and small scale farmer, South Africa
Organizer
Afrikagrupperna
Ämnestagg
Rätten till arbete
Miljö och klimat
Målgrupp
Civilsamhälle
Intresserad allmänhet
Lecturers
Flaida Macheze Speaker
Rural Women's Assembly
Flaida Macheze is a Rural and international development professional with over 17 years of experience in strategic project management, mainly in the field of rural development with a focus on agriculture and food security; Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health, working with Peasant Associations, cooperatives, network of National and International organizations, humanitarian assistance programs; democracy human rights programs; sustainable management of natural resources; Women's economic empowerment, sexual reproductive health, gender-based violence and family planning programs; work with vulnerable groups including women, children, peasant families, the elderly and people with disabilities. She is an expert in gender and the implementation of programs and projects from a gender perspective and strategic planning following international standards. She is well known in Mozambique and can rely on a wide network of national civil society organizations, international NGOs, as well as public entities (Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security; Mineral Resources and Energy; Land and Environment, Ministry of the Sea, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Gender, Child and Social welfare and Ministry of Education). It has carried out various consultancy services and training on gender issues, sexual and reproductive health and rights, economic and social empowerment of women and girls, especially vulnerable groups.
Areas of interventions
Food soveregnity,
Environment/ climat changes
UNDROP - UN Declaration on the rights of peasant ( reeinforcment and dessimination)
Gender and youth
Campaign on gender based violence
Indegenous seeds promotion
Janine Alm Ericson Speaker
Miljöpartiet
Riksdagsledamot och talesperson för ekonomi, bistånd och jämställdhet, Miljöpartiet.