This seminar will take place online on 3 December 2025 (in conjunction with the Climate & Equality Cluster meeting). It is aimed at members of Equinet Climate Change & Equality Cluster, CSOs, NGOs and researchers working in the field.
Background
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Its impact is far-reaching, though not distributed equally. Vulnerable groups, including women, racialised people, people with disabilities, often bear the brunt of the climate crisis, which exacerbates existing inequalities. Addressing climate change is thus not only an environmental necessity but also a matter of social justice.
Given the growing interest and engagement of Equinet members in the area, in 2022, Equinet first commissioned a research project on the link between climate change and equality, with a focus on the role Equality Bodies (can) play. The report, Preliminary Assessment of the EU Green Deal’s Impact on Equality. Survey of Current Practices and Needs of European Equality Bodies was presented, in September 2023, at an online roundtable titled The EU Green Deal’s Impact on Equality. Exploring the Role and Potential of Equality Bodies.
In line with this emerging equality trend and area of focus of both the Equinet membership and Secretariat, and following up on the discussions and findings of the 2024 seminar on Climate Change and its Equality Implications in Focus: Tools for Equality Bodies, Equinet aims to further address the implications of climate change on equality and enhance the tools available for Equality Bodies to take impactful actions in the field.
Objectives
- Further build the knowledge and capacity of Equality Bodies’ staff members, in particular those members part of the emerging Equinet Climate Change & Equality Cluster, on the climate/equality nexus
- Showcase the work of Equality Bodies and Equinet in this field, including the new Equinet Cluster, and incentivize peer learning
- Provide up-to-date information and guidance on recent policy and legal developments in Europe and beyond
- Bridge the gap between Equality Bodies and climate experts by providing a forum of exchange and collaboration
Participants
The target audience of this seminar is members of Equinet Climate Change & Equality Cluster, CSOs, NGOs and researchers working in the field.
For further information, please contact Moana Genevey (moana.genevey@equineteurope.org)