Bangladesh

Women's Tribunal:  Gender and Climate Justice: Bangladesh

Date:  October 30, 2011

Location:  Noakhali

Organizers:  

Contact: Abdul Awal - awal@nrdsbd.org‬

The Women’s Hearing on Gender and Climate Justice will be on 30^th October in Bangladesh. Ahead of the climate hearing, local hearings are being organized in five different climate vulnerable areas of Bangladesh. Four of these have been completed as of 17 October, and a fifth will be held on 19 October in the coastal area of Noakhali. The Jury of the Hearing represents expertise in the field of environment, economics, women’s rights and the legal field and includes at this stage Dr. Khalequzzaman, Dr. Hamida Hossain, Retired Justice Golam Robbani, Dr. Atique Rahman and Rasheda K Chowdhury.

For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com>

The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.