From 6-18 November 2022, Women Environmental Programme’s (WEP’s) team was in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With a team comprising of members representing different Africa countries: Nigeria, Togo, Niger, and Tunisia, we had different expectations from COP27 for our countries, but
(JUNE2022) Outcome of SBI56: What African women want from COP27 This episode of WEP’s Development Series focused on the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC), that held in Bonn, Germany from 6-16 June 2022. The webinar examined how the outcome of SBI56 will affect negotiations and the
On the 30th day of June 2022, WEP organized a webinar with the theme: Road to COP27 – Outcome of SBI56 and what African women want from COP27. The aim of the webinar was to examine the outcome of the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), that
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) participated at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (The 56th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) that took place in Bonn, Germany from 6-16 June 2022. SBI56 was a preparatory meeting on issues that would be discussed at the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is participating in the Africa Day (Afrikadag) programme holding at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 28th May 2022. Discussions at the Africa Day revolve around the importance of African voices in civic discussions and policy at the national and international level; and how the Netherlands and Europe relate to African countries, communities
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) as an accredited Civil Society organization with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has since 2010 participated in the UN Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC joining forces with other CSOs across the world to bring their voices to the negotiations and decisions of the member states otherwise known as parties in various
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) with the support from British High Commission Abuja, on 21st October 2021, ahead of the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), organized a consultation on gender-just climate solutions at Top Rank Galaxy Hotel, Utako, Abuja. The aim of the consultation was to gather experiences
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a sensitization workshop for states in the North-Central region of Nigeria to raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of stakeholders on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change for Nigeria (NAPGCC). Being a federal state, national policies in Nigeria are expected to be implemented at the sub-national levels, hence the
The Women Environmental Programme a leading development organization in Africa has once again set a milestone in its quest to mitigate effects of climate change in Nigeria.crClimate change is one of the most dreaded natural disasters plaguing different continents as of today and requires the involvement of all stakeholders’ commitment to change the tide. In view of this, Women Environmental
Since 1997, WEP has impacted directly and indirectly over 20 million lives positively across the globe through interventions in Environment, Governance, Climate Change, Peace and Security. We have five offices across Africa with head office in abuja, Nigeria.
