Joanita Babirye

Co-founder - Girls For Climate Actiion

Girls For Climate Action

Joanita is a Co-founder at Girls For Climate Action a movement of women and girls advocating for climate justice and engaging young women and girls in climate action planning and policy advocacy. She also trains young women in Greenpreneurhsip to start green businesses and grow. A candidate of Msc. Environment and Natural Resources and a youth action coalition leader of Generation Equality Forum on Feminist Action for Climate Justice. She is an ardent climate justice advocate and named in 2021 by avance media as one of the 100 most influencial young leaders on environment and leadership.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Advancing Feminist Climate Justice through the Rule of Law Concurrent Room MH 1-2	This session will address the huge gap in optimizing the potential of the rule of law and justice approaches in collective action to advance climate justice for women Read More This session will address the huge gap in optimizing the potential of the rule of law and justice approaches in collective action to advance climate justice for women and girls. It will explore good practices and promising approaches on how legal and justice interventions have been utilized to achieve gender-transformative climate action and strengthen accountability for the promotion of women and girls’ human rights. The panelists will share their expertise and experiences on using legal and justice approaches to promote women’s environmental rights, build their resilience to climate impacts and strengthen women’s leadership in climate decision-making processes. Session format: Thought Leadership Organized by International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in partnership with Rights and Resources Initiative, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice Read Less Speakers Ilaria Bottigliero Director of Research and Learning International Development Law Organization (IDLO) H.E. Mary Robinson Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland carla Manjate Rombe Regional Gender Officer IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature Joanita Babirye Co-founder - Girls For Climate Actiion Girls For Climate Action Esther Mwaura – Muiru Global Advocacy Director, Stand For Her Campaign Stand For Her Land Campaign/Landesa Sara Omi President of the Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica