carla Manjate Rombe

Regional Gender Officer

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Ms. Manjate is the regional gender officer at IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa. She previously worked for Ministry of Sea, Inland Water and Fisheries, Mozambique. She served as Program Manager of the Common Fund to Support the Fisheries Sector of Mozambique. She served as Deputy National Director of Studies, Planning and Infrastructure in the same ministry. For over 10years, she served as Coordinator of the Gender Unit responsible for the coordination of the activities of the Gender Focal Points at National and Provincial levels. Ms. Manjate has a Masters degree in Population and Development from Eduardo Mondlane University – Mozambique._x000D_

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