SAEDI @ 4 Team Statement Series:

For our second highlight, hear from one of our Research Associates, Jacqueline Massiah-Simeon, about her experience working on the research report titled "Understanding barriers to women’s participation in the UN climate negotiations: perspectives from the least developed countries" for International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiation process.

This report was released by IIED, in collaboration with SAEDI Consulting. It examined the barriers limiting women’s participation in UN climate negotiations, particularly within Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The research, led by our Managing Director Leisa Perch, Project Manager Kwasi Pierre, and Research Associate Jacqueline Massiah-Simeon, working closely with the IIED team - including co-authors Tracy C. Kajumba, María Fernanda Alcobé and Elaine Harty - and an Advisory Group, highlights the roles of financial constraints, cultural norms, and systemic biases, while spotlighting promising national efforts in Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone to strengthen gender parity. The report calls for enhanced policies, funding, training, and support systems to create a more inclusive and effective climate negotiation process. Read it here: https://www.iied.org/22603iied