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DESCRIPTION:The [IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board](https://htb.ieee.org
 /) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number o
 f IEEE OUs including IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT\, IEEE SSIT IST-Afric
 a SIGHT\, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and [IEEE UK and
  Ireland SSIT Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-
 on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of
  a Series of Webinars.\n\nIEEE Members\, SIGHT Members and SSIT Members as
  well as non-IEEE Members are invited to [Register](https://events.vtools.
 ieee.org/m/352720) and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE
  Membership Number when registering.\n\nThis Webinar will take place onlin
 e at 10am Eastern Time / 3pm GMT+1 on Wednesday 14 June. Click [here to co
 nvert to your local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime
 .html?msg=Empowering+Women+for+Sustainable+Climate+Resilience&iso=20230614
 T10&p1=179&ah=1).\n\nRegistered participants will be provided with the lin
 k prior to the event.\n\nFOCUS\nClimate change and disasters are major cha
 llenges in most Asia Pacific regions. It is deeply shaping the lives of co
 mmunities\, women are extremely sensitive to these changes given their lac
 k of access to essential resources such as land\, finance\, or information
 \, and also affects food security\, nutrition\, clean water\, health\, and
  livelihood.\nIn particular\, remotely habitant women\, children\, the eld
 erly\, people with disabilities\, ethnic minorities\, and other disadvanta
 ged groups bear the brunt of climate change due to the social inequalities
  that limit them. Climate change\, in turn\, widens the social and economi
 c space\, trapping communities in a vicious circle.\nThis webinar will foc
 us on how women can be empowered for tackling climate change\, especially 
 by using their knowledge\, skills\, and abilities to adapt and mitigate cl
 imate change.\n\nSpeaker(s): Parkash Lohana \, \n\nAgenda: \n10am - 10:40a
 m ET / 3pm - 3:40pm GMT+1 Introduction and Presentation\n\n10:40 - 11am ET
  / 3:40pm - 4pm GMT+1 Discussion\, Q&A\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/m/352720
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352720
ORGANIZER:miriam@iimg.com
SEQUENCE:3
SUMMARY:Empowering Women for Sustainable Climate Resilience
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352720
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The <a href="https://htb.ieee.org/" target
 ="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board</a> Ad Hoc C
 ommittee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs 
 including IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT\, IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, I
 EEE Bahrain Section SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and <a href="https://www.ie
 ee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/
 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter</a> to o
 rganise this Lecture as part of a Series of Webinars.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>IEEE 
 Members\, SIGHT Members and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are i
 nvited to <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352720" target="_blank
 " rel="noopener">Register</a> and participate. IEEE Members should include
  their IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n<p>This Webinar will 
 take place online at 10am Eastern Time / 3pm GMT+1 on Wednesday 14 June. C
 lick <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Em
 powering+Women+for+Sustainable+Climate+Resilience&amp\;iso=20230614T10&amp
 \;p1=179&amp\;ah=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here to convert to your
  local time</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registered participants will be provided w
 ith the link prior to the event.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>FOCUS<br />Climate change 
 and disasters are major challenges in most Asia Pacific regions. It is dee
 ply shaping the lives of communities\, women are extremely sensitive to th
 ese changes given their lack of access to essential resources such as land
 \, finance\, or information\, and also affects food security\, nutrition\,
  clean water\, health\, and livelihood. &nbsp\;<br />In particular\, remot
 ely habitant women\, children\, the elderly\, people with disabilities\, e
 thnic minorities\, and other disadvantaged groups bear the brunt of climat
 e change due to the social inequalities that limit them. Climate change\, 
 in turn\, widens the social and economic space\, trapping communities in a
  vicious circle.<br />This webinar will focus on how women can be empowere
 d for tackling climate change\, especially by using their knowledge\, skil
 ls\, and abilities to adapt and mitigate climate change. &nbsp\;</p><br />
 <br />Agenda: <br /><p>10am - 10:40am ET / 3pm - 3:40pm GMT+1 Introduction
  and Presentation</p>\n<p>10:40 - 11am ET / 3:40pm - 4pm GMT+1 Discussion\
 , Q&amp\;A</p>
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