BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231014T134042Z UID:8345B34C-A126-4A0B-BF0E-BF529448EBCC DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231012T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231012T200000 DESCRIPTION:On October 12th at 7 pm\, IEEE SIGHT AG NSSCE in association wi th IEEE SB NSSCE organized a session on "Climate Resilient Livelihood for Women : Promoting Sustainable Economics Opportunities" as part of the SUST AINIA-Empowering Communities For a Sustainable Future initiative. The sess ion was led by Rushali Thakkar\, Vice Chair of Women in Engineering Bombay Section.\nDuring the session\, students were given a detailed overview of the connection between climate change and gender. The discussion covered the effects of climate change on women and girls\, the importance of imple menting climate change practices\, practical solutions\, opportunities\, a nd case studies that demonstrated successful climate-resilient livelihoods for women. The session began by examining the relationship between climat e change and gender and emphasized that women are often disproportionately affected by climate impacts. The significance of recognizing and addressi ng these disparities was also highlighted. Participants were informed abou t the specific challenges women and girls face due to climate change\, inc luding increased vulnerability\, reduced access to resources\, and heighte ned health and safety risks. The session emphasized the need to adopt clim ate change mitigation and adaptation practices urgently. It also highlight ed women's critical role in sustainable development and the need to empowe r them to address climate-related challenges. The session explored various solutions to empower women to face climate change\, ranging from advocati ng for gender-inclusive climate strategies to ensuring women's access to c limate-resilient technologies. The session featured interactive elements\, including Q&A sessions encouraging students to actively participate and s hare their perspectives on the topics discussed. Students left the session with a heightened awareness of the gendered impact of climate change and a deeper understanding of the importance of gender-inclusive climate actio n. They were inspired to take action in their own lives and communities to promote climate resilience and gender equity. In conclusion\, the session provided students with valuable insights\, practical knowledge\, and\nins piration to address the complex challenges at the intersection of climate change and gender\, empowering them to be agents of change in building a m ore resilient and equitable future.\n\nSpeaker(s): Rushali Thakkar\, \n\nV irtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/378767 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/378767 ORGANIZER:ieeesbnssce.sight@gmail.com SEQUENCE:13 SUMMARY:Climate Resilient Livelihood for Women: Promoting Sustainable Econo mics Opportunities URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/378767 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>On October 12th at 7 pm\, IEEE SIGHT AG NS SCE in association with IEEE SB NSSCE organized a session on "Climate Resi lient Livelihood for Women : Promoting Sustainable Economics Opportunities " as part of the SUSTAINIA-Empowering Communities For a Sustainable Future initiative. The session was led by Rushali Thakkar\, Vice Chair of Women in Engineering Bombay Section.<br />During the session\, students were giv en a detailed overview of the connection between climate change and gender . The discussion covered the effects of climate change on women and girls\ , the importance of implementing climate change practices\, practical solu tions\, opportunities\, and case studies that demonstrated successful clim ate-resilient livelihoods for women. The session began by examining the re lationship between climate change and gender and emphasized that women are &nbsp\; often disproportionately affected by climate impacts. The signific ance of recognizing and addressing these disparities was also highlighted. Participants were informed about the specific challenges women and girls face due to climate change\, including increased vulnerability\, reduced a ccess to resources\, and heightened health and safety risks. The session e mphasized the need to adopt climate change mitigation and adaptation pract ices urgently. It also highlighted women's critical role in sustainable de velopment and the need to empower them to address climate-related challeng es. The session explored various solutions to empower women to face climat e change\, ranging from advocating for gender-inclusive climate strategies to ensuring women's access to climate-resilient technologies. The session featured interactive elements\, including Q&amp\;A sessions encouraging s tudents to actively participate and share their perspectives on the topics discussed. Students left the session with a heightened awareness of the g endered impact of climate change and a deeper understanding of the importa nce of gender-inclusive climate action. They were inspired to take action in their own lives and communities to promote climate resilience and gende r equity. In conclusion\, the session provided students with valuable insi ghts\, practical knowledge\, and<br />inspiration to address the complex c hallenges at the intersection of climate change and gender\, empowering th em to be agents of change in building a more resilient and equitable futur e.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR