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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / GENDER CLIMATE PEACE WORKSHOP
TRT: 2:51
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 OCTOBER 2024, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, workshop
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anita Kiki Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, UNMISS:
“The frequent disruptions and displacements caused by climate and experienced by South Sudan over the years have not only contributed to a cycle of poverty but also led to conflicts over competition over dwindling natural resources, such as land, including its access and ownership, water and food. These risks are compounded for women. Women in South Sudan are no different. They face deep-rooted cultural norms that limit their adaptive capacity to climate shocks and increase their exposure to climate-induced conflicts. Patriarchal norms further hinder women's access to resources.”
3. Various shots, workshop
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ester Ikere Eluzai, Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare Under-Secretary:
“We are trying to explore gender-responsive pathways to climate change impact in the country. We are also trying to see how national policies and plans will be implemented from a gender-responsive way, but also, we are trying to see how we build the resilience of different communities and different groups within the climate change impact.”
5. Various shots, workshop
6. SOUNDBITE (English] Joseph Africano Bartel, Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry:
“We have been working in silos. The climate issues were not connected to the issue of how gender is being impacted or how it contributes to peace and security. So, with this, we are trying to come up now with strategies of how to integrate these Nexus such that when we address climate issues, we have to make sure that issues of gender that are affected by the impacts of climate change have to be addressed. At the same time, addressing those issues should contribute to peace and security.”
7. Various shots, workshop
In South Sudan, the climate crisis is amplifying the already dire humanitarian situation and precarious state of security. In recent years, the country has experienced a myriad of challenges, including extraordinary rainfall, severe flooding, prolonged droughts, and rampant locust infestations which are threatening food security, agricultural livelihoods, and causing displacement and intercommunal conflict. Women bear the brunt of these escalating crises, facing increased vulnerability fueled by deep-rooted gender inequalities.
To help tackle these threats, the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hosted a workshop on gender and climate security to improve collaboration and develop robust, gender and climate-responsive strategies that pave the way toward peace and sustainable development.
Anita Kiki Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for UNMISS said, “the frequent disruptions and displacements caused by climate and experienced by South Sudan over the years have not only contributed to a cycle of poverty but also led to conflicts over competition over dwindling natural resources, such as land, including its access and ownership, water and food. These risks are compounded for women. Women in South Sudan are no different. They face deep-rooted cultural norms that limit their adaptive capacity to climate shocks and increase their exposure to climate-induced conflicts. Patriarchal norms further hinder women's access to resources.”
Participants explored innovative approaches to close gender gaps and boost climate resilience at the grassroots level, focusing on addressing security threats and building sustainable livelihoods.
Ester Ikere Eluzai, Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare Under-Secretary said, “we are trying to explore gender-responsive pathways to climate change impact in the country. We are also trying to see how national policies and plans will be implemented from a gender-responsive way, but also, we are trying to see how we build the resilience of different communities and different groups within the climate change impact.”
The priority is to develop a better understanding of climate security risks affecting women, girls, and other vulnerable groups and develop strategies that integrate gender considerations into strategies to combat those risks.
] Joseph Africano Bartel, Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry said, “we have been working in silos. The climate issues were not connected to the issue of how gender is being impacted or how it contributes to peace and security. So, with this, we are trying to come up now with strategies of how to integrate these nexus such that when we address climate issues, we have to make sure that issues of gender that are affected by the impacts of climate change have to be addressed. At the same time, addressing those issues should contribute to peace and security.”
The aim is to create partnerships to tackle the climate crisis in a holistic way and ensure that no one is left behind, including women and girls, in the effort to build a peaceful and prosperous nation.
