Kalyani Raj

COP20: Kalyani Raj, All India Women’s Conference

COP20 (09/12/14) – Kalyani Raj talks about the disproportionate impact climate change is having on women. She draws attention to the wealth of knowledge women have to share on adaptation in terms of traditional knowledge and skills. In light of these facts Kalyani argues that there is an urgent need for climate policy to be gender sensitive. She also talks about the All India Women’s Conference’s work on grass-roots projects, in cooperation with the Indian government, and discusses how these projects combine adaptation and mitigation.