BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5923c1945c5 DTSTART:20251114T213000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251113T230000Z LOCATION:Belém\, Brazil SUMMARY:COP30 side event: Care\, climate and the just transition CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This session will explore the links between climate change and care to inform work towards a just transition. It will shed light on the g endered impacts of climate change and help understand the structural chall enges and opportunities that arise when care is central to how we address the climate crisis.Evidence suggests that climate change increases and int ensifies the burden of care work\, which exacerbates existing gender\, eco nomic and geopolitical inequalities and vulnerabilities. At the same time\ , many caring responsibilities\, such as the broad range of social infrast ructure activities and caring for food\, water and biodiversity are critic al to collective well-being in the face of the climate crisis.Given the in terdependence of care and climate change\, it is increasingly evident that they need to be addressed together to achieve a just transition. Though t here are some important exceptions\, many just transition strategies and p olicies tend to focus on formal industrial jobs in the energy\, manufactur ing and transport sectors\, with limited attention to care work\, informal workers and social infrastructure despite their centrality to satisfying human needs while also reproducing society and protecting the biophysical environment. Some policies may also exacerbate inequalities by placing a d isproportionate responsibility on women and marginalised groups to impleme nt mitigation\, adaptation and environmental preservation.Without consider ing the care dimensions of climate action\, policies may recreate and deep en existing inequalities. With progress developing on a just transition ou tcome at COP30\, the opportunity must be grasped to re-orient ecological t ransition policies away from narrow definitions and towards systemic trans formations that can address the care needs of both people and the planet.O bjectivesExamine the intersections between care systems and climate polici es\, identifying how climate change reshapes care needs and labor patterns .Highlight how centering care work(both paid and unpaid) can strengthen so cial and environmental resilience and advance gender equality.Propose poli cy directions to integrate care into just transition frameworks\, broadeni ng their scope beyond industrial sectors and formal employment.Foster dial ogue among UN agencies\, governments\, and civil society actors on how to operationalize care-centered approaches within national climate strategies Raise awareness and launch new initiatives addressing the climate and care nexusExpected resultsEnhanced understanding among policymakers and negoti ators of the care-climate nexus and its implications for a just transition .Policy recommendations for integrating care dimensions into national and international climate frameworks\, including just transition\, adaptation\ , mitigation\, and social protection strategies.Visibility and momentum fo r positioning care work as a pillar of equitable and sustainable climate g overnance\, contributing directly to the implementation of SDG 5 and SDG 1 3 <\;h4>\;This session will explore the links between climate change and care to inform work towards a just transition. It will shed light on t he gendered impacts of climate change and help understand the structural c hallenges <\;em>\;and<\;/em>\; opportunities that arise when care is central to how we address the climate crisis.<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;&l t\;span style="\;font-weight:400\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttp s://unctad.org/meeting/cop30-side-event-care-climate-and-just-transition DTSTAMP:20260716T183233Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR