United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2022
Women's Wellbeing: Effects of Climate Change and Other Global Disasters
Global women in sport organizations will share, and lead discussion, on ideas and actions aligned to mitigate effects of major disasters and their impacts on girls and women. The session will highlight collaborative approaches with case examples from diverse geographic regions and a focus on keeping populations healthy and active, short and long term. It will address areas such as mental health, violence against women, and loss of institutional stability in extreme times. The session will engage participants in sharing uses of sport in dealing with climate change/global disasters.
Global speakers are:
- Rachel Froggatt, Secretary General, the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport Secretariat & World Conference 2018 – 2022.
- Dr. Rosa Diketmüller, President - the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW)
- Dr. Janet R. Wojcik, Ph.D, Professor and Program Director, Exercise Science, Winthrop University - the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- Belén Lara Martinez - Ibero-American Network Woman and Sport
