BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. The panel discussion on “Gender-Security-Climate Nexus” started at the XII Global Baku Forum, Trend reports.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center and president of Latvia from 1999 through 2007 emphasized that women play an important role in addressing gender, security, and climate issues.
According to her, any changes in the world affect women as they make up half of the world's population. In the context of climate change, she emphasized that women are at risk and are more affected by climate change.
“An important step in addressing the problem is the collection and analysis of data that will help to more accurately assess the risks and develop strategies to minimize the impact of climate change on women, especially in those regions that are most vulnerable to climate change,” Vike-Freiberga added.
In turn, the Prime minister of Greece in 2009-2011, George Papandreou stated that women have a key role to play in initiating and leading processes to improve the environment.
“It is important that environmental policies, the big changes we need to make in our society, are led by women in our communities and families,” he emphasized.
Montenegro's former Minister of Defense Milica Pejanovic-Durisic noted that more attention needs to be paid to the implications of new technologies, and today's panel provides useful ideas for thinking about this.
"At the recent summit in Paris, issues related to innovation, development, and technology were discussed. However, unfortunately, issues of security, privacy, and risks associated with AI took a backseat. This is concerning, as it is necessary to find a balance between innovation and protecting society from potential negative consequences," Pejanovic-Durisic mentioned.
The discussion features prominent figures including the President of the UN Association in Hungary, the founder of Women4Diplomacy, and the former President of the 36th General Conference of UNESCO, Katalin Bogyay. Other key participants include Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center and former President of Latvia, Farida Allaghi, former Libyan Ambassador to the EU and Senior Advisor to Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, George Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece, and Moushira Khattab, former Minister of Family and Population Affairs in Egypt and President of the National Council for Human Rights of Egypt.
The XII Global Baku Forum will be held from March 13 through 15 this year under the motto “Rethinking the World Order: Turning Challenges into Opportunities”.
The forum is organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
The event will discuss key global issues such as geopolitical changes, multilateralism, global health crisis, reconstruction and regional stability of the world, COP29, and others.
The Forum will bring together more than 300 world leaders from more than 60 countries, including more than 25 former presidents, more than 15 former prime ministers, about 10 heads of UN and international agencies, and more than 25 former ministers and deputy ministers.
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