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SUMMARY:Overview Webinar: Guidance document updates and the process to receive W+ Labels for VCUs
DESCRIPTION:WOCAN and Verra are seeking Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)  registered projects interested in obtaining concurrent certification with the W+ Standard as well as those currently accredited in the W+ Standard and seeking to apply a (external) label to Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) generated by their project. \n🌟 Key Highlights: 🌟\n– VCS projects (including joint VCS and Climate\, Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCBS) Program projects) meeting both Verra and W+ Standard requirements are eligible for W+ labeled VCUs.\n– The W+ label signifies that a VCS project meets the W+ Standard\, the only certification framework that quantifies\, verifies\, and monetizes women’s empowerment within projects and supply chains. \n🗓️ Webinar Alert! 🗓️\nJoin us on Wednesday\, July 10\, 2024\, at 2:00pm ET for a webinar co-hosted by Verra and WOCAN. We’ll cover the updated label guidance and the process for acquiring W+ labels for VCUs. Register for the Webinar here https://lnkd.in/gdesDUpx \n🌱 Optional Piloting Process 🌱\nWOCAN is launching a piloting process for extra guidance on W+-labeling documentation. Details on how to join are on the W+ Standard website www.wplus.org \nFor questions about W+-labeled VCUs\, contact the Verra team at programupdates@verra.org or the W+ Standard team at coordinator@wplus.org.
URL:https://www.wocan.org/event/overview-webinar-guidance-document-updates-and-the-process-to-receive-w-labels-for-vcus/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Gender and Energy Nexus within Climate Blended Finance
DESCRIPTION:The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility will host a webinar on July 30th to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to bridge the gap between gender\, energy\, and climate finance. This comprehensive webinar will achieve this by: \nProviding a landscape view of the intersections between gender\, energy\, and climate finance.\nOffering practicable and candid guidance for incorporating gender equality considerations into climate finance instruments\, specifically targeting the gender & energy nexus. \nShowcasing and amplifying successful examples of gender integration within climate-blended finance vehicles that target the energy sector. \nFORMAT\nThis 90-minute webinar includes a presentation summarizing key findings from the Convergence and CPI report on the Gender and energy nexus within climate finance and practical advice on integrating gender considerations into climate finance instruments. Following this\, a panel discussion will feature investors discussing their gender assessment approaches and monitoring\, with examples from two case studies. The session will conclude with a 30-minute Q&A segment. \nAGENDA\n10:00 – Welcoming Remarks from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)\n10:05 – Report Findings: Gender and Energy Nexus within Climate Finance\n10:20 – Practical Advice on Integrating Gender Considerations into Climate Finance\n10:30 – Perspectives and Lessons from Investors & Practitioners on Gender in Climate Finance\n11:00 – Q&A \nFeatured speakers:\n– Arjan de Haan\, Senior Program Specialist\, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (Opening remarks)\n– Demetrio Innocenti\, Climate Lead\, 2X Global (Moderator)\n– Anne-Marie Lévesque\, Director\, Impact Strategies & Thought Leadership\, FinDev Canada\n– Jeannette Gurung\, Founder & Executive Director\, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)\n– Lasitha Perera\, CEO\, Green Guarantee Company\n– Maud Savary-Mornet\, Founder & CEO\, BEYOND FINANCE CONSULTING LTD (Hong Kong) \nFeatured Presenters from Climate Policy Initiative: William Wallock\, Nino M. \nFeatured Presenters from Convergence Blended Finance: Ayesha Bery\, Robin Ivory \nREGISTER \n \n 
URL:https://www.wocan.org/event/webinar-gender-and-energy-nexus-within-climate-blended-finance/
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