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SUMMARY:Beyond Carbon: Empowering Women\, Financing Climate Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, carbon projects are not only reducing emissions but also delivering verified\, measurable benefits for women. This groundbreaking session highlights pioneering initiatives in India—solar water pumps of a women’s social enterprise and livelihood activities linked to a mangrove restoration project—that apply the W+ Standard to quantify women’s empowerment across time savings\, knowledge\, and income generation\, alongside carbon reductions. \n​Featuring Jeannette Gurung\, Founder of WOCAN and the W+ Standard\, alongside Sandeep Roy Choudhury the Co Founder & Director of Value Network Ventures and Elizabeth Munee Kiamba (Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP) \n​Speakers will demonstrate how these projects generate new revenue streams through gender outcome credits while strengthening climate resilience and community well-being. \n​Participants will learn how investors\, corporates\, and carbon buyers can engage with this next generation of high-impact carbon projects that put women at the center of climate action. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://www.wocan.org/event/beyond-carbon-empowering-women-financing-climate-adaptation/
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SUMMARY:The Gender Dividend: Investing in Women for Climate Impact
DESCRIPTION:The Gender Dividend: How Outcomes-Based Finance Can Deliver Results for Women\, Investors\, and Climate \n​Women’s empowerment is not just a social good—it’s a measurable driver of climate impact and financial returns. \n​This fireside chat explores how outcomes-based finance is unlocking a new class of investable opportunities that deliver results for women\, communities\, and the planet. Featuring Jeannette Gurung\, Founder of WOCAN and the W+ Standard\, alongside Kavita Sinha\, Head of the Green Climate Fund’s Private Sector Facility; Bruna Rezende\, the CEO of a social asset company in Brazil\, IRIADA and Dr. Ana Maria Loboguerrero (Director\, Adaptive and Equitable Food Systems – The Gates Foundation). \n​Speakers will share practical models—like gender outcome credits and investment vehicles—that align capital flows with gender equity and sustainability. Participants will gain insights into how investors\, corporates\, and carbon buyers can capture the “gender dividend” to scale transformative climate action. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://www.wocan.org/event/the-gender-dividend-investing-in-women-for-climate-impact/
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