1.5°C is a vital guardrail that safeguards human and ecological well-being, and is an essential cornerstone of the Paris Climate Agreement and ensures a resilient and thriving planet for generations to come. Women in all their diversity sit on the frontlines of climate impacts, and are leaders in effective climate mitigation strategies and solutions.

At this side event, we will highlight women worldwide as innovators and agents of change in forest protection, climate solutions, women’s leadership, just transition, and mitigating and adapting to climate change and environmental degradation. The presentations will demonstrate the efforts women are making towards ambitious climate action in response to the Paris Climate Agreement with a gender lens while also uplifting progress in  the Gender Action Plan, and Just Transition Work Program.

Speakers Include:

• Brianna Fruean, Samoan environmental advocate, Member of the Council of Elders for the Pacific Climate Warriors

• Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator

• Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), President of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), and Founder of The Woven Project

• Gillian Cooper, Political Director of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

• Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Governing Council of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), and Steering Committee for the Fossil Fuel Treaty,

• Bárbara Tupinikim (Tupiniquim), Territorial Council of Indigenous Tupinikim and Guarani Women, Bem Viver Coordinator, and National Association of Indigenous Women's Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA)

• Moderated by Ivory Vogt, Policy and Communications Manager of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

When: Monday, November 16, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 PM (TRT)
Where: Side Event Room 9​ – SAFRANBOLU
Hosted by WECAN