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The Nexus between Climate Action & Gender Equality: A Dialogue Participant Package

Objectives

• LearnaboutProjectDrawdownclimatechangesectorsolutionsrelatingtowomenandgirls,includinggirls’education,familyplanningandwomensmallholders;

• Indialoguewithoneanother,considerwhattheselinksbetweenclimatechangeandgenderequalitycouldmeanforCanadianinternationaldevelopmentpolicy,programming,and/orfunding/fundraising.

Agenda2:00-2:30Registration&Networking2:30-3:00Welcome&Circleofintroductions3:00-3:40IntrotoProjectDrawdown(TEDTalk)andremoteQ&AwithDr.KatharineWilkinson3:40-4:50WorldCaféDialogueRounds&Reportback4:50-5:00ClosingWorldCaféQuestions

Round1:ProjectDrawdownhasidentifiedthreekeywaysthatequalityforwomenandgirlscanhelpstopglobalwarming:girls’education,familyplanningandequalaccesstoresourcesforwomensmallholders.Whataresomepossibilitiesthatmakingtheselinksopensup?(e.g.relatedtointernationaldevelopmentpolicy,programming,and/orfunding/fundraising)?Round2:Whataresomethingsthatwouldmaketheselinksstrongerinpractice?(i.ethelinksbetweenclimatechangeandgirls’education/familyplanning/womensmallholders).Youmightconsiderimplicationsforpolicy,programming,and/orfunding/fundraising.Round3:Whatstandsoutforyouinwhatyou’veheardsofar?Reflectingonwhatyou’veheardtoday,whataresomenextstepswemighttakeorcontributionswemightmake?

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SpecialGuestDr.KatharineWilkinsonisanauthor,strategist,andteacher,bringingfocustowhatispossibleforhumanityandourhome,thisearth.SheisVicePresidentofCommunication&EngagementatProjectDrawdownandwasseniorwriterfortheNewYorkTimesbestsellerDrawdown:TheMost

ComprehensivePlanEverProposedtoReverseGlobalWarming.Herfirstbook,BetweenGod&Green:HowEvangelicalsAreCultivatingaMiddleGroundonClimateChange,wasdubbed“avitallyimportant,evensubversive,story”byTheBostonGlobe.Co-FacilitatorsCatherineDyerisanexperiencedfacilitatorhavingofferedmanyinnovativeworkshopsandretreatsforemergingandestablishedcommunityleaders.ShefoundedTheNewMentalityprovincialnetwork,TheArtofYouthEngagement,aparticipatoryleadershiptrainingprogram,andtodaysheisplayingakeyroleinlaunchingStella'sPlace,anewmentalhealthcentreforpeople,16-29.NatalieZendisanIAFCertifiedProfessionalFacilitatorwithexperienceinfacilitatingstrategicconversationsandmulti-stakeholderprocesses.Herinternationaldevelopmentexperienceofover15yearsincludesprogramplanning,projectmanagement,facilitationandtrainingwithafocusonchildren'srightsandgenderequality.SheisafoundingmemberofUnifyTorontoandDrawdownToronto.www.zendialogue.caDrawdownTorontoOrganizersSatyaRobinsonisacertifiedsomaticpersonaldevelopmentcoach,teacherandstrategist.Sheco-foundedJLSGlobal,UnifyCaledon,UnifyToronto,AssociationofTransformationalLeadersandisafoundingmemberplayingakeyroleinDrawdownToronto.HerfocusistoinitiateandsupportDrawdownhubsatthelocal,city,provincialandnationallevelinCanada.Sheweavesherdeepconnection,respectandloveofMotherEarthintoallthespacessheenters.CharleneDayisaHolisticHealthExpert,author,coachandspeaker.SheworksinTorontoasaLifestyleandLeadershipCoach.ShecurrentlyfacilitatestheAwakeningtheDreamer,ChangingtheDreamsymposiummonthly.SheisalsoagraduateoftheGameChangerIntensiveandco-facilitatestheDrawdownTraining.www.charleneday.comGraphicRecorderPatriciaKambitschisagraphicfacilitatorandapartneratRedesignNetwork,adesignandresearchfirmforhumansysteminnovation.Asagraphicrecorder,shesketcheswords,capturesthemes,anddrawsimagestomaptheessentialstoryinagroupdialogue.Patricia'sworkillustratesthemesandinsightsastheyemerge,oftenintheformofaconceptualmapthatinvitesparticipationandinspiresfutureactions.www.playthink.com

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EqualityforWomeninAgriculture,EducationandFamilyPlanning:PowerfulSolutionstoGlobalWarming

PreparedbyDrawdownToronto,basedonProjectDrawdown

Thegender-climateconnection

1. Womenaredisproportionatelyimpactedbyglobalwarming(e.g.disease,naturaldisaster,displacement);

2. Womenandgirlsareattheheartofpowerfulclimatesolutions:girls’education,familyplanning,womensmallholders;

3. Womenarepivotaltoaddressingglobalwarminganddealingwithitsimpacts.GlobalWarmingSolution:WomenSmallholderFarmersWomenmakeup43%oftheagriculturallabourforceandproduce60-80%offoodcropsinpoorerpartsoftheworld.Mostofthemarepartofsmallholderfamilieswhooperateonlessthan5acresofland.Supportingwomenandgirls’equalaccessto

• Landrights;• Creditandcapital;• Training;• Toolsandtechnology,

wouldmean:• 20-30%morefoodfromthesamegardenorfield;• 2.5-4%higheragriculturaloutputinlow-incomecountries;• 12-17%fewerundernourishedpeopleintheworld.

Linktoglobalwarming:Byrealizinghigherfarmyields:

• weavoiddeforestationforadditionalfarmingland.

Impactofthissolutionontheclimate:Addressinggenderinequalityinagriculturecould:

• prevent2billiontonsofCO2emissionsbetweennowand2050.Thisisonparwithhouseholdrecyclingglobally;

• helpwomencopewiththechallengeofgrowingfoodastheclimatechanges.• ProjectDrawdownranksthissolution#62outof80.

GlobalWarmingSolution:Educatinggirls130milliongirlsaredeniedtheirrighttoattendschool.Thegapsarethegreatestinsecondaryschoolclassrooms.Bettereducationmeans:

• Betterhealth;

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• Betterfinancialsecurity;• Greateragencyathomeandinsociety;• Increasedcapacitytonavigateclimatechange.

Linktoglobalwarming:

• Whengirlsareeducated,theytypicallychoosetohavefewerchildren.• Therighttogotoschoolimpactshowmanypeopleliveontheplanetandimpactitsliving

systems.Impactofthissolution:

• Addressinggenderinequalityineducationcouldprevent59.6billiontonsofCO2emissionsbetweennowand2050

• ProjectDrawdownranksthissolution#6outof80.• Theimpactonglobalwarmingisnotwhygirlsshouldbeeducated--itisonemeaningful

outcome.

GlobalWarmingSolution:FamilyplanningAccesstohighquality,voluntaryreproductivehealthcare--tohavechildrenbychoiceratherthanchance--isamatterofautonomyanddignity.214millionwomeninlowerincomecountriessaytheywanttodecidewhetherandwhentobepregnantbutaren’tusingcontraception.Familyplanningisabout:

• listeningtowomen’sneeds,• addressingthoseneeds,• advancingequalityandwell-being.

Linktoglobalwarming:

• Curbingpopulationgrowthisasideeffectoffamilyplanning,thoughapotentone.Closethegapsoneducationforgirlsandfamilyplanningandatmid-centurywewillhave1billionfewerpeople.

• Thiscoulddramaticallyreducedemandforfood,transportation,electricity,buildings,goods,etc.,therebyreducingemissions.

Impactofthissolution:

• Providingwomenwithaccesstovoluntaryreproductivehealthcarecouldprevent59.6billiontonsofCO2emissionsby2050.

• ProjectDrawdownranksthissolution#7outof80.Together,girls’educationandfamilyplanningmakegenderequalitythetopDrawdownsolutiontorestoreaclimatefitforlife—onparwithwindturbines,solarpanelsandforests.*Populationcannotbeseeninisolationfromproductionandconsumption.Themostaffluentarethemostaccountable.Formoreinformationseewww.unifytoronto.ca,www.drawdown.organdwww.pachamama.org.

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DrawdownFAQ’sPreparedbythePachamamaAlliance

TheBasicsWhatisDrawdown-Drawdownisthepointintimewhentheconcentrationofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherepeakandbegintodeclineonayeartoyearbasis.GoaloftheDrawdownProject-Toidentify,measureandmodelthe100mostimpactful,substantivesolutionstoglobalwarmingthateitherreduceemissionsorremovegreenhousegasesfromtheatmosphereandtodeterminewhetheritispossibletoachieveDrawdownwithinthenext30years,by2050.DrawdownTeam-Drawdownisacoalitionofover200contributorsfromover22countriesincluding62researchers,130advisorsand49outsideexperts.HowtoachieveDrawdown-Toachievedrawdownweneedtodrawgreenhousegasesdownfromtheatmospherebacktotheearth.Thisalreadyhappenseveryyearviaphotosynthesisbutwehavetorebalancethequantityofemissionswiththeearth’scapacitytobringthosegasesbackhome.TheMandate-Tomap,measureandmodelsubstantive,technological,ecological,andbehavioralsolutionsandanalyzetheirpotentialtoreduceanddrawdowngreenhousegasesovera30yearperiod.GreenhouseGases-Greenhousegasesincludecarbondioxide,methane,fluorinatedgasesandseveralothersallwithdifferentglobalwarmingimpacts.Toenableconsistency,scientistscalculatethewarmingpotentialofdifferentgreenhousegasesandconvertittoacarbonequivalenttouseasacommon‘carbon’currency.InDrawdown,referencestocarbondioxideincludetheimpactofother,equivalentgreenhousegases,suchasmethaneorfluorinatedgases,basedontheirglobalwarmingpotential.TheSciencebehindDrawdownAssessment-Theprojectfocussedonexistingsolutionswithsufficientdataavailableforglobalmodelling.Thesolutionswerethenevaluatedbasedontheircurrentperformance,scalability,economicviability,potentialtoreducegreenhousegasesover30yearsandthebalanceofotherpositive/negativeimpacts.Three-stageProcess-Everysolutionwasresearchedina3stepprocess:(i)analyzingtechnicalreportswithfinancialandclimatedata,(ii)reviewingtoensuredataintegrity(iii)modelingtoassessintegrationofsolutionsandeliminatedoublecounting.

Modelling-Eachsolutionismeasuredandmodeledtodetermineitsglobalcarbonimpactbetween2020-2050.Theresultsincludethe(i)ranking(ii)carbonavoided,reduced,orsequestered(iii)thecosttoimplementand(iv)netcost/savingsovera30yearperiod.Theimpactsarequotedingigatonsofcarbondioxidereferencedagainsta‘businessasusual’baseline.Scenarios-Threedifferentscenariosweremodelledusingdifferentunderlyingassumptions(e.g.futuregrowthrates,costreductions,improvementsintechetc).Themostconservativescenario(the“plausible’scenariointhebook)reachesdrawdownby2060,themiddle“drawdown”scenarioby2050andthemoreaggressive,or“optimum”scenario,reachesdrawdownpotentiallyasearlyas2045.

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TheFindingsRanking-Thesolutionsarerankedbasedontotalamountofcarbontheycanpotentiallyavoidorremovefromtheatmosphereonaglobalbasisovera30yearperiod.Sectors-Thetop80solutionsaregroupedintosevensectors:Energy,Food,Women&Girls,Building&Cities,LandUse,Transport&MaterialsTop10RankedSolutions#1RefrigerantManagement #6EducatingGirls#2WindTurbines(onshore) #7FamilyPlanning#3ReducedFoodWaste #8SolarFarms#4PlantRichDiet #9Silvopasture#5TropicalForests #10RooftopSolarCo-Benefits-Nearlyallthesolutionsare‘noregrets’solutions,meaning,theyhavesomanyadvantagestheyarecommendableirrespectiveoftheirimpactongreenhousegases.Theseco-benefitsincludesavingmoney,creatingjobs,enhancingsecurity,advancinghumanhealth,eliminatinghunger,preventingpollutionandrestoringtheenvironment.ThePlan-Ofthe80rankedsolutionssomehavemoreimpactthanothers,butthereisnosilverbulletandno‘small’solutions.Reversingglobalwarmingisnotpossibleunlesswedothemall.UndertheDrawdownScenario,overa30yearsperiod,the80solutionswoulddrawdown1,442GTofcarbonequatingtoanetcarbonreductionof.59GTby2050-thisisdrawdown.NetcosttoreverseGlobalWarming-Thetotal“firstcost”toimplementall80modelledsolutionsis$129trillionover30yearsundertheplausiblescenario.That’s$27trillionoverwhat“businessasusual”wouldcost,forexamplethecostofusingsolarinsteadofcoal.Thenetoperatingcostforallsolutionsover30yearsisactuallyasavingsof$78trillion.Soatthepointofdrawdownin2050thetotalnetsavingswillbe$51trillion!ComingAttractions-Inadditiontothetop80solutions,thebookincludes20“comingattractions”.Theseare20emergingsolutionsthat,whiletheyarescientificallyvalid,asyetthereisinsufficienteconomicand/orscientificdatatoaccuratelymodelthenetimpactoncarbonandcost.Theseinnovationsincludemarinepermaculture,smartgrids,thehyperloop,autonomousvehiclesandlivingbuildings.GlossaryGlobalWarming:GlobalWarmingreferstothesurfacetemperatureoftheearth.ClimateChangereferstothemanychangesthatwilloccurduetotheincreaseingreenhousegasesandconsequentialriseintemperature.Drawdownfocussesonthereductionofgreenhousegasestoreverseglobalwarming.Gigaton:Thesolutionsarerankedintermsofgigatonsofcarbondioxideremovedfromtheatmosphere.Agigatonisabillionmetrictons.Toputthisinperspective,imagine400,000Olympicsizedpools.That’saboutabillionmetrictonsofwater,or1gigaton.Orablanket(~.42inchesdeep)coveringtheentireUSAwouldrepresentthescaleof1metricgigatonofcarbonemissions.Formoreinformation,seewww.drawdown.organdwww.pachamama.org

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PACHAMAMAALLIANCEDrawdownSolutionsbySector

LandUseTropicalForestsTemperateForestsPeatlandsAfforestationBambooForestProtectionIndigenousPeoples’Land

ManagementPerennialBiomassCoastalWetlands

MaterialsRefrigerantManagementAlternativeCementWaterSaving-HomeBioplasticHouseholdRecyclingIndustrialRecyclingRecycledPaper

BuildingandCitiesDistrictHeatingInsulationLEDLighting(Household)HeatPumpsLEDLighting(Commercial)BuildingAutomationWalkableCitiesSmartThermostatsLandfillMethaneBikeInfrastructureSmartGlassWaterDistributionGreenRoofsNetZeroBuildingsRetrofitting

EnergyWindTurbines(Onshore)SolarFarmsRooftopSolarGeothermalNuclearWindTurbines(Offshore)ConcentratedSolarWaveandTidalMethaneDigesters(Large)BiomassSolarWaterIn-StreamHydroCogenerationMethaneDigesters(Small)Waste-to-EnergyMicroWindEnergyStorage(Distributed)EnergyStorage(Utilities)GridFlexibilityMicrogrids

FoodReducedFoodWastePlant-RichDietSilvopastureRegenerativeAgricultureTropicalStapleTreesConservationAgricultureTreeIntercroppingManagedGrazingCleanCookstovesFarmlandRestorationImprovedRice

CultivationMultistrataAgroforestrySystemofRice

IntensificationCompostingNutrientManagementFarmlandIrrigationBiochar

TransportElectricVehiclesShipsMassTransitTrucksAirplanesCarsTelepresenceHigh-speedRailElectricBikesTrainsRidesharing

WomenandGirlsEducatingGirlsFamilyPlanningWomenSmallholders

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SummaryofDrawdownSolutionsByOverallRank

This table provides the detailed results of the Plausible Scenario, which models the growth solutions on the Drawdown list based on a reasonable, but vigorous rate from 2020-2050.

1.RefrigerantManagement2.WindTurbines(Onshore)3.ReducedFoodWaste4.Plant-RichDiet5.TropicalForests6.EducatingGirls7.FamilyPlanning8.SolarFarms9.Silvopasture10.RooftopSolar11.RegenerativeAgriculture12.TemperateForests13.Peatlands14.TropicalStapleTrees15.Afforestation16.ConservationAgriculture17.TreeIntercropping18.Geothermal19.ManagedGrazing20.Nuclear21.CleanCookstoves22.WindTurbines(Offshore)23.FarmlandRestoration24.ImprovedRiceCultivation25.ConcentratedSolar26.ElectricVehicles27.DistrictHeating28.MultistrataAgroforestry29.WaveandTidal30.MethaneDigesters(Large)31.Insulation32.Ships33.LEDLighting(Household)34.Biomass35.Bamboo36.AlternativeCement37.MassTransit

38.ForestProtection39.IndigenousPeoples’Land

Management40.Trucks41.SolarWater42.HeatPumps43.Airplanes44.LEDLighting(Commercial)45.BuildingAutomation46.WaterSaving-Home47.Bioplastic48.In-StreamHydro49.Cars50.Cogeneration51.PerennialBiomass52.CoastalWetland53.SystemofRice

Intensification54.WalkableCities55.HouseholdRecycling56.IndustrialRecycling57.SmartThermostats58.LandfillMethane59.BikeInfrastructure60.Composting61.SmartGlass62.WomenSmallholders63.Telepresence64.MethaneDigesters(Small)65.NutrientManagement66.High-speedRail67.FarmlandIrrigation68.Waste-to-Energy69.ElectricBikes70.RecycledPaper71.WaterDistribution72.Biochar

73.GreenRoofs74.Trains75.Ridesharing76.MicroWind77a.EnergyStorage

(Distributed)77b.EnergyStorage(Utilities)77b.GridFlexibility78.Microgrids79.NetZeroBuildings80.RetrofittingComingAttractions1.PrepopulatingtheMammoth

Steppe2.PastureCropping3.EnhancedWeatheringof

Minerals4.MarinePermaculture5.IntensiveSilvopasture6.ArtificialLeaf7.AutonomousVehicles8.Solid-StateWaveEnergy9.LivingBuildings10.DirectAirCapture11.Hydrogen-BoronFusion12.SmartHighways13.Hyperloop14.MicrobialFarming15.IndustrialHemp16.PerennialCrops17.ACowWalksontoaBeach18.OceanFarming19.SmartGrids20.BuildingwithWood

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ParticipantList

JenAlexis EmmanuelBaah-Fenning StephanieCabildo MoahChristensen AdriannaCouto,OntarioCouncilforInternationalCooperationCharleneDay,PotentialsWithinNadiaDjinnit CatherineDyer,Stella'sPlaceAssessment&TreatmentCentreKimberlyGibbons,OntarioCouncilforInternationalCooperationJudyGilbert IsabelleHachette,WorldAccordJocelynHajash YasmineHawz CourtneyHayes,UniversityofTorontoJohannaHelin,MamaaTradeSamirJanmohamed,OntarioCouncilforInternationalCooperationJamesKuhns,TorontoUrbanGrowersMaximeMatthew,HumberCollegeLindsayMcDonald,FreshEyeThinkingKaraMullin EugeniaOchoa,OntarioCouncilforInternationalCooperationHamshaPathmanathan,comdu.it&OCICBoardDirectorKathyPorterSusanReisler SatyaRobinson,DrawdownTO GabrielaSalinas AndreaStephens,DrawdownTOLisaSwainston,OntarioCouncilforInternationalCooperationKarineThibeault,Legroupe-conseilBaastelltéeDianaWarme NatalieZend,ZENDialogue