No Implementation without Equality: Women as the Foundation of the Future of Climate Multilateralism

Climate Week NYC 2026

As the global climate agenda shifts from negotiation to implementation, GWL Voices and Plataforma CIPÓ will convene a high-level dialogue during Climate Week NYC to explore why women's leadership is essential to delivering effective climate action.

The event will feature the launch of GWL Voices' new Spotlight Report on Women in Global Climate and Environmental Leadership, highlighting three decades of leadership data and making the case that gender-responsive climate governance, finance, and decision-making are fundamental to achieving the goals of the post-COP30 implementation agenda and preparing for COP31.

• Date: 24 September 2026

• Location: Baha’í International Community Center

• Time: 10:15 am- 11:30 am

Duration: 90 minutes

Hosts

• GWL Voices

• Plataforma CIPÓ

Moderator

• Renata Koch, Founder, EmpoderaClima

Speakers

• Mary Robinson, Co-founder, Project Dandelion; Former President of Ireland; Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; GWL Voices Member (TBC)

• Susana Malcorra, President, GWL Voices

• Maiara Folly, Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ

• Dan Perell, Bahá’í International Community

• Débora Freire, Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Finance of Brazil (TBC)

• Ralien Bekkers, Former Co-Chair Deputy, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (TBC)