Webinar on ensuring environmental justice and equity in a regional low-carbon transportation program Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 4 - 6 PM

Save the Date: TCI webinar on ensuring environmental justice and equity in a regional low-carbon transportation program  Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 4 - 6 PM   This webinar will focus on proposed measures intended to ensure the program fosters equity for overburdened and underserved communities, building on states’ longstanding commitment to designing a program that benefits all communities, including those on the frontlines of air pollution and climate change impacts. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that racial disparities in exposure to air pollution are reflected in disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus and other health threats. The TCI jurisdictions have received extensive input from a wide range of interested people and organizations on ways states could design and implement a regional low-carbon transportation program that advances equity and environmental justice. Informed by that input and further outreach, TCI state officials will provide updates on proposed strategies to ensure that overburdened and underserved communities benefit from investments and reduced air pollution and have opportunities for meaningful engagement in shaping TCI commitments and implementation moving forward. Details and registration information for the September 29 webinar will be available soon on the TCI website. Please RSVP using the link below so we can notify you when the registration link is available.

 

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World View. Webinar: What should COVID-19 recovery look like?

 

Webinar: What should COVID-19 recovery look like?

The Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research and the Disaster Prevention and Management Journal are pleased to invite you to an online talk with Jemilah Mahmood, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Public Health and Ricardo Mena, Director of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

Disaster recovery is the least spoken aspect in disaster risk management. The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and during the ongoing pandemic we see many countries being affected by range of other disasters. During this time, we have seen a proliferation of actors working with different aspects of the pandemic. Governments, non-governmental actors and civil society are all working towards building a resilient society. Therefore, we must channel our efforts and ensure that recovery is sustainable and address issues of systemic risk.

The webinar will focus on the following questions

• How do we ensure that recovery addresses questions of risk and vulnerability from a systems perspective?
• How can we better align efforts of different actors working with different aspects of the pandemic and other disasters?
• What factors are crucial to ensure a sustainable recovery from the pandemic?

The speakers will talk for approximately 15 minutes each, followed by a 20 minutes Q&A.

Please click this link to register and join the webinar on Zoom.

Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research

Watch Video Responding to Disclosure of a Gender-based Violence Incident. September 2020

 

Responding to Disclosure of a Gender-based Violence Incident Protection

 

Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most common forms of violence and it is often hidden. Supporting survivors can be complex and requires great sensitivity.   This short video by IOM was created for humanitarian workers who may meet people that disclose GBV incidents during a humanitarian crisis. Take a few minutes to learn how to correctly offer support to survivors of GBV while upholding the key principles of safety, consent, confidentiality, and respect.    Watch Video

Then 2013 to Now 2020. Reshaping Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

 

Reshaping Law Enforcement in the 21st Century By Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso When this article was written in 2013, technologies and response equipment – combined with social media and mobile applications – were changing the way law enforcement agencies protect themselves and their communities. What were once only possible in science-fiction movies have quickly been becoming commonplace within law enforcement communities across the nation – drones, facial recognition, and instant data access and analysis.

Gender Based Violence in a Pandemic: Evidence to Inform Prevention and Response Wednesday. September 23 10:30am-12:00pm EDT / 3:30-5:00pm BST

 

Gender Based Violence in a Pandemic: Evidence to Inform Prevention and Response

Wednesday. September 23 10:30am-12:00pm EDT / 3:30-5:00pm BST ​​​Watch online here. FEATURING Diana J. Arango, Senior Gender-Based Violence and Development Specialist, World Bank Group Erica Field, Professor of Economics and Global Health, Duke University and J-PAL Affiliate Felicia Knaul, Director, Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas & Professor, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami; Chair, Lancet Commission on Gender-based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People Megan O’Donnell, Assistant Director, Gender and Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Development MODERATOR Akshara Gopalan, Policy Associate, J-PAL ABOUT THE EVENT Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in three women worldwide experienced physical or sexual violence, mostly perpetrated by an intimate partner. In recent times, lockdowns to prevent the spread of the disease have restricted women’s mobility, increased economic strain and familial stress, and exacerbated the threat of violence. A “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence (GBV) has emerged, with some recent data showing increases in reports of GBV across the world. Responding to GBV can be challenging, particularly in a time of crisis when governments and practitioners are working to simultaneously address a range of issues, from public health concerns to economic repercussions. Overcrowded health systems and the necessities of social distancing can also make responding to GBV particularly challenging. What are some broad challenges that donors and policymakers are grappling with in addressing GBV during the pandemic? What can research tell us about how the pandemic and lockdown influence the prevalence of GBV? What are some actionable policy measures that can be taken to prevent and respond? This webinar, co-hosted by the Center for Global Development and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), will explore some of these questions and share insights from research that might be useful to practitioners as they work towards preventing and addressing GBV during the pandemic.   If you have questions for our panelists, please submit them to events@cgdev.org, tweet @CGDev #CGDTalks, or submit your comments via YouTube.   Register   This event will be streamed live. Register above to receive a reminder about the webcast before the event. The video will stream and remain available on the page linked above. Close-captioned-enabled video will be posted following the conclusion of the event.   Share this event #CGDTalks