Women’s Wellbeing - Effects of Climate Change and Other Global Disasters

Global women in sport organisations will share, and lead discussion, on ideas and actions aligned to mitigate effects of major disasters and their impacts on girls and women. The session will highlight collaborative approaches with case examples from diverse geographic regions and a focus on keeping populations healthy and active, short and long term. It will address areas such as mental health, violence against women, and loss of institutional stability in extreme times. The session will engage participants in sharing uses of sport in dealing with climate change/global disasters.

When: Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 7 pm (GMT+1)

Speakers:

• Rachel Froggatt, Secretary General, the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport Secretariat & World Conference 2018 – 2022.
• Dr. Rosa Diketmüller, President - the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW)
• Dr. Carol Ewing Garber Ph.D, Professor of Bio Behavioural Sciences at Columbia University, and Trustee of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Belen Lara - WomenSport International (WSI)

Register HERE.