Learn more about our Director, Xiomara Acevedo and the projects that have been done in Barranquilla+20
Xiomara Acevedo, was speaking on national radio of Colombia on the importance of the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity in our department of the Atlantic. In addition, he told about the work of Barranquilla,+20, and the projects of “Guardians of Bocas de Cenizas”, “Mallorcan Live” and in the Atlantic for the SDGS”.
Weather emergency in the Ciénaga de Mallorquín
From Barranquilla,+20, we have worked to defend the Ciénaga de Mallorquín, the fifth largest wetland in Colombia and home to 146 species of birds. Its biological wealth is in danger by the major pollution at the local level. The National Radio of Colombia invited us to talk about the environmental problems that are presented in the swamp. The interview was conducted by Joseph David Oquendo Warrior, and intervened Hector Cabarcas and Nancy Sanchez who live in the surroundings of the swamp and you know it like the palm of your hand. In addition, he participated Melissa Obregon Lebolo, who is part of the network of Women for Climate Justice and Sheryn Yidi, Communications Coordinator of Barranquilla,+20.
Act is now: a Summit of Women for Climate Justice
The first gathering of feminist and environmental women, the "Women's Summit for Climate Justice," organized by Barranquilla+20 as part of the Generation Equality initiative, developed various national advocacy strategies for gender and climate justice. The event took place in Bogotá, D.C., and was also streamed online. Participants came from departments including Atlántico, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Cauca, La Guajira, Caldas, Guainía, Antioquia, Chocó, Huila, and Cundinamarca, among others.
Gender and climate action in the COP30
En la COP30, en Belém do Pará, las mujeres están diciendo algo que ya no puede ignorarse: no habrá justicia climática sin una agenda de género sólida y vinculante. Mientras la crisis ambiental golpea con más fuerza a mujeres de territorios indígenas, afrodescendientes, rurales y costeros, las negociaciones aún intentan dejar el tema en un segundo plano.
INVITADAS:
Adriana Escandón, ingeniera ambiental, miembro de Barranquilla +20, y coordinadora de la delegación: Mujeres cuidadoras de vida y por la justicia climática.
Pamela Condori Bernal, lideresa climática, migrante climática y artivista boliviana. Mujer cuidadora de vida y de de justicia climatica, de la red mujeres por la justicia climática gestada por Barranquilla+20.
Bióloga e Ingeniera en Ecología y Medio Ambiente.
Climate Justice and Gender Equality | CLIMATE VOICES – Episode 15
In this episode of CLIMATE VOICES, we speak with Xiomara Acevedo, director of the NGO Barranquilla+20, in Colombia.
Xiomara is a graduate of the Specialization in Leadership, Climate Change, and Cities at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) Ecuador, an academic program that, in partnership with the IDRC in Canada, provided seed funding to promote local climate action initiatives.
