During CRIC21, to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in November 2023, two sessions of the UNCCD Gender Caucus will take place:

Gender Caucus session 1: 14 November, 13:00 to 15:00, location TBD

• Opening words by UNCCD Executive Secretary or Deputy Executive Secretary
• Overview of Gender Action Plan and Gender Road Map
• Review and discussion of CRIC Recommendations to optimize gender phrasing

Gender Caucus session 2: 16 November, 13:00 to 15:00, location TBD

• Panel led by FAO: “How can we utilize local knowledge and women's empowerment to create more drought-resilient dryland forests and silvopastoral ecosystems?”
• Final review and discussion of CRIC recommendations

More info: https://www.unccd.int/gender-caucus-cric21