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Minister Göktaş: COP31 will spotlight climate impacts on women, children and migrant workers
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced that COP31 in Antalya will address the effects of extreme heat on seasonal migrant workers, rural families, older people and people with disabilities. The ministry will hold four high-level events with UN agencies.
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced that they will highlight the impact of the climate crisis on the most vulnerable groups at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), to be held in Antalya from Nov. 9 to 20. In a written statement, Göktaş said the ministry would bring issues including women's resilience to extreme heat, the situation of rural families, seasonal migrant workers, and the protection of older people and people with disabilities to the summit's agenda.
“At this summit, which will be held under the leadership of our president and hosted by Türkiye, we will strongly highlight the social dimension of climate policies,” Göktaş said, adding that they would share Türkiye's social services expertise internationally in cooperation with national institutions, UN agencies and civil society.
Protective services to continue without interruption during disasters
Göktaş stressed that women's caregiving responsibilities, children's safety, and the specific needs of older people and people with disabilities must be taken into account during climate-related disasters. She said they aimed to ensure the continuity of protective services during disaster preparedness and response efforts. As part of this effort, a high-level event titled “Strengthening Women's Resilience to the Effects of Climate Change and Extreme Heat” will be held on Nov. 18 with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The event will address the effects of extreme heat on women's health, maternal and infant health, and violence against women.
Four high-level events
The ministry's COP31 program includes four events held jointly with UN agencies:
- Nov. 9: With the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the impact of climate change on the labor market and on young women who are neither in education nor employment, as part of the “Young Women Building Their Future Project.”
- Nov. 13: “Social Protection, Care Services and Women's Empowerment for a Just Transition” with UN Women. On the same day, the “Waste-Free Sustainable Life Project with Women” will be introduced with the Zero Waste Foundation.
- Nov. 14: “The Rights of Future Generations: Empowering Children as Climate Leaders at COP31” with UNICEF. A declaration prepared by children will be presented to policymakers.
- Nov. 18: Women's resilience to extreme heat with UNFPA.
Women Zero Waste Ambassadors in all 81 provinces
Göktaş emphasized that they had identified the environment and climate change as one of the main policy areas in the field of women's empowerment for the first time, adding that they would focus on “Just Transition” and “Zero Waste” at the summit. The ministry will appoint Women Zero Waste Ambassadors in all 81 provinces. Göktaş said, “Every woman receiving services from our ministry will gain awareness of Zero Waste.”
Recalling that this year's theme for the Children's Rights Committees was “Environment, Climate Change and Children,” Göktaş said that tens of thousands of children had organized more than 300 events since June, while simultaneous awareness events were held at 94 locations in all 81 provinces on Sept. 13. “As we discuss the world of the future, we must listen today to the children who will live in that world,” she said.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (archive)
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