Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference

Utrecht University and Women Engage for a Common Future warmly invite students, staff, and members of the public to an engaging discussion on the expanding climate crisis, its broader social implications and the road to a just energy transition. This is a unique opportunity to learn from experts linking policy and practice, and hear first hand what actually happens at a climate conference – and why it matters.

Basic Information:

Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
Time: 16:00–18:00
Location: University Library, Drift 27, Room 0.21, in person only 
Registration: Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference (Registration required)
Costs: Free!
Language: English 

What to expect?

Join us for an open conversation where we’ll ask questions, exchange ideas, and look ahead at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn. Special guests include:

● Anisa Abibuloeva from NGO Little Earth in Tajikistan is a recipient of the Gender Just Climate Solutions Award for the project “Tajik mountain women leading solar transformation”, awarded at COP29 in Azerbaijan. Her work focuses on building a stronger environmental movement via youth engagement and by supporting remote mountain communities to adapt to climate change through solar energy technologies. Anisa will be attending the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.

● Bhavya George works in Keystone Foundation based out of Nilgiris, Tamiladu, India and is also a former Gender Just Climate Solutions Awardee. Her work focuses on integrating gender and climate in implementing solutions like Analog Forestry, Climate Education with the Adivasi (indigenous) and local communities. She facilitates the capacity development of women in leading these solutions by emphasizing it to be Gender Just Climate Solutions. Her participation in networks like GAGGA and WAMA (Women in Action on Mining in Asia) has focused on Just transition mostly from an Adivasi community perspective.

● Dr. Thelma Arko is a leading expert in environmental policy, with a PhD in Environmental Science (Sustainable Cities) from the University of Ghana under the Pan African College Project. Her research focuses on crucial problems in environmental policy, particularly related to achieving a just energy transition.

Important note: This event is in person only.