In the leadup to International Women’s Day, the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative and partners invite you to the launch of a new report, “Gender, Debt and Fossil Fuels: A Mapping of Key Insights from Africa.”
Date: March 5, 2026
Time: 1pm GMT
Format: Online (Zoom)
Africa is at the frontlines of the global polycrisis. The current global economic and political system is not alleviating these crises but rather - on the whole - reinforcing debt, economic dependency, extractivism, patriarchy and inequality. Trapped in an economic architecture designed to drain wealth and resources to the Global North, African nations are forced into austerity and resource extraction, with women and girls paying the heaviest price. This report examines how these systems intersect, and is rooted in the expertise that has been shared across the continent for some time. As an initiative invested in a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels, the report offers important considerations for how a Fossil Fuel Treaty could support a just transition that advances climate, economic, and gender justice.
The launch of this report will take place on the eve of The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, whose focus will be on ensuring access to justice for women and girls.
The webinar will explore:
How debt and fossil fuel dependency are rooted in systems of oppression and reinforce gender injustice
The relationship between patriarchy, fossil fuels and gendered violence
How women leaders across the continent are designing just, alternative futures for the continent and the world
Key findings and recommendations from the report, with reflections from African experts, including its authors and contributors
Date: March 5, 2026 | Time: 1pm GMT | Format: Online (Zoom)
Speakers:
Moderator: Seble Samuel, Head of Africa Campaigns and Advocacy at the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
Patricia Mworozi - Economic Justice and Climate Action Associate at Akina Mama wa Afrika
Riska Koopman- Policy Research & Advocacy Officer, International Public & Private Finance at AFRODAD
Bemnet Agata - PR & Communication Specialist at Tax Justice Network and Co-author of the report “Gender, Debt and Fossil Fuels: A Mapping of Key Insights from Africa”
Dr. Melania Chiponda - Director, The SHINE collab
This webinar will be of particular interest to civil society organisations, policymakers, journalists, and others working on climate justice, economic justice, and gender equality.
We hope you can join us for this important conversation.