Elizabeth Dowdeswell
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Elizabeth Dowdeswell spoke Thursday 7 September with Earth Negotiations Bulletin editors Peter Doran, Lynn Wagner and Yang Wanhua. She said women play a critical role in environment and development.

issues in the Platform of Action and how women's ethics have influenced environmental policy (2:08)

environment is being held hostage in the platform of action.(:17)

ways that UNEP is adapting its activities to learn from women's experiences (1:45)

financial resources, the unfulfilled bargain since Rio, and creative ways to involve the private sector(1:20)

Dowdeswell is Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. She led the Canadian delegation in negotiations toward the Climate Convention.

The interviews are formatted as RealAudio files.