Gender And Climate Change Quiz
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- 1.In which year and country was the first ever UNFCCC Conference of the Parties held?
- A.
Lima/1990
- B.
Berlin/1995
- C.
Doha/1993
- D.
Paris/1996
- 2.How many official observer constituencies are there within the UNFCCC?
- A.
20
- B.
3
- C.
9
- D.
12
- 3.Back in 1995 the first international women’s forum on women and climate change was held with the title:
- A.
Women in solidarity
- B.
Climate change and the greenhouse
- C.
Solidarity in the greenhouse
- D.
Greenhouse for solidarity
- 4.Which of the following ecosystems hosts 70% of the world´s flora and fauna?
- A.
Lakes
- B.
Forests
- C.
Oceans
- D.
Zoos
- 5.Gender dimensions are relevant to...
- A.
Adaptation to the impacts of climate change
- B.
Mitigating climate change
- C.
Responses to climate-related disasters
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Which kind of energy production is behind much land-grabbing currently taking place?
- A.
Thermal Energy
- B.
Bio Energy
- C.
Nuclear Energy
- D.
Hydro Energy
- 7.In the EU, the percentage of female employees in the energy industry is about 20%.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Approximately how many deaths per year are caused by indoor air pollution?
- A.
500,000
- B.
1 million
- C.
4.3 million
- D.
5.3 million
- 9.The transport patterns of men and women differ, both in developing countries and developed countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.In which year and during which COP was the first ever UNFCCC in-session workshop on gender and climate change held? (Hint: In-session means organised by the UNFCCC Secretariat and attended by Parties)
- A.
2013/COP19 in Warsaw
- B.
2015/COP21 in Paris
- C.
2006/ COP12 in Nairobi
- D.
2010/ COP16 in Cancun
- 11.Unlike the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Desertification and Drought mention "women’s roles".
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.What percentage of food is estimated to be produced by rural women in Africa?
- A.
20%
- B.
50%
- C.
80%
- D.
95%
- 13.High consumption of meat is very common in industrialised countries. What percentage of emissions does the livestock sector contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions?
- A.
Less than 2%
- B.
Less than 10%
- C.
Between 10% and 20%
- D.
More than 20%
- 14.After being signed in 1997, which year did the Kyoto Protocol enter into force?
- A.
1997
- B.
2009
- C.
2005
- D.
1998
- 15.At COP21, where the Paris Agreement was signed, what percentage of delegates were women? (Added information: Two years prior, the percentage was almost 35%)
- A.
30%
- B.
38%
- C.
Less than 20%
- D.
Gender parity – 50%!
- 16.Market-based solutions to climate change impact men and women equally.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Match the forms of transport with the percentage of GHG emissions they are responsible for releasing in terms of transport.
- A. Road transport
- A.
- B. Shipping transport
- B.
- C. Aviation transport
- C.
- D. Rail transport
- D.
- 18.Prior to COP21 in Paris, women's organisations from around the world launched a campaign for climate justice. It was called:
- A.
The Women's Global Call for Climate Justice
- B.
Women of the World Unite
- C.
The Global Women's Call for Climate Change
- D.
Women want Climate Justice
- 19.The newly created Global Climate Fund is gender blind.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Our motto: There will be no climate justice without...
- A.
Carbon tax
- B.
Gender justice
- C.
Techno-fixes
- D.
Gender balance
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