Webinar: Fish Night 7 - Gender equality in the seafood value chain

This webinar, organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development, will discuss the importance of women in the seafood industry, the impact of challenges such as COVID-19 and climate change on women, and how gender equality can be championed in the path to sustainable blue recovery.

Speakers:

• Editrudith Lukanga, co-founder and executive director of Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO)
• Kyoko Kusakabe, professor of Gender and Development Studies at the Department of Development and Sustainability, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand
• Madeleine Gustavsson, researcher at Ruralis based in Trondheim, Norway
• Bertha del Carmen Martínez Villalobos, business entrepreneur with expertise in product development and marketing, research, and finance
• Christina Pita (moderator), principal researcher and team leader in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group

The webinar will be held on Monday, 8 March 2021, 15:00-16:00 GMT. Read more and register here.