The imminent and disruptive changes in the different social, economic and structural aspects in general, can be an opportunity to propose solutions to actively advance in sustainable development, considering the eyes of governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, among others, with an emphasis on the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda.
The rapid, strong and global impact of the current outbreak of COVID-19, is leading to a deep reflection on the Society that should emerge after the pandemic, which possibly will be crossed transversally by topics such as: the care of biodiversity, the environment, energy, technology, innovation, consumption patterns, new forms of work, the operation of the supply chain, the conditions of people’s mobility and a necessarily new form of relationship within societies and between these. Within the last one mentioned, clearly gender issues play and will play a central role.
The rapid, strong and global impact of the current outbreak of COVID-19, is leading to a deep reflection on the Society that should emerge after the pandemic, which possibly will be crossed transversally by topics such as: the care of biodiversity, the environment, energy, technology, innovation, consumption patterns, new forms of work, the operation of the supply chain, the conditions of people’s mobility and a necessarily new form of relationship within societies and between these. Within the last one mentioned, clearly gender issues play and will play a central role.
One of the key aspects is to understand how digital is changing the industry and development agendas in the region, and how social and gender gaps are being included in the discussion. On the one hand, in the labor market, changes are taking place and there is uncertainty about the impact of the digitization of certain activities. On the other hand, digital agendas in the region have had a strong focus on infrastructure and changes in the industry. It is worth asking how social and labor inclusion has been addressed from these public policy tools.
This Forum aims to open a space for dialogue between different actors on this situation, having a first approach to issues, such as, the economic and social impact of the outbreak, new technologies and their role in a new way of seeing Society, work, the role of ports and maritime transport, which must be rethought. Presentations will include a gender vision as part of addressing the issues raised.
Organizing Organization WISTA Organizations from Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Red MAMLa
Sponsoring Organizations UN Women, International Maritime Organization (IMO), WISTA International
Collaborating Organizations SOMEMARPORT, Panama Chamber of Shipping, Maritime
5:00 pm – 5:25 pm Opening session: ECLAC, WISTA, Red MAMLa (25 minutes) Protocol greetings by ECLAC (To be defined) UN Women (María Vaeza Noel) WISTA (Débora Valera) Red MAMLa (Paula Pérez). Presentation of the sponsoring and collaborating organizations – Kristen Schandy – President of WISTA Uruguay
5:25 pm – 6:10 pm – First panel: Economic, Social, and Legal Impact of COVID –19 (45 minutes) Moderator: Liliana Díaz – Secretariat of the Mexican Navy – Director of the Legal Committee Red MAMLa – IMO 1.1 Gender and COVID – Impact on women in the Region – María Vaeza Noel – Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean UN Women 1.2 Reports on the economic and social impact in the countries of the Region. Ricardo Sánchez – ECLAC. 1.3 Foreign trade and SMEs – Paula Pasten – President of WISTA Chile. 1.4 International cooperation strategies between the countries of the Region. Debora Valera – President WISTA Venezuela – Director of the Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Committee of Red MAMLa – IMO
6:10 pm – 6:45 pm Second panel: Maritime work (35 minutes) Moderator: Noelia López – Argentine Naval Prefecture (Argentine Maritime Authority) – Director of Maritime Technical Affairs Committee of Red MAMLa – IMO 2.1 Maritime work: women in ports, shipping and logistics chain – Yasmín Maldonado – JYM & Consultores. 2.2 Maritime Medicine – María Rodrigues – Vicepresident of the Venezuelan Maritime Cluster – President of SOMEMARPORT. 2.3 Challenges and opportunities for industry, employment, gender equality and social development facing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – Vinicius Pinheiro Carvalho – Director of the office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the ILO.
6:45 pm – 7:15 pm – Conclusion and closing session: Experiences and recommendations. Challenges and development keys of the Region. Moderator: Macaria Romo Cuevas – WISTA Mexico Open dialogue (30 minutes)
Yasmin Maldonado
Miembro Fundador WISTA Colombia
Bogotá, Bogotá D.C. Department, Colombia
