Results of a gender transformative approach in Brazilian urban peripheries
A presentation of the “Black Women for Climate Resilience” results (an initiative of the Brazil-Germany technical cooperation, implemented by GIZ in Brazil). The mentoring was developed to bring Brazil’s Secretariat of Peripheries and the German Government closer to the lives of women in urban peripheries, vulnerable to climate change. The panel will address the questions on “How to strengthen the climate resilience and sustainable solutions for peripheral communities through local actions?” and “How to promote transformative approaches in vulnerable urban areas through black women’s leadership?”
Panel discussion
Speaker:
Marcella Vaz
Marcella Vaz, Technical Advisor at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 
Architect and Urbanist with a focus on gender issues in urban areas. Has been working in the project “Support for the National Agenda for Sustainable Urban Development in Brazil (ANDUS)”. Co-coordinates the “Black Women for Climate Resilience” initative.
Luna Alves
Luana Alves, Technical Advisor at the National Secretariat of Peripheries, from the Brazilian Ministry of Cities 
Luana Alves, a black woman from the periphery of Paulista/PE, is an urban planner specializing in Social Urbanism. She has experience in managing social projects and urban planning in areas of conflict and rights violations. She is currently a Technical Advisor at the National Secretariat of Peripheries, promoting urban policies aimed at the peripheries.
Simone da Silva
Simone da Silva, Co-founder of the collective “Mulheres da Quebrada” and part of the “Black Women for Climate Resilience” initiative
From Aglomerado da Serra, Simone has a postgraduate degree in Conciliation and Conflict Mediation, an MBA in People and Human Resources Management and is currently studying Social Project Management and Social Psychology and Anthropology. Her social organization Mulheres da Quebrada supports her peripheral community, especially black women.