One of the goals of the 2022-24 biennium, is to implement Zonta International’s Statement on Climate Change: A gender equality issue. A Working Group has been formed to coordinate the roll-out of Zonta Says NOW across the world and an Intercontinental Think Tank has been established. In the Think Tank meetings, we share our stories and discuss opportunities for action.
On this page you will find the ‘working documents’ and videos for the Intercontinental Think Tank. When documents have been finalised they are uploaded to the Zonta Says NOW pages on the Zonta International website.
Intercontinental Think Tank meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month.
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 19 November 2023
November meeting papers:
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 15 October 2023
Meeting video [1:13:06]
Includes introduction, actions from last meeting, presentations on food and water security and the results of the Member Survey.
Slides of October 2023 meeting (pdf)
October Meeting Papers
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 17 September 2023
Meeting Video [1:05:56]
Includes introduction, actions from last meeting, speaker presentation and discussion.
Slides of 17 September 2023 meeting (pdf)
September Meeting Papers:
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 20 August 2023
Videos:
Meeting Video [1:26:12]
Includes introduction, actions from last meeting, speaker presentations and discussion.
Video showing links between climate change and increased child marriage [2:55]
Presentation 2:
Video with subtitles of audio presentation from Marisa Mason-Smith from the Zonta Club of New Providence in The Bahamas. [13:05]
August Meeting Papers:
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 16 July 2023
Videos:
Meeting Video [1:05:46]
Includes introduction, actions from last meeting, speaker presentations and discussion.
Presentation 1:
Video of Speakers: Mari Delos Santos and Bing Carrion, Zonta Club of Makati Central Business District, the Philippines [21:11]
Presentation 2:
Video of Speaker: Errick Elavia, Zonta Club of Bombay I, India [17:16]
July Meeting papers:
Other resources:
- Links to Zonta Says NOW leaflets on Zonta International website
- Action Guides:
- Quiz: Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 18 June 2023
Meeting papers:
- 00 Agenda
- 01 Notes from 21 May 2023 Meeting
- 02 Draft leaflet – Framework for Gender Equal Climate Action (updated 6 July)
- 03 Draft leaflet – FAQs Framework for Gender Equal Climate Action (updated 13 July)
Video links:
- Meeting Video [1:06:37]
- Slides of 18 June 2023 (pdf)
- Presentation: Dr Judith Ainsworth, Canada Caucus [26:29]
- Quiz: Beat Plastic Pollution
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 21 May 2023
Meeting papers:
Video links:
- Meeting video [1:18:06]
- Slides of 21 May 2023 meeting (pdf)
- Presentation 1: Shahnaz Nathani, Zonta Club of Colombo II, Sri Lanka [22:47]
- Presentation 2: Pamela Morgan, Zonta Club of Essex County, USA (Zonta International representative at the United Nations) [34:06]
Intercontinental Think Tank Meeting – 16 April 2023
Meeting papers:
Video links:
- Meeting video (1:19:17)
- Slides of 16 April 2023 meeting (pdf)
- Presentation 1: Anastasia Gbem, Zonta Club of Lagos I, Nigeria [23:03]
- Presentation 2: Hasna Moudud, Zonta Club of Dhaka I, Bangladesh [24:48]
- Notes of turtle project (pdf)
- Presentation 3: Angela Brokmann, Zontal Club of Louisville, USA [22:03]
Intercontinental Think Tank – 19 March 2023
Meeting papers:
- 00 Agenda
- 01 Notes from February 2023 Meeting
- 02 Final draft Zonta Says NOW Fact Sheet
- 03 Zonta Says NOW Frameworks
Video links:
- Meeting video (1:48:26)
- Presentation 1: Helen Bowie, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand [16:28]
- Presentation 2: Aba Amissah Quainoo, Zonta Club of Accra II, Ghana [19:07]
- Presentation 3: Annette di Rosa, Zonta Club of Lausanne, Switzerland [19:00]