Fair COP? The African Women Showing Why Gender Justice Equals Climate Justice

Nov 9, 2021 | David Vetter
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While women and girls are bearing the brunt of increasingly brutal climate impacts in the developing world, they also hold the key to taking decisive action against climate change and building resilience against its effects. 

That is one of the central messages being delivered by climate justice campaigners at the COP26 climate summit, now into its second week in Glasgow, Scotland.

In a special presidency event Tuesday, speakers made the case that when women and girls are empowered to lead, their communities are more likely to flourish, and are better able to adapt to crises.