Blogs & Opinions
Women's Contributions to Solving the Climate Crisis
Feb 15, 2023
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Rebecca Goldfine
The Environmental Studies Program partnered with The Nature Conservancy in Maine to bring together a panel of women who are working at the intersection of…
Women Climate Crusaders Step Up to Make Climate Action Inclusive
Feb 15, 2023
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Manka Behl
Nagpur: Nineteen-year-old Hina Saifi from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is working at the grass roots level to empower women with eco-friendly resources and improve air quality.…
Cuban Women Play Outstanding Role in Facing Climate Change
Feb 15, 2023
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Juan M. Garcia
Women's outstanding role in fighting climate change was appreciated on Sunday in the development of the Increasing Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Cuba (IRES) project…
Why Women Need to be at the Forefront of the Fight Against Climate Change
Jan 18, 2023
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India Today
Women have less access than men to opportunities and resources such as land, financial services, education, technology, training, political representation, etc. that would improve their…
How the Climate Crisis Affects Gender Equity and Equality
Jan 11, 2023
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U.S. Embassy and Consulate
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: IUCN reiterates that addressing climate change, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction for all depends on the leadership of women and girls.IUCN, a pioneer…
Gender Inequality and Climate Change are Not Separate Challenges
Jan 9, 2023
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Economist Impact
Climate impacts are reversing gains in gender equality. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, which amplifies existing inequalities and builds on societal expectations…
How the Regenerative Economy can Advance Social Equity and Gender Equality
Jan 5, 2023
COP27 highlighted that the people who will bear the brunt of the climate crisis are also the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized. This is particularly…
The State of Care: Women's Health
Jan 1, 2023
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Deborah L. Blumberg
Historically, physicians have treated endometriosis with hormonal medications to suppress estrogen levels, with surgery, or both. But for the one in 10 women with the…
Gender, Climate and Finance: How Financing Female-Led Businesses can Lead the Way to a Net-Zero Future for People and the Planet
Dec 21, 2022
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Joana Pedro, Cassandra Devine, and Marie Wallner
In the third and final blog post in our series on Gender, Climate and Finance, we shift our focus to financial institutions that are leading the way…
Women-Focused Investments are Crucial for Community Adaptation
Dec 20, 2022
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Asian Development Bank
At an event during Cop27, speakers highlighted the important role women and girls play as agents of change in community adaptation.
Specifically, emphasis was placed on recognising,…
UN Philippines Peace-Building Program Scores Gains in Bangsamoro Region
Dec 19, 2022
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Manila Bulletin
A United Nations (UN) Philippines peacebuilding joint program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked its completion with results that have significantly…
African and Indigenous Women Voices Essential for Climate Action
Dec 16, 2022
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Radia Mbengue and Chantal Bilulu
The climate crisis is caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet some of the key culprits — oil and gas — were glaringly…
COP15 Women Key Roles in Conservation Need to be Recognizes
Dec 14, 2022
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Pressenza
Tuesday, representatives from different organizations shared their insights on gender equality in biodiversity policy at the COP15 in Montreal.
According to Archana Soreng (India) member of the…
It's Complicated: Lessons for GBV Prevention in WASH Programs
Dec 9, 2022
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Olivia R. Tisa, Sarajane Renfroe, and Lorraine R. Kudayah-D'Almeida
Many women and girls, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities experience challenges in accessing safe and clean water and sanitation, sometimes placing them…
Climate Change Worsens Gender-Based Violence: Here’s How the WPS Agenda Can Help
Dec 8, 2022
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Jenaina Irani
Climate change is a growing threat to progress, peace, security, and human rights. The negative impacts of climate change often have gendered impacts and are…
CARE’s COP27 Response: One Step Forward, but Many More Needed
Dec 6, 2022
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Marlene Achoki, CARE
We are disappointed to say that while COP27 made some progress recognizing the importance of gender justice, attendees ultimately took no collective action. Two weeks of…
Why We Need More Women at COPs
Dec 6, 2022
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Hellen Shikanda
Two women steered the historic negotiations that led to a funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Loss and…
Indigenous Women in STEM Are in a Unique Position to Stop Climate Change
Dec 5, 2022
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Leticia Tituana
In Kichwa, an indigenous language spoken in parts of Ecuador, Pachamama (“Mother Earth”) is a unique word that represents the harmonious bond between nature and the indigenous…
Fishing for Equity and Inclusion: Women’s Socioeconomic Factors in Kenyan Fisheries
Nov 29, 2022
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Margaret Gatonye
Seeing Loreta sort and dry her Omena sardines at the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, one may dismiss this small, middle-aged woman as…
Green Jobs for Women Can Combat the Climate Crisis and Boost Equality
Nov 29, 2022
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Franziska Deinninger and Ana Gren
Delegates returned home from COP27 with long to-do lists and a formidable challenge: how to accelerate development that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and creates…
Women Underrepresented at COP27 Summit
Nov 18, 2022
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Caroline Kapp
Advocates have expressed concern that women are underrepresented at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference—or COP27—in Egypt this month. In 2011, countries pledged to increase…
Natural resources and the prospects for gender-just sustainable peace
Nov 17, 2022
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Carol Cohn and Claire Duncanson
To build peace that is gender-just and sustainable, we need to start with two questions: What are the conditions of people’s lives at the end…
Tailoring Inclusive Solutions to Climate Finance: The Role of Individual and Collective Inclusion
Nov 17, 2022
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Manuel Bueno and Stephanie Landers Silva
Climate finance can and should be more inclusive of marginalized and underserved groups, including women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, low-income people, and people in remote areas.…
Helping Asia-Pacific Women to Overcome Climate Disasters
Nov 14, 2022
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Sarah Knibbs, Dechen Tsering and Annamaria Oltorp
The disastrous floods in Pakistan have proven, yet again, that our climate crisis disproportionately hurts women. Of the 33 million people affected, nearly 70 per…
USAID's Best Practices for Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Work
Nov 14, 2022
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M. Mena
Gender inequality exacerbates the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls, and it is a barrier to achieving climate change goals. However, we…
At COP27, 41 Grassroots Women’s Organizations Launch New Global South Alliance for Indigenous and Local Women and Girls
Nov 11, 2022
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Rights and Resources
SHARM-EL-SHEIKH (November 11, 2022) — On November 11 at CoP27, 41 grassroots women’s organizations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America launched a new advocacy network…
Give More Women the Microphone at COP27
Nov 8, 2022
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Catherine McKenna and Amy Meyers Jaffe
Women are leading the climate revolution. At COP27, speakers should cede time to hear what they have to say.
In 2016, I (Catherine) was slated to…
The Gender Imbalance at COP27
Nov 8, 2022
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Akanksha Khullar
Women have historically been underrepresented at the UN’s global conference on climate change, and this year’s COP 27 congregation in Egypt, was no exception. A…
COP27 Can Do More for Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change and Conflict
Nov 7, 2022
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Maëlle Salzinger and Sophie Desmidt
14 November will be ‘gender day’ at COP27. Could this be an opportunity to support women in the Sahel in their effort to tackle the…
Accelerating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture: Reaching Women Farmers in Uganda with Video Extension
Nov 7, 2022
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Moses Lule
Women play a vital role in agricultural production in low-income countries, but often lack the information needed to improve their agricultural practices. A recent dissemination…