Blogs & Opinions

How to Confront Gender-Based Violence in a Warming World

May 4, 2024 | Zonibel Woods and Micaela P. Agoncillo

Extreme heat fuels violence in ways that are just beginning to be understood. Rising temperatures have an impact on mental health and human behavior, and…

CLIMATE CHANGE JUSTICE: Women affected by ‘gender-biased’ climate change deserve justice

Apr 16, 2024 | The Guardian

While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate…

Energy Crisis and Women: Darkness is not impartial

Apr 15, 2024 | Alina H. Fuentes

On March 17, citizen protests were registered in various parts of Cuba, mainly in Santiago, Matanzas and Bayamo. The images documented a significant participation of women, some…

Advancing the Rights of Girls and Women Promotes Justice and Is Also Effective Climate Action

Apr 10, 2024 | Philanthropy News Digest

Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of…

Women in Leadership Are Needed to Fight Climate Change - The Excerpt

Mar 17, 2024 | Dana Taylor and Mary Robinson

March is Women’s History Month, a celebration of women’s contribution to history, culture and society. Former Irish President Mary Robinson, current Chair of The Elders,…

Gender Responsiveness Can Make Climate-Smart Agriculture Even Smarter!

Mar 12, 2024 | IRRI and CGIAR

The impact of climate change on agriculture is undeniable, and it poses a significant threat to global food security. While climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is gaining…

How Amplifying Women's Voices Could Boost Humanitarian and Development Aid Efforts

Mar 11, 2024 | Kalkidan L. Yihun

The percentage of people in need across the world has doubled since 2020, with one out of every 23 people now needing some form of humanitarian relief.…

Gender Equality and Climate Adaptation: Closing the Data Gap

Mar 11, 2024 | Fionna Smyth, Duncan Knox, and Mariam Ibrahim

This month, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW), will address a critical issue: strengthening…

Understanding the Gender-Climate Nexus

Mar 11, 2024 | Understanding the gender-climate nexus

The ongoing global discourse regarding climate change emphasises the need to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and the necessity of involving…

Addressing the Intersection of Climate and Gender Through Transformative Action

Mar 11, 2024 | Eva Bialobrzeski

Gender-responsive climate action is critical in addressing the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, recognizing that climate change often exacerbates pre-existing gender inequalities.…

The Complicated Relationship Between Climate, Conflict, and Gender in Mozambique

Feb 12, 2024 | Gracsious Maviza, Mandlenkosi Maphosa, Giulia Caroli, Thea Synnestvedt, and Joram Tarusarira

Individuals face immense challenges in displacement contexts, particularly where climate, conflict, and displacement intersect. In Mozambique, climate impacts have combined with conflict to displace nearly a…

What is the Eco-Gender Gap?

Feb 12, 2024 | Scarlett Stokes

The responsibility for saving the world from the ravages of climate change should not be a gendered issue. However, multiple studies have found that women,…

Do We Have the Data to Realise Gender-Inclusive Climate Action

Feb 6, 2024 | Open Data Watch

The problem: Addressing climate change without inclusive data risks leaving behind the world’s most vulnerable, including women and girls. A closer look at gender-related data through…

Bridging the Global Gender Chasm in 2024: Need For More Steam?

Feb 3, 2024 | Arundhatie B. Kundal

A sluggish global economy and growing geopolitical tensions compounded by a looming climate crisis have erected multiple roadblocks that have thwarted concerted efforts to bridge…

Six Questions to Level Up Your Climate + Gender Strategies

Jan 30, 2024 | Natalie Shriber

A growing number of climate investors are recognizing that applying a gender lens can deepen their climate impact – and accelerate a just economic and climate…

Lessons to Advance Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Through Climate Action

Jan 29, 2024 | International Development Research Centre

Climate change remains one of the major challenges of our time, with countries in the Global South being the most affected. Emerging research shows that…

Gender Diversity and Trust Will Boost Climate Action in 2024

Jan 23, 2024 | Maria Mendiluce

I spent last week in the small mountain town of Davos along with global business leaders, politicians, academics and members of civil society who came…

The All-Male COP29 Committee is a Big Step Backwards for Climate

Jan 19, 2024 | Nella Canales, Isabelle Mallon, Laura Del Duca and Trevor Grizzell

The recent appointment of an all-men committee, with members linked to the country’s oil and gas industry, to organize this year’s Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan…

Gender Equality in Climate Leadership Can’t Wait

Jan 12, 2024 | Karen Stefiszyn and Robyn Camp

A record number of participants, and yet only 15 of the 133 world leaders present were women. A historic commitment to transition away from fossil…

10 Women Leading in the Fight Against Climate Change

Jan 10, 2024 | Christiana Jansen

Although women roughly make up half of the global population and are more vulnerable to climate change due to cultural, social, and economic factors, many women are leading the…

On the Climate Crisis, We Are All Suffering, But Women from the South Are Suffering More

Jan 4, 2024 | Laila Hanifah

In the post-Cold War era, as the risk of major armed conflicts and wars between states declined, other threats of a non-war nature began to…

Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: The Need for a Just Transition

Dec 18, 2023 | Emily Williams

There has been strong debate around the success of COP28 and the lack of ambition in moving away from fossil fuels, but even in this…

Democracy and Climate Politics Are Set to Collide Next Year

Dec 17, 2023 | David Fickling

As the dust settles on the COP28 climate summit that concluded last week in Dubai, a sobering reality is looming. After the legalistic niceties of…

COP28’s Opportunity to Empower Women-Led Climate Action

Dec 17, 2023 | Nicoline De Haan

Of all the announcements made at COP28, the start of Brazil’s presidency of the G20 may prove to be among the most significant in the…

Women, Peace and Security: Opportunities to Respond to Climate and Environment Risks

Dec 5, 2023 | Sian Wrigley

A comprehensive approach to addressing the human security risks posed by climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is needed – one that supports consideration across…

Women at the Crossroads of Climate Change: AIIB Lessons Learned in Gender-Responsive Finance

Dec 4, 2023 | Philip Martin, Seleha Lockwood, Irem Kizilca, and Jing-Yuan Deng

The unequal impact of climate change on women and the importance of gender-responsive climate finance is widely acknowledged. Considering the key role of women and…

Empowering Change: The Crucial Intersection Between Gender and Climate

Dec 4, 2023 | Laura Piovesan

In the face of two of today's most pressing challenges—climate change and escalating social inequalities— it is clear that we need to radically rethink our…

When the Data Doesn’t Tell the Full Story: Improving Gender-Responsive Climate Finance

Nov 29, 2023 | Mariam Ibrahim, Fionna Smyth, Claudia Wells, and Euan Ritchie

Women and girls are often on the front line of the climate crisis, including as environmental defenders, food producers and care givers. It has already…

Why We Need Gender and Environment Data on the Agenda at COP28

Nov 28, 2023 | Papa Seck

For the first time last week, global temperatures rose beyond the critical 2-degrees-Celsius threshold. Without drastic action, the UN has warned of catastrophic consequences for…

In Climate Diplomacy, Being Gender-Blind Leaves Women Behind

Nov 28, 2023 | Alison Davis

The climate crisis affects everyone, but some groups are more vulnerable than others. When climate policies fail to make considerations for people who are at greater…