This feed presents articles about viewpoints that gender bias exists within the approaches to addressing climate change. These should inform policy makers and other leaders. Concurrently, those involved in climate adaptation should focus on ensuring that their measures focus on community protection.
For most of us, however, our efforts focus on protecting our homes and property. This significantly reduces some of these challenges as we are dealing with events and impacts, not policies and practices.
- by Africa Science NewsBy Henry Neondo, ANTALYA, Türkiye Women-led organisations and climate finance experts are calling for a fundamental shift in how adaptation finance is delivered, warning that women and communities most exposed to climate change remain largely excluded from decisions about funding […]
- by Jemilat NasiruThe United Nations (UN) Women says women could secure 68 million additional jobs by 2035 if governments adopt gender-responsive…
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- by Lilys NjeruA new UN Women fact sheet warns that drought and climate stress are pushing child marriage rates higher in drier regions, threatening a decade of hard-won progress
- by Lilys NjeruA new UN Women fact sheet warns that climate stress is pushing child marriage rates higher in drier regions.
- by William LwanjiDAR ES SALAAM: IN poor households, girls often face a struggle to complete their homework long before they step into the classroom. Fetching water, collecting firewood, preparing meals and caring for younger siblings can consume much of their day, leaving […]
- by Shazia Tasneem Farooqi67% Pakistanis see climate as lost cause
- by Tegan ClarkFor the first time, Australia’s climate change data will distinguish between men and women. This is long overdue.
- by Melissa CoadeIf Australia wants to lead with a gender-responsive climate approach, someone has already mapped more than 100 policy options to get there.
- by Lovejoy MutongwizaGirls living in drought-affected communities are facing heightened risks of gender-based violence, unintended pregnancies and child marriage, with Zimbabwe among five countries highlighted in new research by Plan International. The findings, published in the organisation’s 2026 State of the World’s […]
- by Sarah HawkesOnly one of 45 global climate and health indicators that measure people says whether women or men are affected. The data to fix that mostly exists already.
- by Isaac Donkor DistinguishedFormer Second Lady of Ghana, Hajia Samira Bawumia, has called for increased investment in clean cooking solutions across Africa, saying the transition is critical to protecting women 39;s health, promoting gender equality and tackling climate change. Speaking as a panellist […]
- by Michael SimireThe climate crisis is not gender-neutral. It is rooted in unequal economic systems, resource exploitation and concentrated political and financial power. Women and girls in vulnerable communities bear disproportionate consequences. At COP31 in Antalya, UN Women and partner organisations presented […]
- by Báo Phụ nữ Việt NamAs world leaders gathered in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), new data from UN Women warned that 1.5 billion women and girls are living in climate hotspots. […]
- by @joyonlineghanaThe UN agency says 73 per cent of countries recognise gender-specific climate risks in their climate plans, but only just over a third address them comprehensively, warning that climate change is deepening poverty, income inequality and violence against women and […]