Giving Compass' Take:
- Here are four ways that demonstrate how and why women can help fight the climate crisis and have the unique perspective to do so.
- How does climate change impact women, and what role can donors play in supporting them?
- Learn about the intersection of climate change and gender equity.
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Women are on the front lines of natural disasters around the globe, and young activists from Greta Thunberg to Vanessa Nakate are leading the world’s growing climate movements, yet women and girls continue to be left out of the equation when it comes to climate response.
Just 26.8% of government ministers responsible for policies on environment and climate change are women.
At the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences, COP27, which started on Nov. 6 and runs through Nov. 18 in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, world leaders are gathering to discuss climate change consequences and solutions. The event provides an opportunity for countries to hold each other to account and set targets to protect the planet. Nov. 14 will mark the conference’s Gender Day, which aims to facilitate important conversations about the need to further integrate a gender lens to achieve climate solutions.
Here are four reasons women’s experiences and perspectives can help usher us out of the climate crisis.
- With adequate funding and resources, women can propel climate action.
- Women already have experience responding to climate change.
- Women are the first to experience “loss and damage.”
- Women leaders push renewable energy.
Read the full article about why women's experiences during on the climate crisis by Leah Rodriguez at Global Citizen.