Gender equality and women’s human rights are fundamental to combating climate change

Over the past several years of the international climate change negotiations it has been established and agreed by governments across the world, who are Parties to the UNFCCC, that gender equality and ensuring women’s human rights are necessary to effectively act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Read More

News

COP30 Presidency, This Will Not Stand

June 21, 2025

The COP30 Presidency’s disregard for gender equality: It is of deep concern to the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) that the COP30 Presidency continues to disregard gender equality and women’s rights and it undermines the principles of climate justice and gender-responsive climate action. Despite the Presidency’s formal mandate to deliver an ambitious, renewed Gender Action… Read More

Launching the Latin America and Caribbean Feminist Taskforce

June 18, 2025

A Regional Call for Climate Justice on the Road to COP30 As we approach COP30 in Brazil, feminist, indigenous, Afro-descendant, and LGBTQI+ voices have come together to launch the Latin America and Caribbean chapter of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC). This historic moment marks not just an organisational milestone, but a clear declaration that… Read More

From Tokenism to Transformation: A Feminist Reckoning on the Gender Action Plan

June 17, 2025

Perspectives from WGC Advocacy Network by Felicitus Okoko In the vast architecture of climate negotiations, gender often arrives last, tucked under “co-benefits” or buried in technical annexes. But for the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC), gender is not an afterthought. It is the framework, the strategy, and the soul of real climate justice. And in… Read More

Women & Gender at SB62 in Bonn

June 16, 2025

Climate Talks in Bonn (SB62) from 16 – 26 June As climate negotiations resume at SB62 in Bonn, we are clear: gender justice is climate justice. With the development of a new Gender Action Plan expected to commence and key negotiations, including adaptation and just transition, expected to make substantial progress, time to deliver transformative,… Read More

COP 30 Presidency should place gender justice at the heart of negotiations

May 22, 2025

On behalf of the constituency and our feminist network, we have written to the Presidency of COP30 to bring forward clear, urgent, and feminist expectations at this decisive moment for global climate action. The letter was signed by 197 feminist organisations, activists and allies. Gender justice must be placed at the heart of the COP30… Read More

COP29 in Baku: Feminists Fight to Defend Climate Justice Amidst Rollbacks and Missed Opportunities

November 27, 2024

For Immediate Release 27 November 2024 DOWNLOAD HERE Baku, Azerbaijan — The Women and Gender Constituency engaged in COP29 to hold the line in defense of hard won gains by the global climate movement including feminists. Feminists knew, this year COP had a potential to roll back rights, obligations and set the world on a… Read More

Join the WGC Advocacy List (feminist network)

The Women and Gender Constituency hosts an ‘advocacy list’ which is open to members of civil society who agree to our advocacy principles and communication guidelines and who would like to engage in advocacy on all aspects of international climate policy and gender equality. To join this list, please complete the form via this link.

You will be reviewed and added to the list within one week.