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

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Race-to-zero event: Gender-Responsive and Socially Equitable Resilience

October 27, 2020

Our event will be part of the Race-to-zero dialogues taking place 9-19th November 2020. Organisers are the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). We will convene three times to discuss how to ensure gender-responsive and socially equitable resilience with slightely different focus each date: 🗓️ 10 November at 06:00… Read More

The WGC’s Webinar Series: “Communications for Gender Just Climate Action”

September 30, 2020

The Women and Gender Constituency organized a three-part webinar series on “Communications for Gender Just Climate Action” in October 2020. This series was designed for anyone working on gender and climate change, regardless of your previous communications experience. Webinar 1: Digital Advocacy, introduced the series. Neha Gupta of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law… Read More

The WGC’s “Advocacy for Gender Just Climate Action” Virtual Event

July 24, 2020

The Women and Gender Constituency organized the webinar “Advocacy for Gender Just Climate Action” on July 31st from 11:00-12:30 UTC. This was the first of several planned events this year both showcasing and addressing designers and implementers of gender just climate solutions. Climate ambition does not only refer to mitigation commitments but to transforming climate… Read More

Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action Through National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes

May 18, 2020

photo credit: NAP Global Network, International Institute for Sustainable Development The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network has published it’s second synthesis report Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action Through National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes. The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process provides an unprecedented opportunity to reduce vulnerability to climate change, while also redressing social and gender… Read More

New Video Launched: Global Feminist Climate Advocacy

April 20, 2020

April 21, 2020 The current COVID-19 pandemic reveals the inequalities and weaknesses of our existing exploitative economic and societal models. Now more than ever before we have to build in solidarity with our communities and form power and strength in global movements that offer answers to the injustices we face. For decades, feminists from around… Read More

Feminist climate activism in 2020: dates, submission deadlines and information

January 22, 2020

A new year has got started and we hope that 2020 will raise ambition and bring us closer towards a feminist, just and 1.5°C world! In this post you will find key important dates, submission deadlines and information to build up strong feminist climate activism in 2020. 2020 is filled with major milestones also outside… Read More

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The Women and Gender Constituency hosts an ‘advocacy list’ which is open to members of civil society who would like to engage in developing positions on all aspects of international climate policy. To join this list, please complete the form, including the Advocacy List agreed principles and guidelines.

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