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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Call for Action on the operationalisation of an effective Santiago Network on Loss and Damage

April 27, 2021

The joint-constituency “Call for Action” supported by CAN, DCJ, YOUNGO and the WGC sets out a vision for an effective and operational Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (SNLD), including actions that the Presidencies must undertake to deliver that at COP26, and the role of civil society in this process. Please find the full text… Read More

WGC new Advocacy Brief published: Gender-responsive Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

April 14, 2021

Advocacy for gender responsive climate action is crucial in the upcoming months as countries deliver new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) until COP26, expected to take place at the end of this year. Real ambition would urgently bridge the current gap in pledges and the dire predictions of the latest IPCC report, while… Read More

VIRTUAL DIALOGUE: Gender-Responsive and Socially Just NDCs

April 12, 2021

Virtual dialogue hosted by the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) & members of the YOUNGO Gender Working Group Ambitious climate action demands climate justice- and national plans and policies that center human rights, gender equality, and social justice – as well as the voices of all people, including those most marginalized by climate impacts. On… Read More

Webinar Series on Funding Gender-Just Climate Solutions (with interpretation into French and Spanish)

March 31, 2021

The Women and Gender Constituency together with partners has been organizing a three-part webinar series: “Funding Gender-Just Climate Solutions”, that took place throughout April. See all recordings below. To access the French or Spanish interpretation, please contact tara@wedo.org. Webinar 1: Exploring the funding landscape (Explorer le paysage du financement/Explorando el panorama de financiación), introduced the… Read More

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

March 19, 2021

Women’s led projects and feminist advocacy for climate justice need financial resources. In particular during the on-going Pandemic and interconnected crises we hope that the following information is useful for ensuring proper funding for your activities. Find the upcoming funding opportunities below – sorted chronologically by application deadlines – and more informations by following the… Read More

Feminist Climate Activism in 2021 – events, submissions and information

February 19, 2021

We continue to live with muli-layered crises globally. Although many conferences and events had been postponed to this year, they will not take place in person but online and call for well-organized virtual feminist advocacy. In this post you will find key important dates, submission deadlines and information to build up strong feminist climate activism… Read More

Join WGC Advocacy List (feminist network)

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.

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