Women and Climate Change
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Today, March 8, marks International Women's Day. We take advantage of this important date to share a varied selection of news from the last fifteen days, where the importance and transcendental role of women in climate change action is evident.
Greta Thunberg, from ‘invisible girl’ to global climate change activist
Greta Thunberg is a 15-year-old Swedish girl who has become the image of the fight against climate change for the younger generation. Since August, Greta sits every Friday in front of the Swedish Parliament with a banner that reads: «school strike for climate change», demanding that the authorities address the issue with the urgency it deserves. Learn more about Greta and her story here
Five reasons why climate action needs women
On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, which this year is celebrated under the theme «Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change», the world must recognize the benefits that women bring to climate action. Climate change affects people differently, depending on socio-economic circumstances, disabilities, age and gender. When solutions to combat climate change take into account diverse realities, they are more effective and their impacts spread across society. Here are five reasons why climate action and women must be understood holistically. Read the full story here
Paris puts a woman's face on the fight against climate change
The role of women is crucial in the development of a sustainable future for all, but their voice is not always heard due to their lower representation in the organs of power, denounced experts, institutions and activists at the Women4Climate summit organized in Paris by the group of cities against warming C40, which brings together 94 metropolises committed to reducing polluting emissions. Read the complete article here
Women and climate change: how equality can save the environment
Women are the most affected by climate change and have the least representation in the power bodies that fight against the phenomenon. Putting an end to this inequality is one of the steps towards a “fair and inclusive” energy transition demanded by some experts in the field who have come to work in international organizations and who defend the need to link environmental policies with gender policies. Read the complete article here
Women in local government are leading us to a better future
Women's untapped communication skills put them in a position to explain the detrimental impacts of an overheating planet and also spur climate action by the public, mayors recently stressed. From leaders to citizens, women must be at the center of efforts to curb global warming if the world is to limit extreme weather and rising seas, officials explained at a conference organized in Paris by C40, a global alliance of cities. Read more about these explanations here
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