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Gender, Water & Climate: here's what you need to know
Globally, people increasingly depend on natural resources and, even though in many regions women carry a disproportionate responsibility for securing water, they still have less access to it. Additionally, it must be acknowledged that climate change does not affect women and girls uniformly around the world.
Climate change is a “threat multiplier”, so it escalates social, political and economic tensions, as well as gender inequalities, in fragile or conflict-affected situations.
It's that time of the year: CSW67 and International Women’s Day
The 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has started this week (March 6) and will go on until the 17th of this month. As a crucial conference for global gender policy, EmpoderaClima is highlighting the Commission’s important work and relevance, specifically to gender and climate justice.
COP27 and Gender Equality: What to Expect
COP27 is starting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Demands for gender equality in the climate negotiations are high. The overrepresentation of men in the conferences so far have increased both the frustrations and the expectations for the start of this year’s conference. Will the so-called “African COP” be a turning point for gender equality in climate action?
Attending the 56th Subsidiary Body UNFCCC: the perspective of a young climate feminist
In June 2022, researcher Elle van der Cam attended the 56th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Here are some of her thoughts and experiences from the conference!