The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health hosted gender and climate expert Sono Aibe for a webinar on the topic of reproductive health, gender equity, and climate change in honor of Earth Day 2023. During the webinar, Sono spoke about important dynamics involved in the fight against climate change, and how different populations may be affected.
Year: 2023
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
This research highlight shares new data on the important intersection of gender and climate change in Asia and the Pacific.
Year: 2023
Source: UN Women
This solutions guide on climate change, gender, and health brings together research, case studies, and best practices from around the world.
Here’s what you’ll find in the Guide:
Chapter 1: Evidence — Recent evidence about climate’s gendered health effects
Chapter 2: Solutions — Gender-transformative strategies and case studies
Chapter 3: Planning — Building integrated theories of change
Chapter 4: Impact — Indicators, tools, and metrics
Chapter 5: Action — Towards a more climate-resilient future
Year: 2022
Source: Pathfinder International
Traditionally, climate funders and policy makers have not integrated sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) within their strategies. The aim of this guide is to support more SRHR organisations and advocates to engage in climate change advocacy, to secure climate finance and to develop stronger partnerships with those already working on the connections between climate change and SRHR.
Year: 2022
Source: Margaret Pyke Trust, MSI Reproductive Choices, YADNET-Uganda, PHE Ethiopia Consortium
Climate resilience and gender equality are inextricably linked, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are an essential element of gender equality. How can we ensure that climate action works hand in hand with efforts to realize SRHR? This website provides an interactive and visual experience to breaking down these questions.
Year: 2021
Source: Women Deliver, NAP Global Network, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Governments around the world are advancing their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes in an effort to build resilience to the negative impacts of climate change. With increased attention to gender issues in adaptation action comes an opportunity to ensure that NAP processes take sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues into consideration.
This report explores the extent to which NAP processes recognize the linkages between climate change adaptation and the realization of SRHR, including maternal and newborn health, voluntary modern contraception, and gender-based violence. It draws on analysis of 19 NAP documents submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by low- and medium- income countries, a sample of sector-specific NAPs for the health sector, and a selection of funding proposals for adaptation planning support from the Green Climate Fund.
The analysis presented in this report explores the extent to which NAP processes recognize the impacts of climate change on SRHR, as well as how gaps in realization of SRHR exacerbate vulnerability to climate change. It aims to promote an integrated and inclusive approach that moves countries forward on the mutually supportive objectives of resilience to climate change and realization of SRHR. The report is available in English, French, and Spanish.
Year: 2021
Source: Women Deliver, NAP Global Network
This video illustrates strategies for family planning and reproductive health program implementers and advocates to position their programs to access climate adaptation funding. A virtual watch party and workshop in April 2022 showcased the video and provided an opportunity for implementers and advocates to explore how to apply each of the strategies to their programming with advice from key experts.
Related materials: Policy Brief
Year: 2022
Source: Population Reference Bureau
This video, presented by the Planetary Health Alliance in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and the Harvard University Center for the Environment, highlights how the disruption of nature is threatening planetary health and wellbeing, while underlining the need for solutions such as increased access to education, women’s empowerment, and reproductive health care for a sustainable future.
Year: 2021
Source: Planetary Health Alliance
Women are engaged in more climate-related change activities than is often recognized. This article highlights women’s important role in the adaptation of and search for safer communities, which leads them to understand better the causes and consequences of changes in climatic conditions. It is concluded that women have important knowledge and skills for orienting the adaptation processes, a product of their roles in society (productive, reproductive and community). In addition, the importance of gender equity in these processes is recognized. The relationship among climate change, climate variability and the accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals is also considered.
Year: 2008
Source: Advances in GeoSciences
Climate finance should flow to women’s organizations, gender-related groups, and feminist organizations working at the intersection of gender equality and climate change. Efforts toward enhanced gender-responsiveness of climate finance must include the groups, organizations, and networks best positioned to realize gender equality on the ground, contributing to more robust climate solutions and outcomes. These truths are undeniable, but we know that practice has not yet caught up to the ideal. In response, Prospera, the International Network of Women’s Funds, and WEDO have been working to identify the best engagement pathways for organizations to ensure the four primary public climate funds begin to make this a reality. This report is one piece of the ongoing work and advocacy undertaken by many colleagues and collaborators, to transform our climate finance system into one that is gender-responsive and equitable.
Year: 2019
Source: Women’s Environment and Development Organization | Prospera
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