Putting gender equality at the heart of climate action and resilience

Raising women’s voices and leadership is critical for decision-making in climate change

Renewable energy can be a catalyst for women’s sustainable livelihoods

Women and marginalized groups are a fountain of solutions for climate change and disaster risk reduction

For women to be able to adapt to climate change and disasters, they need to be able to access, use and feed into knowledge, technology, finance and policy

Women for Climate-Resilient Societies

The Asia and the Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change impacts in the world. Women are extremely sensitive to these changes given their lack of access to essential resources such as land, finance or information. Because the nexus between gender and climate change is often underestimated, UN Women and UN Environment jointly created the EmPower project. Targeting Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam, EmPower aims to build women’s resilience facing climate change, over a period of five years (2018-2022) with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Read more

Highlights

Event: 10th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (IFESD)
The forum took take place under the theme “Translating Targets into Actions” on 7-8 October 2019 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum was organized by the five United Nations Regional Commissions and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand. Read more >>

Stories of EmPowerment

Hear from diverse voices in Asia-Pacific, how women, men and marginalized groups are making a difference to tackle climate change and build more resilient lives. Through the lenses of gender equality and human rights, we discover how climate action and disaster risk reduction can be more inclusive and impactful.