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
Stories of EmPowerment
Building a climate-resilient Asia-Pacific
To build long-lasting resilience to climate change, the Asia-Pacific region must address the root causes of two of its most pressing challenges: human vulnerability and gender inequality. Women and girls in Asia-Pacific make up 80...
Pig Pens Power Solution to Climate Change in Viet Nam
When Trin Gim first started her biogas digester business, she raised many eyebrows. In the little district of Ung Hoa, located south of Viet Nam’s capital, Hanoi, villagers were not accustomed to seeing a woman take the reins of a...
Project to empower women in climate change decisions in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — A project to strengthen women’s resilience to climate change and natural disasters in Cambodia has begun with government, civil society and women’s groups, and United Nations agencies discussing the best ways...
Solar power one stop solution in Bangladesh
“A woman of good repute does not go and sell things in a market, particularly in the evening.” This sentiment, found across thousands of rural villages dotting Bangladesh’s river deltas, is at odds with the leading role women play in...
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