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09 April 2024
The power of gender-just climate action and the urgent need for funding
by Carla Lopez, Laura García, Nisha Owen and Bridget Burns
Every March, Women’s History Month ushers in a flurry of discussions on gender issues, including the stark reality of dwindling funding for women and gender-diverse communities. While data and reports highlight the widening funding gap, there is insufficient coordination and awareness of existing financing mechanisms to channel this urgency into action, at scale. The Roots Rising Campaign for Gender-Just Climate Finance provides just that.
We know that less than one percent of all philanthropic funding focuses explicitly on gender and the environment, a shockingly small amount considering the critical role women play in defending territories from environmental degradation, maintaining biodiversity, and mitigating climate change. The climate crisis is not gender neutral; it grows out of a patriarchal system deeply entangled with sexism, racism, ableism, white supremacy, and extractive capitalism. Feminist solutions to the climate crisis exist worldwide and have the potential to transform the very systems of oppression that created the crisis in the first place. However, these solutions are often underrecognized, undervalued, and underfunded.
Gender-just climate finance, which is the strategic allocation of resources prioritizing women and minoritized communities in leading climate change solutions that center rights and justice alongside environmental integrity, is urgently needed.
Intersectional Feminist Climate Action
Gender justice for climate action isn’t just a slogan; it’s the key to unlocking a more sustainable future for all. Feminist solutions hold immense potential. Indigenous women, women environmental defenders, members of the LBTQIA+ community, and young feminist climate activists are leading holistic movements to confront the climate crisis. Indigenous women, for instance, possess ancestral knowledge of sustainable land management practices crucial for climate adaptation. Grassroots women-led organizations are pioneering community-based renewable energy projects, building resilience, and uplifting local actions.
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