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Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report
What is gender inequality costing the Caribbean region?
Countries in the Caribbean are recovering from a recent volcanic eruption, coping with COVID-19, and preparing for the hurricane season. This case study highlights the work of the EnGenDER Project and the gender inequality studies carried out across eight countries to date.
In a watershed year for climate change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for urgent, decisive and sustained climate action
“We need to emphasise how exposed women are to the impacts of climate change”
The lack of support for women's leadership in climate change projects.
Women raise the roof in India
Working with women to design safe, resilient housing solutions
“Women in the communities are active participants in building disaster preparedness”
The importance of women's leadership in disaster preparedness in the Philippines.
Women are adapting to climate change
"We need a strong and healthy body to deal with sea level rising."
The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis for women and girls in particular
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy increases preterm birth risk, Stanford study finds
Women are improving their access to resilient infrastructure
Esther, who works with the Red Cross, is helping communities in Kiribati build forward better.
Women are using forecasts to plan ahead
"Climate change is happening."
Women are central actors in building disaster resilience
“Our ability to adapt is what resilience is all about. Being resilient can help us overcome hardship.”
Building women's resilient businesses in Vanuatu
Can an island rise and recover from a cyclone swell through targeted support to women’s owned businesses?
Providing vouchers to respond to the urgent needs of economically vulnerable families and women in Palestine
COVID-19 has increased the risk of gender-based violence
From loss to leadership in Brazil
Women tackle local risk in flood-prone Rio de Janeiro community
Jamaican women craft vendors get business support
Enhancing resilience when disasters strike
Collaboration between gender equality and climate change in Côte d’Ivoire
Ministers meet in Côte d’Ivoire to launch an integrated approach to climate change and gender equality in development planning