A call to action for gender-just, low-carbon economies

The document argues that climate change disproportionately harms disadvantaged people and that current policies are failing to achieve gender equality and low-carbon commitments. It calls for the integration of gender equality and low-carbon development goals to avoid 'maladaptation' and ensure just transitions. The call to action provides specific recommendations for governments, multilateral organisations, the private sector, and LGBTQIA+ movements to foster gender-equitable 'green' and 'blue' economies, improve women's access to resources, and increase the climate literacy of gender equality movements.

• Climate change disproportionately impacts disadvantaged populations, and current global policies are insufficient, putting the world on a trajectory for 3.2 oC of average warming.
• Gender equality and climate action must be integrated in policy and practice to prevent 'maladaptation' and ensure that marginalised groups, including Indigenous people, benefit from climate action.
• To achieve gender-just low-carbon economies, governments and organisations should focus on co-developing interventions with smallholders, changing gender norms, ensuring equitable benefit-sharing in governance, and investing in gender-disaggregated data and skills training.
• The private sector is urged to support smallholder producers through collective action, improve women's access to credit, land, and technology, and engage men as allies in economic empowerment.

APA

Sourani, A., Jayab, A. A., Harikishun, A. R., de Haan, A., Khan, A., Adhikari, B., Tan, E., Baker, E., Tansey, E., Jurado, G. V., Maskey, G., Abdul-Ganiyu, I., Talavera, J. V., Kloppers, K., Lama, K., Yadav, K., McNamara, L., Dupar, M., Pradhan, M. S., ... Baral, S. (n.d.). A call to action for gender-just, low-carbon economies. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/story/call-action-gender-just-low-carbon-economies

Chicago

Sourani, Ahmed, Alaa Abu Jayab, Ameil Rabin Harikishun, Arjan de Haan, Ayesha Khan, Bhim Adhikari, Elizabeth Tan, et al. A call to action for gender-just, low-carbon economies. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, n.d. https://cdkn.org/story/call-action-gender-just-low-carbon-economies.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{souranindcall, author = {Sourani, Ahmed and Jayab, Alaa Abu and Harikishun, Ameil Rabin and de Haan, Arjan and Khan, Ayesha and Adhikari, Bhim and Tan, Elizabeth and Baker, Emma and Tansey, Erin and Jurado, Gabriela Villamarín and Maskey, Gyanu and Abdul-Ganiyu, Ibrahim and Talavera, Julian Vargas and Kloppers, Kate and Lama, Kanchan and Yadav, Karnika and McNamara, Lisa and Dupar, Mairi and Pradhan, Meeta S. and Sitas, Nadia and Moosa, Shehnaaz and Baral, Srijana}, title = {{A call to action for gender-just, low-carbon economies}}, publisher = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/story/call-action-gender-just-low-carbon-economies}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }