Gender issues need to be part of the conversation about climate change

The statement emphasizes that climate change disproportionately increases the burdens and vulnerabilities of women, particularly regarding poverty, food and water shortages, and violence. It calls for future climate agreements to include equitable provisions and for governments to recognize and protect women's leadership in climate activism, noting that the systemic causes of violence against women and nature are identical.

• Climate change exacerbates the domestic and care-related burdens on women by contributing to crop failure, flooding, and lost livelihoods, while increasing their susceptibility to poverty and shortages of food and water.
• Environmental scarcity and instability increase women's vulnerability to violence, as they must travel further to access necessities or face higher risks of assault during forced migrations caused by disasters and conflict.
• Women play critical leadership roles in climate activism—such as opposing fracking and dirty energy projects—yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making and frequently face government persecution and threats.

APA

admin (2014). Gender issues need to be part of the conversation about climate change. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/gender-issues-need-to-be-part-of-the-conversation-about-climate-change/

Chicago

admin. Gender issues need to be part of the conversation about climate change. Friends of the Earth International, 2014. https://www.foei.org/gender-issues-need-to-be-part-of-the-conversation-about-climate-change/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Gender issues need to be part of the conversation about climate change |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=9 December 2014 |url=https://www.foei.org/gender-issues-need-to-be-part-of-the-conversation-about-climate-change/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2014gender, author = {admin}, title = {{Gender issues need to be part of the conversation about climate change}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2014}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/gender-issues-need-to-be-part-of-the-conversation-about-climate-change/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }