Girls’ Activism and Leadership for Climate Justice in Asia and the Pacific

The report examines how girls and young women in Asia and the Pacific navigate climate vulnerability and advocate for climate justice. It highlights their efforts to challenge risky circumstances and influence community and policy changes despite facing barriers to being heard. The findings are based on a snapshot of perspectives from 30 girls, young women, and stakeholders across three countries, supplemented by an online survey, literature review, and social media listening exercise to understand their use of advocacy tools and their response to a "shrinking civic space".

• Girls and young women occupy a dual position as being centrally vulnerable to climate change impacts while simultaneously acting as agents of climate action to change policies and communities.
• Despite receiving support from allies, girls and young women continue to encounter obstacles in ensuring their voices are heard in climate advocacy.
• There is a lack of research regarding the specific methods, such as social media, that girls and young women employ to advocate for climate justice and counter the restriction of civic spaces.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Girls’ Activism and Leadership for Climate Justice in Asia and the Pacific. https://www.sei.org/publications/girls-activism-leadership-climate-justice-asia-pacific/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Girls’ Activism and Leadership for Climate Justice in Asia and the Pacific. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/girls-activism-leadership-climate-justice-asia-pacific/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023girls, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Girls’ Activism and Leadership for Climate Justice in Asia and the Pacific}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/girls-activism-leadership-climate-justice-asia-pacific/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }