We promote and champion gender equality and the human rights and empowerment of women and girls in environmental governance, conservation and sustainable development.
Women and girls, are often disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues, including, inter alia, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity, desertification, pollution and natural disasters owing to existing gender inequalities in our communities, therefore there is need to support them so that they can play their rightful role as key agents of change in developing innovative solutions to climate change, and promoting sustainable and inclusive consumption and production. Its therefore, critical to identify and address both women’s and men’s needs, as well as promoting women as decision makers to ensuring the sustainability of environmental policy, planning and programming.