Purpose

At the core of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus is a commitment to meet the increasing social and environmental challenges of the climate crisis in order to support a flourishing Earth and a just global future. We are a solution based alliance and intend for this inspirational, emerging Women’s Caucus to be a powerful game-changer.

Women’s leadership is emerging in a variety of fields and consistently reflects a propensity toward generative approaches, relational perspectives, distributed networks of leadership, non-linear thinking, emotional intelligence, and collective movement toward change – all capacities that are essential to addressing this complex global problem.


We also need to bring to light and take action on the disproportionate burden women face, especially in low-income communities and developing countries, from the impacts of climate change. Women in these communities know what is most needed and what will create the most effective, long lasting results. Giving voice to these women will accelerate progress in these communities and guide best practices.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for women to have a greater role in climate change debates stating: "The special perspective of women is often overlooked in global discussions on climate change." Because climate change-related weather events claim between two and three times as many female as male victims, according to the Asian Development Bank, women need to sit at the decision-making table.