Embracing an integrated approach to funding climate and gender

I’m feeling both excited and anxious to attend this year’s UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week – excited because I will get to reunite with wonderful programme partners, peer funders and other allies to advance critical collaborations; anxious because the challenges in our sector feel more complex, acute and daunting than ever.

The #climatecrisis and #genderinequality are two of the biggest and most urgent challenges that we need to address. The impacts of climate disasters – such as floods, heat and drought – on people’s lives and livelihoods are accelerating at a concerning scale. And across the world – be it in France, Uganda, Afghanistan, Gaza or Sudan – women, girls and non-binary people continue to suffer unspeakable violence, while organised opposition movements seek to undermine their fundamental rights, including to quality education and sexual & reproductive health.