Why supporting women and girls is an overlooked climate solution
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The Egyptian COP27 Presidency chose gender, alongside water, as the theme for proceedings on Monday (14 November). Here, we explain why gender equality is so important to delivering international goals on climate mitigation and adaptation.
By Sarah George
By now, you’ve likely seen the statistic from Care International that just seven of the 110 world leaders to have attended COP27 during the first week were women. If not, you’ll have probably seen the memes of the group photos at the world leaders summit part of the conference on 7-8 November, bearing captions like ‘maybe we should start asking the women’.
Women and girls account for 51% of the global population but only 21% of government ministers are women. The percentage drops even further for governmental positions heading up nations or states.
It will doubtless take decades to buck this trend. In the meantime, nations are increasingly recognizing that climate solutions and commitments need to properly include women in their de...
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