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A carbon-neutral future is impossible without the active participation of girls and women in climate strategies.
The climate crisis is a major stumbling block to sustainable development. This is something that everyone is well aware of. Despite all the evidence and the resources available to address it, the world continues on its high-carbon path, which threatens our survival.
We also know that climate stabilisation depends on a whole-of-society response, and thus on all citizens’ equal and fair participation in governance. This has not happened: women have been under-represented in climate decision-making. This trend has been slowly reversed, but more must be done to ensure a gender-sensitive response. Three imperatives stand out: women’s leadership, indigenous rights and education.
Gender parity
Efforts to improve gender parityClimate governance is a topic that has been discussed for almost ten years. 2014 saw the adoption by COP20 of the Lima Work Programme on Gender, which aims to increase the participation of women in climate-change negotiations. Five years later, Madrid hosted COP25. 60% of government delegatesMen made up 73% of heads and deputy head of delegations.
This imbalance led the adoption of the Gender Action Plan and Enhanced Lima Work Programme. Parties to global climate talks committed to appoint and support national gender and climate-change central points for climate negotiations and project monitoring and implementation. Women will be occupied in the years 2019-2021. Only 33%All positions of leadership in climate-change negotiations or expert mechanisms.
However, efforts to include women in these discussions are continuing. The Final agreement issued at the close of last November’s COP26 in Glasgow included gender equality and women’s leadership as central components of climate policy and action strategies. This is a clear acknowledgement that the transition from net zero can only be achieved through active citizenship. Women play a crucial role in this process.
Women are Climate crisis has had a significant impact on the lives of many people.They are important, but they are not the only ones. Agents of change. It is important to give women a place at the decision-making table. Also, it is important to use a gender lens to help shape low-carbon development strategies.
Clear path
The transition to carbon neutrality will require a fundamental change in production systems and consumption patterns across all industries. Women must be Part of the process to develop effective policies. Although the task is daunting, there are many examples that can be used.
Costa Rica is one of the countries that has taken a clear step towards net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. More than 98% of Costa Rica’s energy has been generated from renewable sources since 2014. In 2021, the country will be a net zero energy country. The Earthshot Prize was awardedCosta Rica is known for its conservation model, which pays local citizens to protect and restore natural ecosystems, including the rainforests. Costa Rica’s success can be attributed largely to the commitment of its citizens to sustainable development and the involvement of indigenous and rural women in climate adaptation, knowledge production and efforts to strengthen resilience.
Particularly rural and indigenous women are most at risk from climate change and environmental degradation. This is why it is so important to include these women in the creation of sustainable practices in order to ensure the effectiveness of climate-related decision making. Initiatives such the Shared SocietiesThe project Club de MadridIt is important to emphasize that indigenous communities have the right of participation in these discussions. Also, it is important to recognize that local communities are more likely support and implement conservation plans if they are fully invested in their growth.
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Crucial component
Education is also an essential component of inclusive climate decision-making. The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) called for 2021. environmental educationBy 2025, education will be a mandatory part of every country’s core curriculum. The UNESCO Berlin Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development statesTo ensure that future generations are equipped to deal with climate change, environmental education must be made available to both boys and girls from an early age. Youth will be more likely to affect change if gender equality and nondiscrimination are stressed.
The most recent all-male ‘CEO lunch’The Munich Security Conference revealed that women still lack representation at the highest levels of global decision making. Yet women’s leadership is needed to respond effectively to shared global challenges. A carbon-neutral future is not possible without the active participation of girls and women in national, local and global climate strategies.
Republication forbidden—copyright Project Syndicate 2022, ‘Climate justice requires women’s leadership’
Laura Chinchilla, an ex-president of Costa Rica, is vice-president of the Club de Madrid.
María Fernanda Espinosa, a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, is a member of GWL Voices for Change and Inclusion and a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy.
