December 2023

Climate change and a gender perspective: is there a link?

charla cambio climático

Climate change is a global challenge that we must urgently address. The speed at which the different scales of government must address this problem is proportional: the greater the scale, the greater the urgency. But the urgency of public policies must not leave aside intrinsic issues, which make the difference between urgency and priority and which, without a doubt, highlight the importance of looking closely at the great challenges facing humanity.

The planet as a whole is affected by climate change, but its impact is unevenly distributed. The poorest countries, and those least responsible for creating the problem, are most affected. In fact, there is a direct correlation between the areas most affected by climate change impacts and the highest poverty rates.

Moreover, the most disadvantaged people are also those who suffer most directly from these impacts and, given the feminisation of poverty worldwide, it is women who are most affected (seven out of every ten poor people in the world are women).

Having a gender perspective when analysing climate change is fundamental not only in order to mitigate the problem, but also when looking for solutions and new frameworks for action that take into account the reality of women and men.

At ADOS Sustainability and Climate we are always committed to working hand in hand with alliances that bring us together, that make us rethink and rethink new challenges. In terms of climate change, an intersectional approach to its causes and effects allows us to analyse from different points of view a global problem for which there are many possible solutions. In this path of alliances and points of view that add up, we met EDE Fundazioa, which has helped us to understand that climate change can be analysed from a gender perspective. We have seen that when analysing who contributes to the causes of climate change, who suffers the most from its consequences, and who makes strategic decisions, the gender approach cannot be relegated to the background, as part of the possible solutions may in fact lie in considering the interrelation of this binomial.

This year, 2023, we have had the good fortune and the opportunity to work with Basque entities in this field, such as Ihobe and Emakunde, who have had the vision to cross both approaches, making it clear that they cannot be separated.

Closer to home, we have been able to take this debate to the municipality of Hernani during the Asteklima week, bringing together women representing the first sector, the education sector, as well as citizens’ movements and the design of urban space with a feminist approach.

It is now time to address and bring the results of this analysis closer to the local reality and we ended the year by starting a pilot project at the local level, which has been joined by 18 entities, from capital cities to very small municipalities and regional entities.

December 2023

Climate change and a gender perspective: is there a link?

charla cambio climático

Climate change is a global challenge that we must urgently address. The speed at which the different scales of government must address this problem is proportional: the greater the scale, the greater the urgency. But the urgency of public policies must not leave aside intrinsic issues, which make the difference between urgency and priority and which, without a doubt, highlight the importance of looking closely at the great challenges facing humanity.

The planet as a whole is affected by climate change, but its impact is unevenly distributed. The poorest countries, and those least responsible for creating the problem, are most affected. In fact, there is a direct correlation between the areas most affected by climate change impacts and the highest poverty rates.

Moreover, the most disadvantaged people are also those who suffer most directly from these impacts and, given the feminisation of poverty worldwide, it is women who are most affected (seven out of every ten poor people in the world are women).

Having a gender perspective when analysing climate change is fundamental not only in order to mitigate the problem, but also when looking for solutions and new frameworks for action that take into account the reality of women and men.

At ADOS Sustainability and Climate we are always committed to working hand in hand with alliances that bring us together, that make us rethink and rethink new challenges. In terms of climate change, an intersectional approach to its causes and effects allows us to analyse from different points of view a global problem for which there are many possible solutions. In this path of alliances and points of view that add up, we met EDE Fundazioa, which has helped us to understand that climate change can be analysed from a gender perspective. We have seen that when analysing who contributes to the causes of climate change, who suffers the most from its consequences, and who makes strategic decisions, the gender approach cannot be relegated to the background, as part of the possible solutions may in fact lie in considering the interrelation of this binomial.

This year, 2023, we have had the good fortune and the opportunity to work with Basque entities in this field, such as Ihobe and Emakunde, who have had the vision to cross both approaches, making it clear that they cannot be separated.

Closer to home, we have been able to take this debate to the municipality of Hernani during the Asteklima week, bringing together women representing the first sector, the education sector, as well as citizens’ movements and the design of urban space with a feminist approach.

It is now time to address and bring the results of this analysis closer to the local reality and we ended the year by starting a pilot project at the local level, which has been joined by 18 entities, from capital cities to very small municipalities and regional entities.

December 2023

Climate change and a gender perspective: is there a link?

charla cambio climático

Climate change is a global challenge that we must urgently address. The speed at which the different scales of government must address this problem is proportional: the greater the scale, the greater the urgency. But the urgency of public policies must not leave aside intrinsic issues, which make the difference between urgency and priority and which, without a doubt, highlight the importance of looking closely at the great challenges facing humanity.

The planet as a whole is affected by climate change, but its impact is unevenly distributed. The poorest countries, and those least responsible for creating the problem, are most affected. In fact, there is a direct correlation between the areas most affected by climate change impacts and the highest poverty rates.

Moreover, the most disadvantaged people are also those who suffer most directly from these impacts and, given the feminisation of poverty worldwide, it is women who are most affected (seven out of every ten poor people in the world are women).

Having a gender perspective when analysing climate change is fundamental not only in order to mitigate the problem, but also when looking for solutions and new frameworks for action that take into account the reality of women and men.

At ADOS Sustainability and Climate we are always committed to working hand in hand with alliances that bring us together, that make us rethink and rethink new challenges. In terms of climate change, an intersectional approach to its causes and effects allows us to analyse from different points of view a global problem for which there are many possible solutions. In this path of alliances and points of view that add up, we met EDE Fundazioa, which has helped us to understand that climate change can be analysed from a gender perspective. We have seen that when analysing who contributes to the causes of climate change, who suffers the most from its consequences, and who makes strategic decisions, the gender approach cannot be relegated to the background, as part of the possible solutions may in fact lie in considering the interrelation of this binomial.

This year, 2023, we have had the good fortune and the opportunity to work with Basque entities in this field, such as Ihobe and Emakunde, who have had the vision to cross both approaches, making it clear that they cannot be separated.

Closer to home, we have been able to take this debate to the municipality of Hernani during the Asteklima week, bringing together women representing the first sector, the education sector, as well as citizens’ movements and the design of urban space with a feminist approach.

It is now time to address and bring the results of this analysis closer to the local reality and we ended the year by starting a pilot project at the local level, which has been joined by 18 entities, from capital cities to very small municipalities and regional entities.