Climate Justice

2025 YEAR IN GENDER JUSTICE

From the streets of El Fasher, Sudan, to the Parliament halls in Rabat, Morocco, our partners are not just holding the line, they are reimagining what’s possible for women, girls, and historically marginalized communities. Join Global Fund for Women in looking back on a year of profound challenges and extraordinary feminist resistance, wins, and momentum.

COP30: The Future is Fertile, If We Fund It. Reproductive Justice in a Collapsing Climate

The climate crisis is altering the most intimate and essential aspect of human life: our choice and ability to give birth safely.

On the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis, Ugandan Activists Find Solutions Beyond the Injustice   

In Uganda, climate change isn’t a distant threat; it’s an immediate crisis. Communities across the country, from bustling Kampala to rural Jinja, are feeling its effects – erratic rainfall, droughts, and devastating landslides. At the forefront of the response are women and girls in all their diversity, pioneering solutions in agriculture, water management, and community…

Feminist Organizing for Climate Justice in the Caribbean

Gender Justice Movement Feminist Organizing for Climate Justice in the Caribbean Caribbean An emerging feminist climate justice movement in the Caribbean has the potential to play a key role in mitigating climate disaster. Photo (above): Barbados National Consultation Caribbean nations are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, and are at risk of greater and…

Crispine Ngena

As a feminist and environmental activist in Africa, Crispine Ngena (She/Her)works with women, young girls, and indigenous communities to build egalitarian communities for a better future, challenge existing harmful cultural norms, and practices and replacing them with new ones for change. Her simple ask? Close the sustainable development gap.

Winnet Shamuyarira

Winnet (She/Her) is a Zimbabwean feminist activist whose work focuses on women’s bodily autonomy and interrogating power and patriarchy’s impact on women’s sexual and reproductive rights.

Sharon Bhagwan Rolls

As a Pacific Island feminist, Sharon Bhagwan Rolls (She/Her) stands out. She works at the intersections of development and humanitarian spaces. She has committed her life to bringing more women of all backgrounds to climate negotiations.

Rael Akware

Rael Akware (She/Her advocates for marginalized ethnic minority women and girls through public interest litigation and legal aid. She is passionate about amplifying women and girls’ voices and compelling Government to address historical land rights injustices.

Disha Ravi

Disha A Ravi (She/Her) is a 23-year old feminist, climate and environmental activist.

image of a climate justice rally. Sign reads: Climate Change Is a Feminist Issue - women Let's Act! Activist is wearing a bag that reads: Sori Be...Planet B Ino Gat.

Feminist Action for Climate Justice in the Pacific

Gender Justice Movement Feminist Action for Climate Justice in the Pacific Pacific Islands While women and girls in the Pacific Islands are disproportionally impacted by climate change, they are also leading innovative and vital grassroots solutions. Photo (above): Shifting the Power Coalition, Fiji Communities in the Pacific Islands are deeply impacted by the ongoing climate…