Strengthening women’s voices at COP29 in Azerbaijan – EUR 20,000 (28 May 2024)
SHE Changes Climate mobilizes women for climate action and therewith seeks to influence civil organisations and governments. By delegating 17 ambassadors from 15 countries in North- and South America, Europe, Africa, South-Asia and Australia women’s voices were heard at COP28. Its aim for a more gender-balanced leadership at climate fora is urgent. At UNGA 2024 only 10% of the speakers at UN-fora were women.
Women leaders in Brazil, Kenya and India show each in their country that women and girls bear the brunt of climate change's greatest impacts, exacerbating pre-existing gender inequalities and posing threats to their livelihoods, health, and safety. The Kenya and Brazil networks were launched in March and April 2024. A network in Zimbabwe is the next goal. The ambassadors participate in the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November, 2024, known as COP29.
