Mainstreaming gender and climate change is more likely to become institutionalised when activities are organised in a cross-sectoral manner and build on each other over time. In the past few years, the Government of Ethiopia has taken important steps in setting up and strengthening the institutions and governance arrangements for climate change and gender, including through the establishment of Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) units and gender directorates in different sectoral ministries.

Women entrepreneurs have sacrificed more time than men undertaking unpaid care during COVID-19 and their businesses have received less public support than those run by men – raising concerns that COVID-19 could undo years of progress for women entrepreneurs. Learn more about the new data highlighting the setbacks suffered by women in the workforce.

Sharing WEDO's great new app providing on-the-go access to the latest information on policies, mandates, research, decisions, and actions related to gender and climate change. https://www.genderclimatetracker.org/?blm_aid=280028161

In the process of creating various conservation and development initiatives in the Waorani Territory, in the Amazon Basin, women and communities have provided a great contribution, thanks to their constant involvement and interest. This made it possible to create local capacities.

In this interview with Sônia Guajajara, indigenous woman leader and Executive Coordinator of the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations in the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), Sônia discusses the important role of indigenous women in the preservation of traditional culture and the natural environment.

If you have 27 minutes, listen to this fascinating conversation with Caroline Criado Perez, author of "Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men."

Perez covers real-world examples of how a lack of gender-disaggregated data puts women at risk and puts women's needs behind the curtain.

The discussion of the priorities and needs of women living in informal settlements and tenements, highlighted by COVID-19. This blog explains why women are ideally placed to map vulnerability to climate change in their community and city.