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.

Mangroves are key to conservation in Kenya, but Kenya's mangroves have been exploited for centuries for shipbuilding and construction materials among others. Lamu archipelago, around the northern coast of Kenya, accounts for more than half of the country's mangroves, but across the country approximately 40% of this commodity has been degraded. This is where the region's women come to the rescue to run mangrove conservation effort.

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In protecting their forests, these women transformed their futures

The 2030 Agenda makes clear that development will only be sustainable if its benefits accrue equally to both women and men; and women’s rights will only become a reality if they are part of broader efforts to protect the planet and ensure that all people can live with respect and dignity.

WEDO's Gender Climate Tracker provides the latest information, data, and resources to understand and track progress on integrating gender equality mandates into climate policy at global and national levels. It can provide insight into nature and quality of gender in NDCs.