Knowledge for Development

Powering change: IUCN celebrates International Women’s Day

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Date: 22/03/2010

Introduction:

To mark 2010 International Women’s Day, IUCN honored leaders who are at the forefront of women’s empowerment in tackling climate change. Climate change hinders sustainable development and is having an impact on all sectors of society including the environment, the economy, human health, disaster management and food security. The issue of gender and climate change is important because women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because the majority of them are poor and have limited access to or control over resources such as land, credit, information, technology, and decision making. At the same time, women are powerful agents of climate change solutions as community leaders, holders of traditional knowledge, food production managers, care givers and educators. (Source: IUCN, 8 March 2010)

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