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Gender

'Manels': Male speakers outnumber women two to one at UN climate talks

‘Manels’: Male speakers outnumber women two to one at UN climate talks

Panel organisers promise to change policy after Climate Home News analysis finds there are significantly more men than women invited as speakers at Bonn talks

Gender remains one of climate change's great inequalities

Gender remains one of climate change’s great inequalities

Globally, women are more affected by climate change. Sweden’s deputy prime minister and the head of the Green Climate Fund say they must be brought into the discussion

South Asia's women suffer as climate migration rises

South Asia’s women suffer as climate migration rises

Feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments have been slow to recognise the role of climate change

Alcoholism, domestic abuse weakens climate resilience

Alcoholism, domestic abuse weakens climate resilience

Communities where alcohol use is rife are at greater risk of disintegration when extreme weather hits, finds study

Why women are key to tackling climate change

Why women are key to tackling climate change

IWD2016: Nine leaders from Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America explain why women are the key to transforming society and helping communities become more climate resilient

Tajikistan's women take solar power into their own hands

Tajikistan’s women take solar power into their own hands

NEWS: Left behind by men seeking work in Russia, Tajik’s mountain women are learning to deploy solar systems to keep warm

From Kalimantan to Lima: Where do women stand in climate?

From Kalimantan to Lima: Where do women stand in climate?

ANALYSIS: Female representation in UN climate talks is increasing; on the ground, women are still marginalised

Woman drought at UN climate talks: are quotas the answer?

Woman drought at UN climate talks: are quotas the answer?

COMMENT: Quotas could create a critical mass of women at climate negotiations and drive change

Women to watch ahead of the UN's 2015 climate summit

Women to watch ahead of the UN’s 2015 climate summit

TOP 20: We’ve picked key influencers from politics, diplomacy, business and civil society who will be central in Paris

Why effective climate policy needs women - and vice versa

Why effective climate policy needs women – and vice versa

COMMENT: Climate change will increase inequality between men and women without action, says Finland’s former climate chief

Christiana Figueres: Climate deal must bring gender equality

INTERVIEW: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says a climate deal must create an equal economy for men and women

Kelly Rigg: Women’s leadership will strengthen climate action

Kelly Rigg: Women’s leadership will strengthen climate action

This week 100 of the world’s leading sustainability leaders meet in New York. They’re all women, and they are ambitious for change

Affirmative action can restore gender balance at UN climate talks - report

Affirmative action can restore gender balance at UN climate talks – report

Report by UN Women and Mary Robinson Foundation recommends quotas and targeted funding to ensure a fairer gender balance throughout the process

Why it's time to ramp up gender focus at UN climate talks

Why it’s time to ramp up gender focus at UN climate talks

Global Twitter chat with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres reveals importance of integrating women into global climate deal in 2015

Missing women hold key to sluggish UN climate talks

Missing women hold key to sluggish UN climate talks

Women made up 30% of delegations at the latest round of negotiations – and as Mike Shanahan argues – this has to change for progress to be made

Figueres: time for women to shine in climate challenge

Figueres: time for women to shine in climate challenge

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres argues that progress to a low carbon growth model can only take place if women are empowered to contribute

COP18: Making the link between women's health and climate change

COP18: Making the link between women’s health and climate change

Boosting women’s right and access to reproductive health services is better for them and for the planet, argues Isobel Braithwaite.

2.4 billion women still use traditional biomass fuels or cook over health-threatening open fires (Source: CDM Photo Contests/Flickr)

Rockefeller and UN join forces to highlight women’s climate role

Rockefeller Foundation supports UNFCCC initiative to build awareness of women’s role in addressing climate change

PODCAST: Are women the key to moving climate change debate forward?

PODCAST: Are women the key to moving climate change debate forward?

An increased role for women in climate and sustainable development talks is vital a panel of world leaders tell RTCC.

Rio+20 Day 8 Live: Coverage from the UN Summit on Sustainable Development

Rio+20 Day 8 Live: Coverage from the UN Summit on Sustainable Development

Follow all the latest news and events from Rio+20 with the RTCC team on site.

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