Women are not only the primary victims of climate change. They are also at the forefront of its solutions.
— Carine Pionetti, former member of the Executive Committee and researcher
At the global level, women play a central role in the management and preservation of natural resources. Their involvement in areas such as agriculture and energy makes them key drivers of development and food sovereignty within their communities. As a result, they are also among the first to bear the brunt of global warming.
Increasingly on the front lines, women are also the ones striving to reverse these trends by protecting fragile ecosystems. This climate vulnerability is compounded by structural gender inequalities that particularly affect women working in the agricultural sector, thereby undermining their rights and autonomy: limited access to land ownership, economic insecurity, gender-based inequalities and violence, exclusion from environmental governance bodies, and many other barriers.
promote sustainable agricultural and livestock farming practices that respect ecosystems and are implemented by women.
offer training and microcredit to women so that they can access land and equipment.
support adaptation to climate change by offering training on new ways of working.
projects supported in this area since 2006 by the Foundation.
more likely than men to die in a natural disaster due to limited access to resources, information, and mobility (UNDP).
of landowners are women, even though they make up half of the global agricultural workforce and produce up to 80% of food in some developing countries (UN Women).
