The impacts of climate hazards are not gender-neutral; women are often among those most affected. As cities make critical decisions on climate policy and resilience investments, Recife, Brazil, is showing how empowering women leaders in vulnerable communities can strengthen climate resilience for all.
Through several projects, ICLEI supports cities in applying the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) approach to climate action by providing capacity-building, technical guidance, and multi-stakeholder engagement to help address inequalities and ensure climate planning and policies are inclusive by design.
As Türkiye braces for another summer of heatwaves and unpredictable storms, spaces like the Kadifekale community garden offer a green space that is not only public, but participatory.
In Izmir’s Pazaryeri and Imariye neighborhoods, women are on the frontlines of climate resilience, navigating floods, heatwaves, and economic challenges while leading solutions that strengthen entire communities.
“Natural hazards, such as floods, droughts, and earthquakes, are gender-neutral, but their impacts are not.” This statement from the World…
Daring Cities 2022 highlighted the pivotal role of cities in responding to the climate emergency through innovative finance, people-centered approaches, and resilience initiatives, emphasizing the need for formalizing climate action processes, improving funding access, and including traditionally underrepresented groups.
Throughout 2022 to 2024, IHRB, ICLEI and other partners advance a research and action agenda on just transitions in the…
ICLEI South Asia and CDKN organised a series of webinars on climate resilience and its various aspects, including urban and…