We believe that diversity and equity in leadership is the key to climate action that protects and supports people and the planet.
Our Achievements in 2024
In 2024, SHE Changes Climate transitioned from a campaign into a movement dedicated to uniting and amplifying women's voices, agency, and innovative solutions in climate action. During the course of the year, country networks were established in India, Brazil, Zimbabwe, France, Nepal and Kenya.
In addition, we invited our partners, allies, supporters, and everyone actively involved in climate action to participate in a collaborative process of co-creating the movement over the course of four months. This process planted the seeds of a robust strategic action plan that will guide SHE Changes Climate actions in the years to come.
SHE Changes Climate team celebrating the beginning of the strategy planning process. ©SHE Changes Climate/ Nariman Naufal
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In January 2024, Azerbaijan, the host country for COP29, established an Organizational Committee for the event. However, it was surprising to note that out of the 28 committee members, there was not a single woman present.
This situation prompted us to issue a statement regarding the COP29 Organizational Committee, which ultimately led to the inclusion of women in the committee.
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Understanding our influence as a global movement, and staying true to our commitment to the local women leaders advancing climate action, we set up country networks in 6 countries in the first quarter of 2024.
These networks will serve as hubs for women in all their diversity—as well as supporters of women in climate—to band together to advance climate action in these countries.
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In June 2024, as the EU moved towards adopting a groundbreaking law to restore and protect nature, efforts faced resistance from rising antidemocratic movements. With the EU elections approaching, citizens had the power to support leaders dedicated to safeguarding forests, oceans, and vital habitats.
SHE Changes Climate highlighted the women leaders driving this change. Through our global network, we shared their stories and impact, inspiring action ahead of the EU Elections on 6-9 June.
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In September 2024, we conducted a global consultation along with five country consultations, featuring inspiring leaders from Nepal, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and India. We had the privilege of listening to and learning from women leaders across various regions.
The primary focus of these discussions was to promote gender-responsive climate policies and to amplify the voices of women leaders as a means to drive transformative change.
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Learn about SHE Changes Ocean, a collaborative platform designed to harness the knowledge, resources, and networks of women and women-led organisations working at the intersection of ocean conservation and gender equality.
Our Achievements in 2023
Our 2023 Impact Report highlights our efforts and achievements in advocating for greater inclusion and diversity in climate policy, our partnerships, the remarkable expansion of our network over the past year, and more.
High-level Multi-Stakeholder dialogue at COP28. ©SHE Changes Climate/ Hamza Maqbool
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On 21 November 2023, SHE Changes Climate and Project Dandelion collaboratively hosted a one-day online Summit with multi-stakeholder dialogues with the COP Presidency, key decision-makers, influencers, and partners from around the world.
The overarching goal of the summit was to raise climate ambition and scale up solutions addressing the planetary emergency. The full summit video can be found here.
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In 2023, SHE Changes Climate continued to campaign for a more inclusive and diverse leadership for climate action, with a special focus on decision-making in COP28.
More on the inclusion and diversity principles in climate policy and action.
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SHE Changes Climate Ambassadors Programme achieved significant growth, expanding to include 16 Ambassadors globally, representing diverse backgrounds and expertise.
Ranging from experienced change-makers to youth leaders, these Ambassadors have formed a dynamic community dedicated to women's empowerment and climate action.
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Explore our 2023 Impact Report through the following this link.
Our Achievements in 2022
In 2022, SHE Changes Climate has continued to work towards its global mission which is to ensure all delegations, for all climate negotiations, have at least a 50% representation of women, in all their diversity, at their top levels, now and in the future. The SHE Changes Climate vision suggests that COP adopts a Co-Presidency approach. This is because we are more powerful when women and men, in all their diversity, lead together to build a movement for collaborative climate action and systemic change.
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In September 2022, we sent an open letter to the COP27 Presidency and Leadership team, calling on them for greater accountability and transparency on male/female parity on the Egyptian COP27 leadership team. Our letter was supported by over 700 female and male environmental leaders worldwide. You can see the outcomes and the full text of the letter here.
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On November 4, 2022, SHE Changes Climate and Partners hosted an inclusive event that provided open access to inspiring dialogues from around our planet, valuing diversity and a new model of shared leadership for a sustainable future. Read about the event here.
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Women must wait 136 years before we get gender parity. With the latest IPCC report stating half of the world is highly vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis, we say enough is enough. The climate crisis cannot wait for men to act, we need women at the top table now. Watch our short film here.
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Read our 2022 Impact Report by following this link.
SHE Changes Climate Co-Founder, Elise Buckle, speaking at COP27 on Gender Day
Our Achievements in 2021
In just over a year we’ve achieved an amazing amount of impact by maximising our available resources. As we reflect on our first year of campaigning, the Founders and Steering Group Committee continue to meet regularly to discuss the future purpose, mission and activities of SHE Changes Climate. To ensure this thinking is grounded in the needs of our community, we will be hosting a number of sessions with our allies in 2022. We commit to ensuring we calibrate our respective messaging to maximum effect.
Speakers at SCC Event, COP26
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In December 2020, we sent the open letter to the UK Government, calling on them for greater accountability and transparency on male/female parity on the UK COP26 leadership team. Our letter was supported by over 450 female and male environmental leaders worldwide. You can see the outcomes and the full text of the letter here.
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As part of our Countdown to COP26 Podcast Series, we asked influential women from around the world to describe how their work connected with climate change and what difference having more women on the COP26 team would make to their work downstream in the future. See more here
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Disappointed by the lack of female representation at COP26, we took it upon ourselves to host our own event at The Pipe Factory in the art district of Glasgow on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The inaugural She Changes Climate Day at COP26 showcased how women accelerate climate action and are already enacting solutions to the climate crisis. Check out this section for more information and clips!
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In the run-up to COP26 we launched our #5050Vision calling for all parties to be represented in decision-making because all parties are affected. See the breakdown here.
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This International Women's Day (IWD), women must wait 136 years before we get gender parity. With the latest IPCC report stating half of the world is highly vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis, we say enough is enough. The climate crisis cannot wait for men to act, we need women at the top table now. More details are available here.