Happy International Women’s Day!

There is an urgent need, now more than ever, for immediate action and accessible financing towards gender equality.

As we continue to witness and survive the impacts of the climate crises, changing weather patterns, and biodiversity loss, we can’t ignore that these impacts are unequal and gendered, damaging the lives of subsistence farmers, small-scale fisherfolk, informal workers, women-led SMEs, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.

Why do we need women and gender in climate finance?

• Mainstreaming gender across strategic projects and programs is essential for ensuring gender considerations are built-in to financial initiatives that support biodiversity.
• Women hold robust knowledge of biodiversity management practices, but a lack of data/information hinders the ability to track and quantify their contributions.
• Ensuring the meaningful participation of women in decision-making as well as making inclusive finance available are both crucial to addressing challenges in the environment and achieving sustainable development.
• Creating innovative and inclusive financing that supports women is essential for maintaining biodiversity, supporting and ensuring the availability of essential nature-based services, and supporting a transition to climate sensitive blue and green economies.

Interested in learning more about the state of Biodiversity, Gender, and Financing in the Caribbean? For IWD 2024, we hosted a webinar exploring the unique and critical intersections between these areas. As we celebrate International Women’s Day this year and continue our work in the gender space, we are pleased to release the full webinar.

Our insightful panel featured Karen McDonald Gayle of Caribbean Biodiversity Fund, Dr. Nikita Ali from The Cropper Foundation, Stacey Alvarez de la Campa, of Climate Rights & Justice International, and Keisha Garcia, at ANSA Merchant Bank.

Watch our 2024 Gender Perspectives in Biodiversity and Finance webinar here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aXeuDkUSLxgb-Fb57NMT2WKYKhYNcyAb/view?usp=sharing 

If you missed it but want to share your perspectives on gender, biodiversity, finance, and labour, register now for our CSW69 event with the Society of Gender Professionals! The hybrid event will take place on the 21^st of March 2025 at 10:30 AM EST.

Register for our CSW69 event here: tinyurl.com/IntersectionalSolutionsCSW2025