The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women

Jul 16, 2019 | Michelle Milford Morse
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To change everything, we need everyone – and that means we need to harness the wisdom and leadership of girls and women to protect the planet and its people.

Last October, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offered a stark choice – greater food security and more protection for our oceans, coral reefs, biodiversity, and people, or disastrous levels of warming with higher risks of droughts, floods, extreme heat, and resulting poverty.

We have another related choice to make – to keep girls and women on the sidelines of the climate movement, or to harness their wisdom and leadership to seize the opportunity to protect the planet and usher in new solutions for a healthier and more sustainable world for all.