Championing Gender Equality in Climate Policy
Provided by: United Nations Climate Change|Published on: September 29, 2025
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Civics, Health
Authors: United Nations Climate Change
Region: Africa
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This article from United Nations Climate Change announces and explains an initiative in East and Southern Africa to integrate climate action through the lens of gender equality.
- Students will understand the process of introducing this initiative and creating the technical guide for integrating gender into climate action.
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Positives
- This article is brief and to the point.
- Students who read the technical guide will have a handy abbreviation glossary to keep unfamiliar abbreviations straight.
Prerequisites
- Students should understand that ecosystems have limits and that a population's size and resource use per capita is critical to conversations about climate solutions and social justice.
Differentiation & Implementation
- To further understand the importance of gender equality in addressing climate change, students can check out this brief video.
- Before reading this article, teachers can provide background information on the United Nations and their Sustainable Development Goals. After reading, teachers can have students focus on SDG 5, Gender Equality. This report offers an in-depth look at SDG 5.
- Advanced students can read and analyze the technical guide linked in the article.
This resource highlights the work of a two-year UN project that bolsters the leadership of women in climate negotiations in Africa. The article is wholly focused on climate action and equity, and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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