Though both COP26 and COP27 have seen various initiatives—from travel funds to mentorship networks to enhance women’s participation in climate action—overall progress remains inconsistent and slow as richer countries tend to fall short of their financial promises.
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Women are often excluded from discussions around climate and the environment despite being at the center of climate change. They have less access to land, credit, agricultural inputs, decision-making systems, technology, and training that would allow them to adapt to climate change.
‘Women are increasingly being seen as more vulnerable than men to the impacts of climate change, mainly because they represent the majority of the world's poor and are proportionally more dependent on threatened natural resources,’ the United Nations has said.
Each year, the global community gathers to discuss the rapidly warming planet and what governments and companies can do to reduce contributing factors and mitigate loss...
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