Resources on Gender Equality and Climate Action
REST Manifesto
A collective manifesto born from the wisdom, emotional labor, and resistance of women environmental and human rights defenders (EHRDs) across Pakistan.
Co-Creating Transformational and Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific – A Multistakeholder Dialogue
On 30 September 2025, the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), UN Women, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), through the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme, convened a Regional Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Bangkok ahead of the 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation (APAN) Forum.
UNFCCC 101 Webinars: A Feminist Guide to Climate Negotiations (Part 2)
Second installment of a feminist introductory guide exploring recent UN climate negotiation outcomes advocacy engagement within the Women and Gender Constituency.
UNFCCC 101 Webinars: A Feminist Guide to Climate Negotiations (Part 1)
First installment of a feminist introductory guide to how UN climate negotiations work, including key agreements, decision-making processes, and the role of observer constituencies.
Toolkit for Applying a Gender-Transformative Approach to Women-Led Climate Resilience
Welcome to the Toolkit for Applying a Gender-Transformative Approach to Women-led Climate Resilience—a resource for donors, policy makers, international development practitioners, gender experts, and community-based organizations working at the intersection of gender, climate, and health.
The Silent Scars of Climate Change
The Silent Scars of Climate Change” explores the often-overlooked intersection between climate change and gender-based violence (GBV). As climate-related disasters intensify, they do not affect everyone equally. Women and girls, particularly in vulnerable communities, face heightened risks of violence, displacement, and loss of safety and support systems.
Resilience Rising: A Landscape Assessment of Action & Opportunity at the Climate-SRHR Nexus Across South Asia
A hundred organizations across South Asia just provided a blueprint for how they’ve been building climate-resilient reproductive health services and systems, and the evidence is undeniable.
COP30: Asia and the Pacific Regional Brief
The COP 30 Regional Brief goes beyond the general climate agenda and speaks of the crucial role of gender equality and social inclusion in climate action, particularly within the context of countries’ updated climate pledges – Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
COP29: Global Advocacy Brief – Waves of Change
The COP29 Global Advocacy Brief on Climate and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) spotlights the critical role of young people at the forefront of climate action and SRHR.
Bangladesh Scoping Study: Policy Research on Climate Change and SRHR in Khulna Division of Bangladesh
The study explores how climate change impacts sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the coastal Khulna region of Bangladesh.
Philippines Scoping Study: Exploring the Nexus of Indigenous Women’s SRHR and Climate Change
The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the escalating climate crisis which threaten both livelihoods and the health of marginalised groups.
Nepal Scoping Study: Amplifying Voices of Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities on the Nexus of Climate Change and SRHR
Climate change is an emerging global issue that poses significant challenges in Nepal, with particularly impacts on various marginalized groups.
Fiji Scoping Study: Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change and Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) examines the connection between climate change and SRHR within Fiji’s social context.
Pakistan Scoping Study: Resilience and Rights
Resilience and Rights is a collaborative report on SRHR and safety of environmental human rights defenders, co-authored by women defenders
Gender Equality and Climate Action Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Call to Action
The Call to Action urges gender-focused climate justice in Asia-Pacific, stressing COP29’s goals need voices of the most climate-vulnerable.
COP28 Regional Advocacy Brief
ARROW,with Women’s Fund Asia, had studied climate change and SRHR in Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Philippine, involving diverse CSOs and communities.
