In Asia-Pacific, more than 100 million people are affected annually by climate-related events. As the world continues to experience incremental yet unpredictable climate change, the inter-linkages with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an emerging issue that needs to be addressed in the context of sustainable development. Climate change has exacerbated the challenges that many poor and marginalised women and girls are already facing due to gender inequality; this includes the lack of respect, protection and fulfillment of their SRHR. Despite this reality, SRHR is rarely taken into account in the context of climate change and in climate action.

ARROW and the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) have come together to form the Women & Earth Initiative (WORTH Initiative). WORTH is an innovation programme and fund where civil society can unleash creativity and develop new integrated solutions to gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, environmental sustainability, and climate change adaptation challenges. The programme is currently focused on civil society organisations from four countries experiencing devastating consequences from climate change: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan and the Philippines. Learn more about WORTH at www.arrow.org.my/worthinitiative