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  • Integrate Gender When Designing Climate Policy

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    Guest Contributor  //  November 2, 2020  //  By Mara Dolan & Jessica Olson
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    The team of people tasked with coordinating the global climate change negotiations for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021, we recently learned, consists entirely of men. While not surprising to many feminists in this space, this blatant disregard of gender diversity and women’s perspectives in climate policy is all too common. And it reflects broader ignorance of how gender and climate change intersect.

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  • Women on the Front Lines of Change: Empowerment in the Face of Climate and Displacement

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 28, 2018  //  By Jessica Olson
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    With a swiftly changing climate comes rapidly rising sea levels, more frequent storms, and rising inequality. Slow yet consistent events like sea-level rise, as well as extreme events like hurricanes and other climate disasters, can force women and families from their homes. As the climate continues to change, adaptation will become more difficult, spurring some to leave home in search of safer ground. In the face of climate-induced instability, women are not just on the frontline of impacts, but also at the forefront of solutions.

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