As a partner of the Call for Just Finance campaign, we urge multilateral development banks and national development finance institutions to enhance the availability, accessibility, and impact of climate finance for women by taking the following steps:
Ensure gender-balanced representation in decision-making bodies and climate negotiations, with meaningful participation from all.
Promote co-leadership models, appointing both men and women as co-chairs in organizations.
Build gender incentive structures to accelerate investment and enhance financial capacity for women.
Mobilize additional financing to strengthen domestic resource mobilization and regulatory environments.
Support lending in local currencies and scale up innovative, country-driven mechanisms.
Ensure that women’s organizations have access to climate finance to support climate adaptation initiatives.
Encourage the private sector, particularly large corporations, to scale up support for women in climate action.
Support women entrepreneurs in climate and cleantech businesses by facilitating access to green technologies and fostering sustainable growth.
By empowering women and ensuring they have equal access to climate finance and decision-making processes, we can unlock innovative solutions, strengthen community resilience, and drive global progress toward a more sustainable future.