Women and Water: On the frontline of climate change

Prepared for COP27, this joint statement Women and Water: On the frontline of climate change lays out five priority action areas to ensure gender transformative climate finance includes water, sanitation, and hygiene as ‘low regrets’ adaptation measures to confront climate change.

This joint statement was developed from the Women and Water: on the frontline of climate change virtual event co-hosted by the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development, the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) and WaterAid convened on October 12, 2022.