Stories from the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme (EmPower) 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 Discover inspiring stories of women and marginalized communities creating sustainable solutions and driving climate action for a resilient future. 2025 March Better energy policies start with better gender data March Placing a gender-just energy transition at the centre of sustainable development discussions March Renewed impetus to drive inclusive renewable energy and sustainable cooling solutions 2024 December In Viet Nam, loans help bolster gender equality and fight climate change November Five ways a just energy transition can drive gender equality and social inclusion November Accelerate inclusive and gender-responsive climate action now: An urgent call from Asia and the Pacific October Fueling Change: How women are leading Viet Nam’s just energy transition September Equitable and inclusive energy transitions on the agenda at the ASEAN Energy Business Forum September Indigenous Women and Youth Call for Urgent Actions for Just Energy Transition September Viet Nam advances women’s entrepreneurship and green growth August In the words of Amira Bilqis: “We need to break the stigma that youth don’t know what they are talking about...” August Youth Day Spotlight: How Two Young Women are Tackling Environmental Crises July LowCarbon.Earth Accelerator Program Finale 2023 Showcases Asia's Top Climate-Tech Startups June Cambodia discusses plans to localize the global Sendai Gender Action Plan June “The work must continue until we can see more equitable climate programmes and social services that recognize women’s different needs” June Seven Asian women-led climate tech startups making a positive environmental impact May Pioneer Facility invests $250,000 in HUSK May UNEP supports Pioneer Facility to drive funding for women-led climate projects in Asia May Government representatives discuss ways to accelerate gender-responsive climate action in Asia-Pacific April "Climate change is the defining issue of our time” March Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland invest in women for a climate-resilient future March Empowering women-led climate tech startups: Highlights from the LowCarbon.Earth Accelerator session February Asia Officials Gather in Seoul for Cross-Country Learning on Gender-Responsive Climate Action Top top ⭫ 2023 December Women’s rights and leadership in focus at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023 October Civil society organizations from Asia-Pacific explore ways to address gender-based violence fueled by climate change October Women’s Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Towards a Gender-Just Energy Transition in Viet Nam August Women's Leadership in Climate Action Takes Spotlight at the 8th APAN Forum August Green skills for girls: advancing young women’s participation in the green economy July Women leaders needed for a just transition to clean energy in Asia, panel says July Renewable energy: a boon for women farmers in Cambodia July Women show how they are building climate-resilient agricultural communities in Bangladesh May Seoul workshop explores gender equality in climate action January UN Women, UNEP and Sweden Renew Commitment to Support Women Top top ⭫ 2022 November [Op-ed at the Jakarta Post] Helping Asia-Pacific women to overcome climate disasters October Strengthening gender equality through climate change action June Aid activists and a goat farmer tell of how a Sweden-funded project has changed lives June EmPower: Climate Change and Gender Justice April Enhancing Knowledge in The Asia-Pacific Region Top top ⭫ 2021 October [Op-ed at The Diplomat] Can COP26 Become a Turning Point for Gender Responsive Climate Action? June [Op-ed at the South China Morning Post] Why women should be at the forefront of world’s sustainable Covid-19 recovery May Marginalized women and girls need better representation to fight impacts of climate change and COVID February Solar power charges pandemic recovery for indigenous farmers in Viet Nam Top top ⭫ 2020 August COVID-19 opens a can of worms for fisherwomen in Cambodia June As Bangladesh battles COVID-19 and the aftermath of Super Cyclone Amphan, women’s organizations lead their communities through recovery March Film made by women shows women struggling with climate change in Fiji March The case for women running shift to renewables March Can renewable energy give climate-displaced women in Bangladesh a new beginning? March Viet Nam’s journalists learn how to report on women and risks of climate change Top top ⭫ 2019 December Vegetable gardens bring veritable gains for women in climate-struck Cambodia March Project to empower women in climate change decisions in Cambodia March Cambodia is finding solutions to climate change by empowering women Top top ⭫ 2018 December Cambodia is finding solutions to climate change by empowering women September Pig pens power a solution to climate change in Vietnam March Building a climate-resilient Asia-Pacific Top top ⭫
