Reimagining governance and climate action with the Women’s Climate Congress
The Women's Climate Congress is dedicated to empowering women as leaders and changemakers in the global climate change challenge. Guided by our Vision and Theory of Change, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future where women's leadership and collaborative action drive climate solutions.
We aim to achieve three key outcomes:
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By empowering women’s equality and agency to lead change ...
Women’s leadership, agency and influence on climate action reflects their right as half the population to fully participate in policy development and decision making at all levels in partnership with men.
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By promoting deep listening and collaboration to create rapid, united change ...
Climate action is based on the science, and on collaboration and cooperation to build inclusive, fair and united policy and action.
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By elevating care and nurture of life to inform Earth-centred, future-focused decision making ...
Nurture of life and care for the earth are at the centre of every government decision.
Strategic focus areas
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Elevating gender equality
Advocating for gender equality as a vital component of action on climate change, and call for a gender lens to be applied to strategy and priority areas for climate action in Australia and internationally.
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Political advocacy
Promoting climate action through engagement with parliamentarians and leaders, aligned with the WCC Charter for Change.
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Strengthening women’s agency
Empowering women globally to champion the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C and a just transition that supports longer-term human and planetary wellbeing.
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International women’s congress
Organising a pre-COP women’s summit to amplify women’s voices and solutions for COP31 in 2026. A full expression of our goals, with suggested policy solutions, created from conversations with 100s of women, is expressed in the WCC Charter for Change.
Photo : Nikita Pere, The Nature Conservancy
‘Nature’s Leading Women’ , Cavanbah (Byron Bay), Dec 2024, with local Elder Delta Kay (centre).
Methods
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Promote multipartisan, ambitious climate action and nurture of life through the agency and leadership of women in policy, governance and community.
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Create space and inspiration for women, in all our diversity, to explore our agency and share the Charter for Change calls to climate action.
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Connect and collaborate with other organisations engaged in action on climate change, gender equality, intergenerational equity and social inclusion in Australia and internationally.
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Build a sustainable organization that nurtures women and values their skills and contribution whether paid or unpaid, while securing a financial base to build capacity and support core administration and activities of the WCC.