Our workplans 2024-25
Overview
Outcomes
The WCC Vision and Theory of Change point to three key outcomes:
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.
Climate action is based on the science, and on collaboration and cooperation to build inclusive, fair and united policy.
Nurture of life and care for the earth are at the centre of every government decision.
Strategic focus areas 2024-2025
To move us towards these outcomes in 2024-25, the WCC will focus on these action areas:
Elevate 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.
Advocate with parliamentarians and other leaders for united and accelerated climate action in line with the WCC Charter for Change.
Strengthen the agency of women in Australia and across the world who call for urgent action to restrict global warming to 1.5⁰C and a just transition that supports longer-term human and planetary wellbeing.
In the context of the growing urgency of the UN COPs WCC has added a specific ambition to:
initiate a pre-COP international women’s congress, to bring women’s voices, policy agendas and solutions to the table in a major way to 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.
Methods
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Political influence
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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Grassroots activities
Create space and inspiration for women, in all our diversity, to explore our agency and share the Charter for Change call to climate action.
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Affiliation and collaboration
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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Organisational development
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.