Delegates at the United Nations climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, highlighted that the climate crisis is also a crisis of power, rooted in systems that exploit natural resources and unpaid women’s labour.

Around 1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, and intensified shocks are projected to push an additional 185 million into hunger by 2050.

Women already perform unpaid water‑collection duties in roughly two‑thirds of households lacking reliable access, a burden expected to rise as droughts worsen.

Advocates warned that nearly 70 percent of climate finance to developing nations arrives as loans, risking deeper debt for communities already facing scarcity.

The proposed just‑transition mechanism should be operationalised to guarantee gender‑responsive funding, direct grants to grassroots women’s organisations, and meaningful decision‑making power for women in climate governance.

Experts estimate that, with targeted investment in care infrastructure and skills development, women could fill about 68 million of the 104 million green‑sector jobs projected for 2035.

The report also cited a rise in violence against women environmental defenders, noting 751 killings between 2015 and 2025 and a 66 percent increase in such murders.

Calls were made for the Belém Gender Action Plan to receive full financing and measurable accountability, ensuring that gender justice is embedded in all climate actions.