This report by UN Habitat is a call to critically think about the multitude of ways that gender interacts and informs climate change and climate policy, regarding policy around cities in this case. Cities are increasingly being recognized as essential actors of climate change policies and in the last 20 years, cities in low- and mid-income countries across the world have been prioritizing adaptation and mitigation efforts. Given how power relations with regard to access and control over natural resources continue to play out in cities and overwhelmingly put women at a disadvantage, it is prudent that we think strategically about how to craft climate-related policies that create just cities for women. Photo credit: UN Habitat
