Noelene Nabulivou, Executive Committee Member of DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era), questions the climate response systems in the Pacific in terms of their ignorance of human rights as a key factor of climate justice. Noelene presents DAWN’s project, called GEEJ (Gender Economic and Ecological Justice), which consists of trainings and consultations on gender and development in the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean and Asia. The author of the article points to the paradox of women acting as leaders of advocacy campaigns on climate change, yet being subjected to violence and the lack of access to basic rights such as sanitation. Gender equality needs to be mainstreamed in every aspect of climate policy. Photo Credit: WECAN International
