At United Nations COP22 climate talks, grassroots women fought for representation and participation in international climate policy discussions, and demonstrated solidarity with women’s struggles across borders. Indigenous leaders such as Alicia Cahuiya of the Huaorani in Ecuador, Kayla DeVault of the Navajo Nation, and Fadma El Khallouri of the Amazigh (Berber) are actively resisting extractive industries that have ravaged their native lands and bodies, and presented about their efforts during a COP22 Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network event. Photo credit: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images
