Gender inequities in education and climate justice are two of the most urgent needs of our time, yet the two concepts are often disconnected. This Policy Brief seeks to link gender-transformative education (GTE) with climate justice through: 1) summarizing the current literature linking gender, and climate disasters and the role of education to address inequities; 2) identifying existing linkages between gender and climate justice in international agreements; 3) conceptualizing GTE for climate justice; and 4) proposing policy advocacy actions that can help facilitate linkages between GTE and climate justice. This paper focuses on climate action in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, but considerations may be applicable in other settings around the world.
This brief uses a gender-transformative and intersectional lens to identify the gendered impacts of climate disasters on schooling and wellbeing, with a specific focus on LAC. It also highlights the existing national frameworks that link gender and climate justice, and conceptualizes GTE for climate justice. Lastly, it offers advocacy recommendations to support gender-transformative and climate-just education.