Women’s Leadership Must Drive Bangladesh’s Climate Resilience

“Women trained under the EmPower II project by UN Women, have already improved their living standards and are now leading climate-resilient agriculture and livelihood activities at the local level. Expanding these successes on a larger scale is now a pressing need. Women’s voices must be ensured at every level, from national policy formulation to grassroots implementation. Incorporating a gender-responsive approach in climate planning is no longer optional; it is essential.”- Mr. Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain, MP, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Social Welfare, Bangladesh/ সমাজকল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়, বাংলাদেশ. At the “EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies” Phase II National Learning Sharing workshop held in Dhaka today, voices from government, development partners, and grassroots women networks came together with one clear message: 👉 Climate resilience must be driven by women’s leadership. From renewable energy enterprises to climate-resilient livelihoods, the impact is already visible: ✨ 33,000+ women empowered ✨ 1.6 million lives reached ✨ $3 million mobilized for women-led initiatives As one climate champion shared: “We now have the knowledge, confidence, and voice to shape decisions that affect our lives.” Find more: https://empowerbangladesh.com/ EmPower II is supported by the German Embassy DhakaGovernment of New Zealand, Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka and Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and implemented in Kurigram, Satkhira, Jamalpur, Khulna and Cox's Bazar in partnershiup with MANUSHER JONNO FOUNDATION, Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs and Centre for Entrepreneurship Development - CED, BRAC University. UN Women Asia and the Pacific UN Women