Female leadership is decisive in ensuring a fair, sustainable and resilient future, says the UNFCCC. At the recent COP28, the largest summit ever organized, only 34% of party delegates were women.

Only 19% of the delegations were headed by a woman, and only 2% had achieved gender parity within them. Scientific studies show that climate change has a greater impact on women and girls, especially those who are indigenous, Afro-descendant and peasants, say the authors.