Workshop organised by Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)

Moderator: Ann Holland, Sistah Sistah Foundation, Zambia

Speakers:
Raya Famau, Lamu Women’s Alliance, Kenya
Juliet Nangamba, Community Technology Development Trust, Zambia
Stella Agara, Akina Mama wa Afrika, Kenya

The climate crisis severely threatens vulnerable communities’ livelihoods, access to food, water and shelter. It exacerbates existing inequalities caused by differences in gender, socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity and age, and undermines development. Despite this, these communities, which also have the fewest resources to adapt or mitigate its effects, have drawn from their lived experiences to take countless inventive steps to slow it and address its impacts. Yet, they are often not involved in policy and decision making. The global decision-making process needs to shift to more inclusivity and centre the voices, knowledge and skills of communities, particularly women in the Global South, and leverage on their locally shaped climate solutions for inclusive and just climate transition.