Climate Finance must be distributed in a Gender responsive way.

<p>Annually, nearly 20 million people leave their homes due to climate-induced displacement, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 80 percent of those displaced are women and girls</p> <p>Women are key agents of change, but education is vital in developing required leadership traits. During the Gender Day celebrated during the just-concluded UN climate summit (COP26), the need to make climate finance more gender-responsive was noted as key.&nbsp;</p> <p>In today's episode, Camille Quénard, a gender expert specializing in Africa's climate change sector for a multilateral development bank, talks about the links between gender and climate change.</p> <p>Quénard has previously worked in Europe, North and South America for diverse international organizations to defend women's rights, including in refugee/displacement contexts, and explains how best financing and climate finance can be made more gender-responsive.&nbsp;</p> <p>Have a listen.</p> <p><br></p>