Strengthening the Capacity of Women Parliamentarians and Local-Level Women Leaders in Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

Project details

Author: WRRN
Project Start Date: September 1, 2025
Project End Date: June 14, 2026
Funded by: FAO
Project Location: Bagmati, Lumbini, MadheshProvince
Categories: Ongoing Projects

 

 

While women are often the first to experience the direct impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, they are also the primary architects of community resilience. This initiative empowers women leaders across all tiers of governance—bridging the gap between high-level legislative policy and grassroots action. By equipping women parliamentarians with data-driven climate diplomacy tools and local leaders with practical resource-management skills, we ensure that environmental strategies are both legally robust and locally actionable. True climate resilience cannot be achieved from a top-down approach alone; it thrives when the women who manage the land have the systemic backing, resources, and authority to protect it.