The 28th U.N. Climate Climate Change Conference (COP) currently meeting in Dubai until Dec. 12, is being hailed as the “Health COP”––promising to bring the climate and health agenda into the mainstream. Yet we are seeing almost no direct focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights, which is a critical gap because climate change creates barriers to fulfilling those rights.
Author: Eleanor Blomstrom
Eleanor Blomstrom serves as Senior Manager, Policy and Advocacy for Women Deliver. She brings more than ten years of experience in global policy and advocacy at feminist NGOs, including with Fòs Feminista, the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). She holds a BA in Environmental Science from Northwestern University and a Master of International Affairs in Urban and Environmental Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. You can find more of her work here.