Indigenous women, Black women, women from low-income communities, women with disabilities and women from the Global South bear a significantly heavier burden from the impacts of climate change. So they must be included in the solution.
Author: Tarcila Rivera Zea
Tarcila Rivera Zea is the executive president of the International Forum of Indigenous Women (FIMI). She has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to defending and seeking recognition for the cultures and indigenous peoples of Peru. In 2011, she was recognized by the Ford Foundation as an extraordinary global leader, and the following year she was designated as a member of the U.N. Women Global Civil Society Advisory Group. She is also a member of the International Committee of Futures of Education by UNESCO.