For a sustainable future, involve women in climate action – U.S. Consulate

Women’s participation in climate action, according to Kenise Hill, Deputy Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate, will contribute to the creation of a more sustainable and fair future for everybody.

Hill stated this in a statement provided to newsmen by the consulate on Sunday in Lagos.

According to her, the consulate recently sponsored the first Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon, which brought together women-led organisations, entrepreneurs in the climate-tech industry, and members of the public and private sectors. These individuals were in charge of spearheading initiatives to battle climate change in their local communities.

According to Hill, Folawemi Umunna, a graduate of the International Visitors Leadership Programme financed by the U.S. Department of State, and Silicon Valley technology veteran Shelley Taylor coordinated the Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon with assistance from the mission in Lagos.

She explained that the Salon was a group of partners that joined together in many nations and areas to assist women in finding answers to climate concerns through events and a burgeoning supportive network.

According to Hill, the threat posed by climate change knows no boundaries.

“We’re happy to support this discourse that provides voice to the women who had traumatic experiences with the effects of climate change.

She added, “We’re happy to encourage their engagement with women who have created techniques for enhancing resilience to identify cooperative answers to our common global challenge of climate change.

Hill argued that another illustration of how closely related and cooperative the people of Nigeria and the United States were was their common commitment to environmental protection.

The convener of the Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon, Shelley Taylor, added that gender disparities and developmental gaps were made worse by climate change.

Women, she said, typically took the brunt of climate shocks and strains, giving them a unique viewpoint on environmental challenges.

Taylor stated that one of the objectives of the Climate Resilience Salons was to assist some of the women working in non-profits in turning their work into businesses where they could make money from addressing climate change, so boosting their family’s wealth and social standing.

“Existing climate tech founders need help scaling their solutions into other regions and across borders, too,” Taylor added.