Climate Justice Starts at the Roots
Grassroots feminist recommendations for gender-transformative climate finance and policies 

From waste-pickers in Bogotá to mangrove guardians in Senegal, grassroots women are already protecting ecosystems, building climate-resilient communities, and driving the circular economies the world urgently needs — yet they remain systematically underfunded, underrepresented, and legally unprotected. Climate Justice Starts at the Roots presents 10 concrete, field-tested recommendations for making climate finance and policy truly gender-transformative. Each recommendation is grounded in real stories of women who fought for land ownership, reformed waste legislation, and claimed seats at decision-making tables that had long been closed to them. The report challenges a global finance architecture that rarely reaches the local level, and a policy landscape where gender commitments look good on paper but transformative action remains scarce. For anyone interested in the intersection of gender equality and climate action, this report offers both evidence and direction.