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Whether it’s celebrating sustainable fashion and beauty, stories of women in Africa creating home gardens, or female leaders advocating for climate justice, MP champions young readers’ appetite to make the world a better place.

March 13, 2024

Three years since a devastating flood, women in Nepal recount how they still live in fear

Experts say that Nepal is vulnerable to hazards such as floods, landslides, glacial lake outburst, extreme temperatures, further aggravated due to climate change.

Sanskrita Bharadwaj

March 8, 2024

It’s time to share my own experience, to highlight the exploitation of gender, climate, and capitalism

The intersecting systems of capitalism, imperialism, and the patriarchy, not only perpetuate the objectification of women and gender minorities, but also propel us into multiple crises, such as the environmental and climate crisis.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

January 30, 2024

Anjali Sharma, the youth climate activist leading a fight she shouldn’t have to

"It’s not something that young people want to be doing with their time, but it’s... out of responsibility, out of fear, out of a wish for a future that is safe and liveable."

Elfy Scott

January 18, 2024

How women being left behind in the COP29 committee fails us all

Opinion: Rich (and often white) men have occupied too much space for far too long... it's not only delaying much-needed climate action, but also harming marginalised people everywhere.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan

December 8, 2023

New report presented at COP28 finds climate change is having a profound impact on girl's education in the Asia Pacific

As the world’s most influential climate experts convene for COP28, new research by Plan International and young people from three countries in the Asia Pacific has revealed the immense impact the climate crisis is having on girls’ and young women’s access to education.

Missing Perspectives

December 5, 2023

What it's like being a young woman on the climate change frontline

I am Sikha, a climate activist from Nepal. I live in Kathmandu.

Sikha Thapa

November 6, 2023

Yaraan Couzens Bundle on being a Whale Dreaming custodian and protecting Sea Country

Environmental activism takes many forms, but I’ve learnt that culture and connection is always at the centre of Yaraan Couzens Bundle’s approach to advocating for ocean protection.

Phoebe Saintilan

September 27, 2023

Improving climate resilience and social justice for women in the Middle East and North Africa region go hand in hand

From desertification to erratic rainfall, the MENA region faces significant climate change challenges. Lebanese reporter Batoul Yazbeck argues that a gender lens is essential to break down who stands to lose the most, and why empowering women can result in better policy responses.

Batoul Yazbeck

August 28, 2023

In Zimbabwe – women-led home gardens buffer against hunger pangs

Nyasha Bhobo

August 21, 2023

Illuminating Change: Rural Women in Guatemala Bring Solar Energy to Transform Communities

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