Global South Women Leading Climate Resilience Through Community Driven Indigenous Science

Women across the Global South are on the frontlines of climate change, deploying indigenous science and community-driven knowledge to build resilient agricultural, water, and ecological systems. This session explores how grass-roots data collected by female community leaders can be integrated into formal global scientific and policy frameworks. By bringing together researchers, indigenous practitioners, and policymakers, the discussion highlights scalable models of gender-responsive climate adaptation. Attendees will gain actionable insights on dismantling structural barriers in climate finance, protecting indigenous intellectual property, and translating local empirical evidence into national policy architectures directly advancing SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 13 (Climate Action) ahead of the 2030 targets.