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Equal Rights for Women is a major category, like energy or climate change, of sustainability and the voices in this collection are of the present and the past.

If we don't address human rights and social justice of which the sustainability keywords and phrases include children's rights and welfare; human trafficking, slavery, and women's rights and roles, then as David Korten points out, we will not be able to come to terms with the limits of the planet and not even technology will be able to save us. 

 

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Women on the Frontlines of Climate Action | WECAN COP30 Press Conference
December 11, 2025
On November 18, at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, WECAN hosted the press conference, “Women on the Frontlines of Climate Action”, with powerful interventions from global women leaders on how women are taking action and leading the way to end fossil fuels, ensure rights-based approaches in the Just Transition, call for Indigenous Peoples’ rightful spot at the negotiating table, progress climate negotiations at COP30, and build a world defined by justice. At the event, WECAN delivered our report, “Justice-Based Climate Finance for COP30 and Beyond,” which offers in-depth analysis and strategies for governments to address the ongoing climate crisis and advance effective, rights-based climate finance. Read the full WECAN report https://wecaninternational.org/climate-finance Speakers included: — Zukiswa White, Gender Advisor, African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), South Africa — Susana Muhamad, Former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Colombia — Taily Terena (Terena Nation), Pantanal, Brazil — Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator, Turtle Island/USA — Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Turtle Island/USA Learn more about WECAN’s advocacy goals, delegation, events, and speakers, on our website: https://tinyurl.com/COP30blog