BALI, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global summit on women and climate, the first of its kind, opened on Sunday, bringing together some 80 activists working on women’s rights, climate change and natural resources, in a bid to build alliances and raise the profile of female environmental leaders. Experts have long said women and children, especially in developing countries, are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and are disproportionately affected. The four-day summit in Bali – with participants from 37 countries – is focusing on the positive work being done by grassroots women to tackle the issue, despite a dearth of funding. “Women at the local level have the best and most sustainable solutions to the pressing problem of climate change – but their voices are not being heard, not only internationally but also locally,” said Terry Odendahl, executive director of the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF), one of the event’s organisers, ahead of the summit.

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