UNFPA cohosted the 2025 Global Symposium on Climate Justice and Impacted Populations, with the Government of Brazil. The symposium convened global policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to examine the intersections between climate change, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and gender-based violence (GBV). Held ahead of COP30, it positioned climate change as not only an environmental crisis but a human rights issue, disproportionately affecting women and girls.
The symposium assessed critical gaps in research, policy, financing, and data systems linking climate and GBV, while emphasizing the need for integrated, gender-responsive climate action. It culminated in the Brasília Call to Action, which outlined concrete steps to embed SRHR and GBV into climate policies, national adaptation plans, and financing frameworks. The event strengthened UNFPA and UN agency capacity by establishing a shared evidence base that links GBV with climate vulnerability. It improved technical and institutional capacity by identifying integration pathways for GBV within climate frameworks like NDCs. Furthermore, it fostered cross-sectoral coordination among UN entities and governments for scalable responses while enhancing advocacy capacity with a unified narrative to influence COP30 and global climate governance.
UNFPA cohosted the 2025 Global Symposium on Climate Justice and Impacted Populations, with the Government of Brazil. The symposium convened global policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to examine the intersections between climate change, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and gender-based violence (GBV). Held ahead of COP30, it positioned climate change as not only an environmental crisis but a human rights issue, disproportionately affecting women and girls.