As part of the Women Deliver conference, the Climate & Care Initiative will participate in the Global Alliance for Care’s Care Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia, with a session focused on the intersection of care and climate change.
The event, titled “Care at the Center of Climate Action: A Collective Journey for Resilient and Just Futures” will bring together feminist organizations, grassroots movements, government actors, international organizations, and climate finance experts to advance an agenda that integrates care systems into climate action.
The Climate & Care Initiative is developed by Fundación Avina, Oxfam Canada, and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Care and with the support of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
April 30, 2026 | 17:00 – 18:30 (Melbourne)
Location: Melbourne Multicultural Hub (Care Pavilion)
Why the climate–care nexus matters
Climate change is not gender-neutral. Its impacts—such as droughts, floods, and health crises—increase and complicate the demand for care work, which falls disproportionately on women and communities in the Global South. It also erodes already fragile care infrastructures.
At the same time, care systems are essential infrastructure for climate resilience. They sustain everyday life, enable recovery in times of crisis, and support adaptation processes at the local level.
However, care remains largely invisible in climate policies and international financing mechanisms, limiting both the effectiveness and equity of responses to the climate crisis.
A collective agenda for just transitions
The session seeks to address this gap through an approach that brings together evidence, territorial experiences, and proposals for financing and public policy.
The event will be structured in three parts:
- A first segment focused on key concepts, research, and policy and finance perspectives, sharing evidence on how climate change reshapes care needs and deepens inequalities, while also highlighting how care strengthens resilience and enables adaptation. Examples of public policy responses will also be presented.
- A second segment centered on lived experiences, social innovation, and community-based practices, where organizations and movements will share how they are addressing the climate–care nexus from their territories.
- Finally, a participatory space for exchange and collective reflection, aimed at building shared messages, strengthening alliances, and advancing the integration of care into climate action and just transition agendas.
From evidence to global advocacy
The event will also feature a visual exhibition showcasing experiences from the Global South supported by the Climate & Care Initiative Fund, highlighting how communities are collectively responding to the impacts of climate change through care-centered approaches.
Through its participation in Women Deliver, the Climate & Care Initiative continues to strengthen a global agenda that positions care as a key pillar for climate resilience, equity, and sustainability, contributing to advocacy processes such as COP31 and future multilateral agendas.