What's being done?

Efforts and Actors

Efforts and Actors In this section we present Nordic work at various level. The information is organised according to country and contains the following elements:

Work on governmental level
Here you will find an overview of the activities on a governmental level.

Work on municipal level
Here you will find an overview of the activities of Nordic municipalities.

Companies
Here we present companies that have contributed towards enhancing the understanding of the relationship between gender and climate change. Their work and good example can serve as an inspiration.

NGOs
Here we present NGOs that have worked towards improving gender equality and sustainable development. Here other organisations can also find examples and inspiration for their own activities.

The Nordic co-operation around gender and climate change

On the gender equality co-operation section, Finland has chosen to focus upon gender equality and climate change within its presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2011. Nordic cooperation around this theme began in 2008 when the Nordic gender equality ministers initiated the Gender and Climate Change project.

Climate savvy companies show good practice

On this webpage we highlight a number of companies that have worked on the relationship between gender and climate change. You can read about Audur Capital, the Nordic Investment Bank and Ecoloove.

Green NGOs set the agenda

You can also read about NGOs that include the gender perspective in their climate change work. You can read, for example, about the Finnish Martha Organization and Agenda 21 on Åland.