I n northern Tanzania, the Pastoral Women’s Council enhances Indigenous pastoralist women’s leadership capabilities to build women’s capacity to achieve equality as decision-makers in pastoralist societies. Indigenous pastoralist women undertake training and then form committees that plan, implement, and monitor climate change adaptation actions in their communities.

The Women in Leadership category of the 2023 Local Adaptation Champions Awards shone a spotlight on women leaders at the local, national, or global level who have designed or are implementing climate resilience efforts in and for local communities. The Global Center on Adaptation invited applications from individual women and women’s groups championing the cause of local adaptation in a variety of ways, from those who are part of government and non-government organizations to women working in the private sector or for educational institutions. Find out more on the Global Hub on Locally Led Adaptation