By: Kirsten Krueger and Sono Aibe, members of the ICFP Environment & Climate Change (ECC) Subcommittee
The Gender Action Plan was a major output of the 2025 global climate conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil. It reaffirmed the Parties’ commitment to advancing climate policies and adaptation solutions grounded in a strong gender perspective, offering an important opportunity to address persistent health equity gaps across populations.
The evidence continues to grow: both sudden climate disasters and long-term environmental stressors, especially extreme heat, increase sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risks for women and girls. At the same time, women are leading many of the most effective and innovative responses—drawing on their roles as caregivers for other women, children, older adults, and people with disabilities, often in the absence of formal support.
This resource collection looks back at publications from 2025 that elevate frontline voices and document actionable resilience strategies, with a focus on open-access resources that can be readily used and adapted. The collection includes trusted journalism, policy and industry reports, and academic research published in 2025, curated for implementers, budget planners, and advocates working across health and climate systems. The 2025 collection is available here.
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Each resource includes a summary and editorial commentary to highlight its relevance, limitations, and practical implications.
We invite you to explore the collection—and to share your feedback as we continue building knowledge that supports resilient, equitable health systems in a warming world. Please email us at icfp@jhu.edu with the subject line “ECC”.
Resource Guide
About the Authors
Learn more about the team who pulled this resource guide together.
Kirsten Krueger
Global Health Advisor, ECC Subcommittee Co-Chair, Co-Founder of Climate, Gendered
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Kirsten Krueger is an independent consultant and Co-Founder of Climate, Gendered, whose work focuses on the intersection of gender, the environment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Sono Aibe
Global Consultant on Climate-SRHR, ECC Subcommittee Member
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Sono Aibe is an independent global consultant working at the intersection of gender, climate change and SRHR, based in California.
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