Advancing Inclusive Climate Governance Workshop

55 women-led organisations came together for a two-day workshop to strengthen inclusive climate policies and interventions, and left with advocacy messages ready for decision-makers.

55 women-led organisations came together for a two-day Advancing Inclusive Climate Governance workshop to strengthen their understanding of inclusive climate change policies and interventions. Through interactive sessions, shared experiences, reflections, and practical group activities, participants explored what meaningful inclusion really looks like, and how women and women with disabilities can move beyond simply being included in decision-making spaces to influencing decisions, shaping policies, and driving change. The workshop then turned climate knowledge into advocacy action, with sessions on evidence-based advocacy, stakeholder mapping, and building messages that influence decision-makers, not just raise awareness. Each group left with a clear advocacy objective addressing flooding, extreme heat, or disaster preparedness, and a message ready for decision-makers such as NEMA, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, and the National Council on Climate Change. In the words of participants: "This is survival, not an extra cost." "Heat justice is disability justice." "When we include women with disabilities, we build safer, stronger, and more resilient communities for everyone." The workshop reinforced a clear message: climate governance works best when no one is left out.