Topic: Climate justice
Janet Lemerimuk, dressedn in traditional attire tends to a vertical garden made of green mesh, with various plants growing from it. The garden is located outdoors, next to a fence made of wooden sticks. Huts and a rural landscape are visible in the background.
September 23, 2024

As climate change intensifies, its impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), is becoming increasingly concerning. However, there has been limited research on how this crisis specifically affects SRHR services and the health of vulnerable communities.

Nisa Anisa, wearing glasses and a plaid shirt is standing and speaking into a microphone, gesturing with one hand. Behind them is a presentation slide in Indonesian and a whiteboard with handwritten notes. The background has vertical dark panels.
September 13, 2024

Ever since she was in college, Nisa Anisa, Ipas Indonesia’s climate change specialist, has been passionate about women’s issues.

A group of people, including women and men, walk in a line up a dry, rocky hillside carrying bags on their backs. They are dressed in colorful clothing and headscarves. With bamboo stakes in the background, their journey underscores the human face of climate justice.
August 2, 2024

Ipas Nepal is collaborating with women and girls, local health officials and community partners to ensure access to reproductive health care after climate disasters.

Close-up of a person wearing a bright yellow top and colorful beaded necklace, holding a yellow menstrual cup with both hands. The person is smiling, and adorned with beautifully patterned fabric on the shoulder. Trees are blurred in the background.
May 23, 2024

Menstrual hygiene and the climate crisis are intricately connected. Our research and programmatic experience have shown that as climate-induced extreme weather events such as droughts and floods increase, managing menstruation becomes even more challenging for women and girls worldwide.

Abdia Lalaikipia stands in front of a white signboard that reads "PACIDA Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance" and "PACIDA Sambuli Office" in black text. The person is wearing a green shirt and a beige headscarf, and is smiling at the camera.
May 17, 2024

With a grant from Ipas’s Collaborative Fund, Abdiah Lalaikipian’s organization was able to make meaningful change in northern Kenya’s pastoralist communities. The Collaborative Fund approach involves designing by dialogue. Through a participatory process, we enable communities and Civil Society Organizations to design projects that best address their issues.

A group of people seated on wooden chairs in a circle outdoors. One person, dressed in a uniform and wearing a face mask, faces the rest who are casually dressed. Amos Simpano, dressed in a light-colored coat is also part of the group. Trees and a building are visible in the background, creating a locally-led atmosphere.
February 15, 2024

Entashata strives to bridge gaps in education, women’s rights, and reproductive health in his community in Loita. The organization’s commitment to education resulted in an annual campaign to enroll boys and girls in schools, boasting over 50 girls supported completing their secondary education.

November 13, 2023

Climate change is hitting Malawi hard. In recent years, torrential rains, destructive winds and mudslides brought on by a series of cyclones have had a devastating impact on the country’s people and its agriculture-based economy.

Ipas Collaborative Fund: grantee PACIDA
October 6, 2023

Ipas partnered with local group PACIDA to tackle the impacts of climate change on reproductive rights. The solutions—generated by the people most affected—are helping build resilient communities.

Health worker giving aid supplies to a woman
April 21, 2023

Around the world, recognition is growing that climate justice and reproductive justice are inextricably linked—and that effective solutions to the climate crisis require a focus on women’s rights and needs. Yet philanthropic support is lagging: Only 0.01% of global funding goes to projects that tackle both climate and women’s rights.

January 28, 2022

In the wake of tropical cyclone Ana, which has killed more than 80 people in Southern Africa, Ipas teams in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are preparing a coordinated response to ensure that reproductive health care, including access to postabortion care and contraception, remains available to women and girls affected by the storm.