Education in action: Cape Verde schools unite for the climate during Civic Week 2025/2026
During Civic Week 2025/2026, schools across all the islands of Cape Verde joined forces in climate action, promoting educational and creative activities that reinforced citizenship and commitment to sustainability. A celebration of citizenship and sustainability Civic Week 2025/2026, held under the slogan ‘AGORA em Festa’ (AGORA in Celebration), transformed Cape Verde’s schools into a major […]
Climate Race 2025
The Climate Race 2025, which takes place on September 27, starting at 9 a.m., is officially open to everyone: citizens, institutions, organizations, and community groups. Under the slogan “Run for the Future”, this initiative is more than a race/walk—it is an invitation to take a step toward a more sustainable future together. By participating, you […]
Forum on Gender and Climate Change promotes reflection on climate justice and equity in Cabo Verde
The Forum on Gender and Climate Change took place on July 8 and 9, 2025, in the city of Praia. The event was promoted by the Cabo Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG), in partnership with the Climate Action Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and supported by Luxembourg Cooperation. […]
Intersection of Public Health, Gender, and Climate in Cabo Verde
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been driving an increase in the intensity and frequency of climate-related events that are at the root of many public health emergencies (1–3). These include both local disasters and global processes involving risks that are difficult to manage and fully understand (4,5), threatening hundreds of millions of people […]
Gender and Climate Action: The Role of Communities in Nature Conservation
Coastal and marine conservation efforts, community mobilization, and sustainable innovation initiatives implemented by Biosfera integrate a gender perspective that values both women’s leadership and men’s participation, recognizing the ancestral connection between people and nature, and the shared relationship of men and women with the environment. The climate crisis disproportionately affects vulnerable populations and demands integrated […]
Climate Education and Young Women’s Leadership
Education is the most powerful tool to shape and prepare human beings. It is through education that knowledge and understanding are built—key elements to driving actions that lead to collective and sustainable goals. So why not use climate education as one of the most effective solutions to face climate change? One of the most consistent […]
Gender and Climate Resilience in Fisheries: Pathways to a More Inclusive and Sustainable Sector
Cape Verde learned from the Claridosos that writing is more than just language—it is a tool for emancipation and collective construction. Today, fifty years after independence and as the country reaches middle-income status, a new phase of nation-building is needed: fairer, more attentive to persistent inequalities, and better prepared for global challenges. Climate change is […]
Gender and Climate Resilience: Study on Gender and Climate Change in Cabo Verde
To what extent do climate policies in Cabo Verde incorporate a gender perspective? How does the population perceive climate impacts through a gender lens? What are the best strategies for more targeted, inclusive, and effective climate governance? Based on these guiding questions, the study “Gender and Climate Change in Cabo Verde”—conducted under the cooperation protocol […]
Gender and Climate – Bridging Two Cross-Cutting Issues
Cabo Verde held its first Forum on Gender and Climate Change on July 8–9. This pioneering initiative, together with the publication of the Study on Gender and Climate Change, underlines the importance of understanding the differentiated impacts of climate change and sets the theme for this issue of the Portal do Clima newsletter. We know […]
Glossary on Gender and Climate Action
The climate crisis exacerbates existing inequalities and disproportionately affects those already in vulnerable situations, particularly women, youth, and communities with limited access to resources. Recognizing and integrating a gender perspective into climate action is essential to ensuring a just, inclusive, and sustainable transition. Integrating gender perspectives into climate action is no longer an option; it […]