Women Engage for a Common Future

During the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992), women from the European region formed the network WECF.

[5] One of WECF's first large projects as an organization consisted of sending a delegation of women to attend the civil society forum in Beijing before the conference, where they would highlight the intersections between gender and the environment.

[7] Founded in 2009, the Women and Gender constituency is one of nine groups that are a part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

[8] Overall, the WECF contributes to climate negotiations and ensures that grassroots women's organizations from within their networks participate in the policy meetings.

[9] WECF at the 2012 UN Rio+20 summit on sustainable development More than 50,000 representatives of social movements and civil society organizations protested in Rio de Janeiro in June of 2012 against what they saw as unfair and unsustainable economic policies.

[2] WECF also advocates to policymakers locally and globally to ensure that women's perspectives and gender equality are included in both policies and implementing plans, by helping organizations participate in decision-making processes.

[2] Lastly, WECF discusses the importance of gender-just climate and environmental solutions using a variety of methods, from social media campaigns to public debates.

[2] The key issues that the organization works for include climate justice, energy solutions, gender equality, inclusive forest governance, international solidarity, menstruation matters, safe water and sanitation, stopping toxic chemicals and waste and women's rights in Agenda2030.