Climate changes

Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time.
The increase in extreme events such as hurricanes, floods and wildfires puts the lives, health and opportunities of millions of people around the world at risk. This is not just an environmental issue, but also a social justice one: the climate crisis most strongly affects those who contribute least to emissions and who are often already in conditions of greater marginality and vulnerability, further exacerbating economic and gender inequalities.

For us at WeWorld, addressing the climate crisis means building concrete solutions that focus on communities and, above all, young people, the people who have the most interest and right to live in a just and sustainable future.
We know that the climate crisis does not affect all people equally, and as an organization, we take this into account in our actions. Women and girls, for example, suffer disproportionately from the consequences of the climate crisis, due to their reduced access to resources, education and protection.

In Italy, and in Europe, we are working to involve young people in building a society that is more aware of and attentive to the climate and environmental crisis.

In a world where global challenges –environmental, social, cultural– have a direct impact on the daily lives of societies and boys and girls, Global Citizenship Education, schools, and schools are becoming essential to developing citizens aware of their rights and responsibilities and to making new generations protagonists in building a more just and sustainable world. For this, a
Through the WeWorld Academy and educational programs in schools and local communities, we promote active citizenship paths and peer-to-peer learning spaces, where older students share knowledge and tools to care for the planet with the youngest and smallest — a way to foster collaboration and solidarity, both essential in combating the climate crisis.

We support local associations and networks that carry out projects to address the effects of climate change - from floods to sustainable management of natural resources - by promoting collective participation and territorial solidarity.

At the same time, we work to understand and address the global consequences of the climate crisis: highlighting, through field research and the collection of testimonies, the link between climate change and migration, and in turn with labor exploitation in Italy, linked to trafficking and always with a gender lens.

Through this work, we promote protection and adaptation policies that recognize the climatic dimension of human mobility and guarantee protection and rights to people forced to leave their territory.

Durante i WeWorld Festival di Milano e Bologna creiamo spazi di confronto tra attivisti e attiviste, ricercatrici e ricercatori, rappresentanti delle istituzioni e della società civile, per parlare di giustizia climatica e sociale, di partecipazione, e per chiedere insieme politiche ambientali più eque, inclusive e basate su evidenze scientifiche.

Our response to addressing environmental and social risks related to climate change comes from implementing positive and peaceful risk preparedness and reduction solutions. We support and local communities to manage the effects of climate change, taking action on spatial planning and improving risk management. We work to prevent extreme events, promote the use of renewable energy and energy autonomy.

In Mozambique, we work with coastal communities to protect and restore mangroves, which are critical to the stability of ecosystems and the livelihood of local families.

In Palestina, promuoviamo un uso sostenibile dell’acqua e delle risorse agricole, rafforzando la resilienza delle persone di fronte alla scarsità e all’insicurezza alimentare

In Afghanistan, rafforziamo la sicurezza alimentare e la capacità di adattamento ai rischi climatici, sostenendo famiglie vulnerabili tramite formazione su tecniche agricole resilienti e la distribuzione di sementi e bestiame resistenti alle zone aride del Paese.

Con lo stesso impegno verso una maggiore giustizia climatica e sociale, alla 30ª Conferenza sul Clima (COP30), a a Belém, in Brasile,abbiamo presentato i risultati della nostra ricerca On Our Lands, On Our Bodies, condotta in Brasile, Kenya e Tanzania: lo studio mostra come la crisi climatica amplifichi le disuguaglianze di genere, mettendo a rischio la salute sessuale e riproduttiva di donne e ragazze.
Con queste iniziative vogliamo contribuire a una giustizia climatica femminista e decoloniale, fondata sui diritti umani, l’equità e la partecipazione reale delle comunità locali.

-la promozione di tecniche di agricoltura innovative, per far fronte ad esempio alla mancanza d'acqua - tramite il riutilizzo di acque reflue in agricoltura - o alla mancanza o inadequatezza del suolo - come l'agricoltura fuori dal suolo

-il rafforzamento delle capacità di preparazione, risposta e resilienza agli effetti dei cambiamenti climitici presso le comunità che ne sono più colpite / che ne vedono compromessi i mezzi di sussistenza