WEDO remains committed to transforming climate governance, advancing gender equality, and ensuring that climate solutions are rooted in justice, accountability, and collective care.

This month, a delegation of six WEDO team members is on the ground in Bonn, Germany, for the 64th Session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64). This midpoint conference is significant as it sits between last year’s COP in Belém and COP31 in Antalya, shaping the political landscape and implementation strategies for the upcoming COP. Together with partners, allies, and feminist movements, we will be engaging across key negotiation tracks and political processes to advance ambitious, rights-based, and gender-responsive climate action.

Our priority areas at SB64

Three issues are at the center of our work in Bonn:

• Full implementation of the Belém Gender Action Plan (GAP): The adoption of the Belém GAP at COP30 established a nine-year framework for integrating gender across climate policy and action. At SB64, WEDO is providing technical support and advocacy to push governments to translate those commitments into concrete action — not just in international halls, but at the national and regional levels where they matter most to people's lives.
• Belém–Antalya Mechanism for Just Transition: WEDO is engaging in negotiations through contact groups, dialogues and more, on the newly established Just Transition mechanism to make sure equity and inclusion are built in from the start. We will advocate for just transition pathways that are equitable, inclusive, and responsive to the realities of workers, communities, women, Indigenous Peoples, and those most affected by climate change.
• Climate Finance and Adaptation: Billions of dollars have been pledged for climate action, but too little reaches the frontline communities — disproportionately women and girls — who need it most. We are pushing for financing that is increased, accessible, and gender-responsive, and that supports locally led solutions.

Convening Conversations, Building Momentum

In partnership with allies and collaborators, WEDO is proud to co-host and contribute to several events throughout SB64, creating spaces for dialogue, learning, and collective action:

• A dinner with National Gender and Climate Change Focal Points (NGCCFP), bringing together the government-appointed leads responsible for integrating gender into national climate negotiations, implementation, and monitoring. WEDO is using this gathering to strengthen relationships, foster collaboration, and build collective momentum toward national assessments on the intersections of gender equality, care, health, violence against women, and climate justice.
• A dialogue on gender-responsive just transitions, co-hosted with Akina Mama wa Afrika, UNRISD, and WECF, exploring what a feminist just transition and the implementation of commitments from Bélem look like in practice.
• An expert dialogue on sex- and age-disaggregated data, convened by the UNFCCC Secretariat and GEDA, highlighting why inclusive data is essential to informing climate policy, tracking climate progress, and holding governments accountable.
• The launch of a Gender-Responsive Biennial Transparency Reports Toolkit, bringing together experts, negotiators, and practitioners to strengthen the integration of gender considerations into climate transparency frameworks.
• A gender-responsive climate finance side event in partnership with UNDP, CARE, and Practical Action, focused on advancing equitable, accessible, and responsive climate finance systems for women and marginalized communities.

Every intervention WEDO makes in Bonn is grounded in our urgency, determination, and hope — knowing that meaningful climate action requires more than technical solutions. It requires transforming systems of power and centering justice in every decision.

We look forward to standing alongside our partners, allies, and feminist movements from around the world as we continue to push for a future that is equitable, sustainable, and rooted in care.