India Network
Launched on April 12, 2024, SHE Changes Climate India (SCC India) is a growing network dedicated to advancing gender equity in climate action across the country. With a strong focus on intersectionality, SHE Changes Climate India works to amplify women’s leadership in climate solutions, particularly those led by marginalized and frontline communities. The network has already forged impactful partnerships—including acting as Gender Advisor for the USAID-supported SACH (Sustainable Action for Climate Health) Initiative, co-hosting youth leadership trainings with The Azadi Project, producing knowledge products with CEEW on women in renewable energy, and leading disaster preparedness trainings with Miranda House, NIDM, and NIUA. Through these collaborations and its ongoing advocacy, SHE Changes Climate India is shaping inclusive climate policy, promoting local leadership, and building momentum toward a gender-just transition ahead of COP30
To join and engage with this network, please send an email to Chetana at chetana@shechangesclimate.org
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April 2024: SCC India launched its network with an event in partnership with the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) and the Human Touch Foundation for Women. The gathering brought together participants from academia, grassroots women-led organizations, philanthropy, NGOs, youth, and international actors and highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and the urgent need for their equitable participation in climate decision-making.
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July 2024: Provided training and resource support in the Training of Trainers Workshop, “Enabling Disaster Resilient Cities to Achieve Sustainable Development,” hosted by the Urban Studies and Research Centre at Miranda House, University of Delhi, in collaboration with the National Institute of Disaster Management, the National Institute of Urban Affairs, and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
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September 2024: Partnered with the Azadi Project for the event Climate Crossroads: Prioritizing Human Security, bringing together grassroots leaders, youth, women climate justice advocates, parliamentarians, policymakers, civil society, and journalists. The conversation centered on communities often excluded from climate discussions, including migrants, women, queer people, and people with disabilities. A clear consensus emerged: climate action must be community-led, grounded in local knowledge, and inclusive of marginalized voices to drive effective solutions.
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October 2024: At Woxsen University, She Changes Climate Executive Director Mamta Borgoyary visited the School of Arts and Design as part of her role as Professor of Practice. During the visit, students presented innovative design projects tackling complex global challenges. The exchange showed how academia and real-world climate leadership can come together to drive impactful solutions.
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SCC India Lead presented at The Digital Economist Annual Roundtable Series on the theme "Digital Equity: Women and the Future of Work." The session explored how digital transformation can empower women while addressing barriers to inclusion in the evolving workforce. As part of the broader theme "Fractured Futures: Building the Future We Choose," the event convened global leaders to discuss inclusive, human-centered responses to climate, technological, and geopolitical challenges.
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January 2025: SCC India was a panelist at PCI India’s “Intersection 2025”, a thought-provoking event that explored the critical intersections between climate action and social norms, with a focus on gender, health, livelihoods, and clean energy. SCC India emphasized the need for gender-just climate strategies rooted in the lived experiences of women and marginalized communities. The session sparked meaningful dialogue on transforming social norms and offered practical insights for integrating intersectionality into climate-responsive development.
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March 2025: In partnership with Bridge India, SCC India released a special video message under the theme Accelerating Action, advocating for stronger recognition and investment in women’s leadership in climate solutions. Three women leaders came together to highlight the power of collaboration and inclusive leadership in building resilient, sustainable communities. The video served as a collective call to action to center women in climate decision-making at all levels.
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As part of SCC’s Gender Just Transition campaign, SCC India hosted an online webinar spotlighting women entrepreneurs driving the renewable energy transition in South Asia. The event featured a panel with Divya Gaur (CEEW), Kanika Verma (Development Alternatives Group), and Marium Khalid (Women in Energy Pakistan), who are advancing inclusive solutions in solar, bioenergy, energy efficiency, and women-led enterprise ecosystems. Speakers shared concrete case studies, highlighted systemic barriers such as lack of access to finance and policy support, and offered recommendations to strengthen women’s leadership in the energy sector.
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SCC India engaged with the 2025 cohort of The Azadi Leadership Programme, made up of young Indian climate activists, in a dynamic session on the role of gender in shaping climate futures. The discussion explored how climate change deepens inequalities, fueling issues like child marriage, gender-based violence, and unsafe migration, while calling for equal representation in climate decision-making. Speakers from both India and Brazil shared local and global perspectives, highlighting women-led solutions to ecosystem degradation and community resilience.
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