Take ACTION NOW!! Gender and Climate Change

Less than four years ago, the devastation and destruction of Hurricane's Katrina and Rita impressed upon the world the reality of U.S. poverty and its vulnerability to climate change. For many Americans, it was a wake-up call. Since then, the U.S. has endured droughts in the Southeast, destructive flooding along the Mississippi River, more intense and frequent tornadoes in the plains states, fires and mudslides in the West and, erratic and intense storms causing power outages and flooding in the East.

Through our campaign From Katrina to Copenhagen: Women Demand U.S. Action on Climate Change, WEDO is mobilizing U.S. women on the issue of climate change. Protecting those who are most at risk, like women, who as the majority of the world's poor are among the most vulnerable, will require the U.S. to finally participate in climate change negotiations and sign and ratify an international, binding climate change agreement. It will also require emissions reductions. The safety and health of millions around the world, including the U.S., depends on it.

Help us send a ripple of change not only across the United States but also around the world by joining our From Katrina to Copenhagen: Women Demand U.S. Action on Climate Change campaign!

Rachel Harris is WEDO's U.S. Climate Change Campaign Coordinator