Alena, German Activist Said Women Voices Need To Be Heard In Decision Making

Alena, German Activist Said Women Voices Need To Be Heard In Decision Making

The activist particularly cited examples in which women get affected by climate change, saying, “For example if there’s a drought, who has to take the water? The women. Who has to go the longer way to collect the water? The women.

“When there’s no water at home it affects the women. When it comes to cooking, they are the ones facing the problems first and even healthwise when there’s a rising temperature.

climate change activist who works with SOS Children’s village in Germany, Dietl Alena, on Thursday, said women are the ones mostly affected by climate change.

Alena said this during a workshop organised by SOS Children’s village in Gwarinpa, Abuja, for female climate change activists “because women are the most affected and their voices are also not heard in decision making processes.

They are coming up with really good solutions and they need to get heard more often. And that’s why we want to empower them.”

Alena pointed out that it is in this light that the workshop was purposely designed for female activists to create a safe space and a safe atmosphere for them to network better

Also the children are highly affected. They are the ones that get taken out of school and dropped out, and if it gets worse it affects them.