Gender Equality
WMO leading gender action
Women in weather, climate and water
Women now have more access to technology, information, science education and technical training than ever before and are achieving ever more in their scientific and technological careers. Many overcame obstacles, most had someone to lean on, but none gave up. We can all learn from their stories.
Spotlight: Prof. Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General
Professor Celeste Saulo was appointed as the first female and South American Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) by the Nineteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-19).
Gendered Impacts of Weather and Climate: Evidence from Asia, Pacific and Africa
This Capstone Project Research Report examines the physical, material and psychological gender-differentiated impacts of weather and climate as well as the gender-specific needs for information and services on the basis of primary data emerging from 18 case studies.
UN system-wide Action Plan (UN SWAP)
UN-SWAP is a UN system-wide accountability framework designed to measure, monitor and drive progress towards a common set of standards to which to aspire and adhere for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women.