The Climate-Care Nexus | Addressing the Linkages Between Climate Change and Women's and Girls' Unpaid Care, Domestic and Communal Work

Care work encompasses labor that involves caring for others, the planet, and oneself. It is essential for well-being and crucial to a sustainable economy with a productive workforce. Therefore, care should be recognized as a public good and a universal right, as outlined in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. However, globally, women and girls bear an unequal share of unpaid, unrecognized, and undervalued care work.