Campesina and family farmer women are leading agroecology, climate justice, and community resilience, yet remain excluded from climate finance and decision-making. This gathering, highlights women’s leadership in shaping restorative transitions that value care, dignity, and cultural knowledge. By reframing climate finance to include non-economic losses—heritage, cohesion, health—participants will connect grassroots demands for reparations with transformative pathways, positioning women as architects of a just and sustainable future.

EVENT OBJECTIVES

1. Elevate campesina women’s leadership in agroecology and climate justice by showcasing their contributions to restorative transitions in Latin America and other parts of the world, celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
2. Reframe climate finance debates to include wider contribution including food production and non-economic losses—such as cultural heritage, health, and community cohesion—that disproportionately affect rural women and families.
3. Foster dialogue and alliances between grassroots leaders, policymakers, and allies to advance equitable and transformative pathways in agriculture and fisheries.

KEY OUTCOMES

1. Shared narrative positioning campesina women as architects of just transitions, strengthening recognition of their role in climate governance, leveraging the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
2. Policy recommendations for integrating non-economic dimensions of loss and damage into climate finance frameworks, and priorities of rural women in the global climate agenda.
3. Commitments to collaboration among grassroots organizations and institutional actors, paving the way for future reparations and restorative initiatives.