A new advocacy strategy to scale up dryland women’s participation in climate change policy discussions was officially validated by WeCaN members at the initiative’s first Global Gathering today.

WeCaN is an FAO platform for women’s empowerment in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral areas. It is a South-South knowledge sharing space for women to connect, exchange best practices and get involved in events and WeCaN trainings designed to boost communication and advocacy skills.

The advocacy strategy lays out a clear action plan to enable women-led organizations to put their advocacy skills into practice, formulate clear policy demands, choose the correct target audience and work together through South-South knowledge sharing to make their voices heard at local, national and international levels.