Women’s climate and health priorities in Malaysia and Indonesia

Group of five women facing away from the camera with hands around each others back and shoulders

Climate change and health are closely linked – and women often experience these impacts differently, especially in Southeast Asia. Yet gender is still too often missing from climate and health policy.

This project, funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on ethics in climate change research. Our team worked with women in Malaysia and Indonesia to identify research priorities at the intersection of climate change and health. Participants co-designed summaries of the findings with the research team.

A two-day workshop brought together participants from diverse backgrounds, including mothers, Indigenous Orang Asli (Peninsular Malaysia) and Orang Asal (Sabah and Sarawak), women with disability, and women from rural and urban areas.

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Research team

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Thank you to all the organisation that participated

Badan Riset & Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), The SMERU Research Institute, Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI), Climateworks Centre, Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan, SDPI (Serikat Demokrasi Pengemudi Indonesia), Komnas Perempuan, Arah Biru, Komunitas Dokter Tanpa Stigma, Walhi Indonesia, Greenpeace Indonesia, Health in Harmony, Perempuan Mahardhika, Jaringan Kesehatan Indonesia (Jarnakes), GreenFaith Indonesia, Dietplastik Indonesia, PEREMPUAN AMAN, Yayasan IPAS Indonesia, Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi DKI Jakarta, Mosaic, The Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalist (SIEJ), Yayasan PEKKA, Asian-Pacific Resources and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Gibbon Conservation Society (GCS), Greenpeace Malaysia, Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY), Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Mercy Malaysia, OKU Rights Matter, Pertubuhan Wanita Orang Asal Malaysia (PWOAM), Sahabat Wanita Selangor, SIS Forum, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health (SCPH), Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)