By Renee Juliene Karunungan for Fair Observer

Young feminists from different parts of the world have gathered in Paris on the third day of climate negotiations, known as the Conference of Parties (COP) 21, sharing stories and statements on women and climate change.

Women are impacted differently by climate change. According to United Nations Women Intergovernmental Specialist Verona Collantes, we need to recognize this fact in order to address the needs of women, especially those on the forefront, in the face of changing climate.

“If we don’t recognize that there are these limits, our response becomes the same for everyone and [then] we disadvantage a part of the population which, in this case, is women,” Collantes says.