Busara 114d ago

In climate conversations, women often appear in the story. They rarely shape the script. That gap quietly changes the impact of every intervention. This International Women’s Day, the theme “Give to Gain” pushes a simple but powerful idea into the spotlight. Real progress starts when we give women something many systems still withhold: decision-making power. In her article “At Risk and Still Overlooked: Thinking About How We Design Interventions for Women,” Busara Senior Analyst Raya Shatry examines the uncomfortable questions that sit at the center of climate action and risk management: ✅ What changes when we move from including women to designing with women? ✅ What happens to impact when women are treated as beneficiaries rather than decision makers? ✅ And in a world facing growing climate risk, what does it truly mean to give power in order to gain resilience? Behavioral science reminds us that who shapes the solution often determines whether the solution works at all. Designing with women does not just improve participation. It strengthens the systems meant to protect communities facing climate risk. Download the book Climate Change Is a Human Problem to read Raya’s article and explore how behavioral insights can reshape climate solutions. Link in bio.