Climate Justice
Climate change threatens those human rights... the right to life, food, water, health, education, livelihood, and safety.
Climate change disproportionately affects women and girls, and action is needed from a gender equality perspective. That’s why Zonta International and the Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County pledge to empower women and girls globally and locally, to ensure a fair and human rights-based approach to solve the crisis of climate crisis.
Save-the-Date
The 2026 Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Forum is Coming
Hear from an inspiring panel of experts on how their work helps us understand the effects of climate change on women, girls, families, and our community. Meet leaders from local nonprofits and other organizations to learn more about ways to make a difference!
East Boulder Community Center
5660 Sioux Drive, Boulder
Register Here for this FREE Event
Refreshments will be served
Currently, around the world, one in every 10 women lives in extreme poverty. By 2030, the United Nations estimates that climate change could push:
158 million women and girls into poverty
674 million into high or critical water stress
236 million women and girls into food insecurity.
Zonta is NOT an environmental organization, but in our mission to Build a Better World for Women and Girls, we advocate for environmental justice. We support the voices from communities around the country who are leading the fight to address environmental racism. We commit to being their allies, shaping policies to ensure environmental equity in all communities.
Women’s rights ARE human rights, and Zonta Says Now to Climate Action, our Zonta International initiative, is building awareness to create a healthy, gender-equal environment. It calls on us to move forward, not as competitors but as colleagues and partners.
Women and girls face far greater consequences from climate change than men.
That’s why we support Women Who are Taking Climate Action
We are proud to announce the release of “Women Taking Climate Action”, a video produced by our Club, funded by the Zonta Foothills Foundation, and supported by a grant from the Zonta District 12 Action for Environment and Gender Equality (AEGE) Committee. It highlights the work of local women who are advocating for climate justice through public policy, along with the 2025 recipients of our Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Scholarships who are pursuing graduate degrees at the University of Colorado Boulder. The video features their work.
Zonta Foothills CIimate Justice Scholarship
The Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Scholarship educates women who are future climate leaders. By supporting their education, we are helping students build just systems that will sustain the planet for future generations.
