{"id":24044,"date":"2026-02-14T00:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=24044"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:43:32","slug":"zambia-caritas-zambia-submits-memorandum-on-gender-and-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/zambia-caritas-zambia-submits-memorandum-on-gender-and-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Caritas Zambia Submits Memorandum on Gender and Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sandra Kunda<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24045 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CARITAS-MEMO-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CARITAS-MEMO-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CARITAS-MEMO-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CARITAS-MEMO-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CARITAS-MEMO.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Caritas Zambia has submitted and presented a Memorandum to the National Assembly Committee on National Guidance and Gender Matters, calling for stronger gender responsiveness in Zambia\u2019s climate change policy frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>During the submission, Caritas Zambia emphasized that climate change is not only an environmental concern but a growing threat to livelihoods, particularly for rural communities where poverty levels remain high.<\/p>\n<p>Caritas Zambia highlighted how the climate crisis affects men and women differently, often deepening existing inequalities and destabilizing household economic security.<\/p>\n<p>Caritas also outlined challenges hindering the effective implementation of gender-sensitive climate policies and proposed practical strategies to strengthen national frameworks to better protect vulnerable and marginalized groups.<\/p>\n<p>It has since reaffirmed its commitment to advocating for fair and inclusive climate action that bridges inequality gaps and safeguards the future of all Zambians.<\/p>\n<p>END.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Kunda Caritas Zambia has submitted and presented a Memorandum to the National Assembly Committee&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24046,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24044\/revisions\/24046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}