Share the voices of Pacific Girls: Email your MP

The climate crisis poses a direct threat to the health and well-being of Pacific girls.

Join us in taking action to address this. Make sure that Australian decision makers hear the voices of Pacific girls.

Photo: Children at school supported by WASH project in Guadalcanal Province. © Plan International

Take action

The climate crisis poses a direct threat to the health and well-being of Pacific girls, creating urgent gaps in basic needs like food and clean water, sanitation and health support.

50% of girls surveyed as part of new research have experienced times when they cannot get to school due to disasters.

Global leaders, including from Australia, are meeting now to chart the future of climate finance – how much, for what and to who.

Too often, across the Pacific and around the world, girls are left behind and locked out of crucial decision-making processes.

Join us in making sure that our decision makers hear the voices, experience and priorities of Pacific girls, who are facing the climate crisis head on.

We have partnered with the Kiribati Climate Action Network and collaborated with Pacific girls to design and conduct ground-breaking new research on girls’ experience of the climate crisis across the Pacific, and their priorities on what needs to be done. Kiribati is an extremely isolated and very low-lying island nation on the front line of the climate crisis. What we found was:

  • Access to clean water and healthy food is a concern for girls across the Pacific,
  • Girls in rural areas face heightened risks of experiencing water scarcity, food insecurity, and disruptions to schooling,
  • A significant portion of girls reported feeling increased stress and anxiety due to climate change.

Pacific girls want to actively participate in the fight against climate change to protect their communities and their futures.

Yet, too often Pacific girls are locked out and left behind in climate decisions that impact them and their ability to access an education. Their exclusion is a lost opportunity, as research shows girls’ education significantly enhances a country’s resilience to climate disasters. With 50% of girls surveyed in our research missing out on an education due to climate driven disasters, we must listen and act now.

Share the voices of Pacific girls, their experience and their priorities for action on the climate crisis with your local MP.