Integrating a gender lens in infrastructure isn’t an add-on, it’s a smart investment strategy.
When infrastructure is planned and managed with inclusion in mind, it can attract blended funds, help build systems that actually work for everyone, and strengthen long-term performance.
And when women participate in decisions on climate action, low-carbon and resilient infrastructure projects become more equitable, effective, and sustainable (see our Gender Lens Investing Policy for a summary of the evidence).
In the push toward a just transition, the internationality community is catching up to this reality and calling for gender equality to be embedded across climate diplomacy, finance, and delivery (see the Global Statement of commitment).
At COP30, PIDG was proud to join a high-level panel on gender-transformative climate and energy pathways. But what matters is what happens after COP: we are even more proud to contribute to turning commitments into investment action and ensuring that infrastructure solutions empower all people.
Because sustainable infrastructure shouldn’t be built only for half the world.
