YLabs created this evidence hub to help funders and implementers assess, anticipate, and respond to the gendered impacts of climate change on SRHR.
This work is driven by the urgent need to address the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls, which threatens to reverse decades of progress in gender equity and undermines their health, education, and economic opportunities.
Our goal is to mobilize evidence-based action at the intersection of SRHR, gender equality, and climate resilience.
About YLabs
Based in Rwanda and the USA, YLabs is a global design and research organization that creates solutions to amplify youth power, agency, and opportunity. Founded in 2016 at the Harvard Innovation Lab, its multi-disciplinary team has worked with youth across 17 countries and reached over 1.5 million young people in five key focus areas: HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, economic inclusion, and climate resilience.
Our Team
This work was authored by:
Theodora Gibbs
Climate Director, YLabs
Aly Beeman
Senior Research Analyst, YLabs
Nicole Ippoliti
Technical Director, YLabs
Dr. Janagan Alagarajah
Technical Lead, YLabs
Dr. Adedamola Adebayo
Technical Lead, YLabs
Dr. Meg “Bee” Brown
Independent Consultant
Advisors and Funding Partners
This site and the products within it are based on research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Organon. The findings and conclusions contained within are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation or of Organon.
The work is guided by a global advisory committee of climate and SRHR experts including:
Lorena Aguilar
Executive Director,
Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls
Byron Austin
Head of Corporate Responsibility & ESG Management, Organon
Khusbu Poudel
Program Coordinator,
Ipas Nepal
Johanna Sanchez
Senior Program Manager Climate Change and Health, Grand Challenges Canada
Nomi Rachel Fuchs
Independent Consultant
Sono Aibe
Independent Consultant