Glossary: Climate Change for SRHR Advocacy

From an SRHR perspective, helping women and girls control their reproductive choices is a basic human right. When women lack this freedom, it limits their health, economic opportunities, and community involvement, which in turn affects their social and environmental well-being.

This glossary is designed as a starting point to help SRHR advocates build confidence in discussing climate change and its connections to our field. Each term includes:

• a simple definition,
• why it matters for SRHR and climate resilience, and
• links to resources for deeper learning.

Terms are organized by theme to facilitate exploration, whether you aim to deepen your knowledge of climate science, financing, biodiversity, or global policy frameworks.

Learning this shared language is a crucial first step in ensuring that SRHR is part of climate solutions, so that everyone, everywhere, has the right to health and choice, even in the face of climate challenges.