Beyond Carbon: Empowering Women, Financing Climate Adaptation

​For the first time, carbon projects are not only reducing emissions but also delivering verified, measurable benefits for women. This groundbreaking session highlights pioneering initiatives in India—solar water pumps of a women’s social enterprise and livelihood activities linked to a mangrove restoration project—that apply the W+ Standard to quantify women’s empowerment across time savings, knowledge, and income generation, alongside carbon reductions.

​Featuring Jeannette Gurung, Founder of WOCAN and the W+ Standard, alongside Sandeep Roy Choudhury the Co Founder & Director of Value Network Ventures and Elizabeth Munee Kiamba (Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP)

​Speakers will demonstrate how these projects generate new revenue streams through gender outcome credits while strengthening climate resilience and community well-being.

​Participants will learn how investors, corporates, and carbon buyers can engage with this next generation of high-impact carbon projects that put women at the center of climate action.