Climate & Authoritarianism
How movements are defending democracy
A dialogue series hosted by the CLIMA Fund
Co-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Human Rights Funders Network, Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action, Global Fund for Community Foundations, Solidaire Action, and Youth Climate Justice Fund
The climate crisis is accelerating, both enabling and enabled by rising authoritarianism. Around the world, governments are using the climate emergency to justify repression: criminalizing protest, militarizing land and resource governance, and targeting environmental defenders. These trends demand political clarity and bold action from philanthropy.
Join the CLIMA Fund for a three-part conversation exploring the intersection of the climate crisis and rising authoritarianism, grounded in the wisdom and leadership of grassroots movements across the Global South.
At a time of geopolitical upheaval and uncertainty, many in philanthropy are asking:
1. What can we learn from grassroots movements that have long organized under authoritarian regimes?
2. How should philanthropy respond—not just reactively, but with courage and foresight?
3. Why and how can we fund at the intersection of authoritarianism and climate justice?
