Study Guide for
Heroes of Hope

Learn More About the Benefits of Girls' Education

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Ayodele Solanke's graphic novel, Heroes of Hope is a great story and also an important way of demonstrating how climate change impacts the rights of girls to complete their education.

To learn more about the connections between climate change and girls' education, climate justice, and other themes introduced here, check out these resources below.

How Educating Girls Helps to Address Climate Change

Why Is Girls’ Education Important for Climate Action, Brookings Institution, February 2021.
A New Green Learning Agenda: Approaches to Quality Education for Climate Education, Brookings Institution, January 2021
Three Platforms for Girls’ Education in Climate Strategies, Brookings Institution, September 2017

The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Girls and Women

How Gender Inequality and Climate Change Are Interconnected, UNWomen, February 2022
Women in the Shadow of Climate Change, United Nations, 2021

Loss and Damages - and Bridgetown Initiative

COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries, United Nations Climate Change, 2022
The Bridgetown Initiative: A Climate and Development Plan for COP27, E3G, November 2022

Women in Political Leadership and Climate Change

Gender Equality and State Environmentalism, Gender and Society, 2005
Gender and Climate Change: Do Female Parliamentarians Make a Difference?, Econstor, 2018
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: A Cross National Analysis, Science and Business Media, 2015

The ND-GAIN Index

Notre Dame Climate Adaptation Initiative

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