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IntroductionForeword by Anne Hidalgo1. The Power of Stubborn Optimism - Christiana Figueres2. Empowering Women to Power up the Paris Agreement on Climate Change - Patricia Espinosa3. The Hissing of Summer Lawns: Cities, Gender, and Climate Change - Susan Buckingham4. What's Happening in Durban: From `Tree-Preneurs' to Trendsetters - Zandile Gumede5. Women's Empowerment and Environmental Sustainability in the Context of International UN agreements - Diane Elson6. Walking the Talk: Empowering Tomorrow's Women Leaders - Alexandra Palt7. How Holistic Thinking Benefits People and Planet - Lola Young8. How Gender-Sensitive are National Adaptation Programmes of Action? Selected Findings from a Desk Review of Thirty-One sub-Saharan African Countries - Nathalie Holvoet and Liesbeth Inberg9. Why Educating Girls is Essential for a Sustainable Future - Atti Worku10. Women, Conflict and the Environment in Somali Society - Shukri Haji Ismail Bandare and Fatima Jibrell11. The Close Ties between Social and Environmental Justice - Karin Nansen 12. Engendering Urban Climate Policy - Gotelind Alber13. Why do Gender Equality and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand? - Lyla Mehta and Melissa Leach14. The Benefits of using a Gender Lens - Naoko Ishii15. Is there a Specific Role for Women in helping to Achieve Environmental Sustainability through Politics? - Caroline Lucas16. Empowering a Balanced and Useful Economics of Sustainability: The Role of Gender - Julie A. Nelson 17. Hand in Hand: Women's Empowerment and Sustainability - Vandana Shiva18. How the Defence of the Commons and Territories has become a Core Part of Feminist, Anti-Capitalist Struggles - Celia Alldridge 19. Mother Earth - Maria Mies20. From Icebergs to Climate Refugees - Jude Kelly21. From Individual to Communal Rights: Empowering Women for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources - Nidhi Tandon22. The Role of Fashion in Bringing About Social and Ecological Change - Anna Fitzpatrick23. Family Planning: A Win-Win for Women and Sustainability - Carina Hirsch and David Johnson24. The Power of Grassroots Action for Women's Empowerment and the Environment - Kate Metcalf25. One Hundred Years of Collective Action for Environmental Change - Marylyn Haines Evans26. The Impact of Gender Balance in the Renewable Energy Sector - Juliet Davenport27. More Women in Business for a Sustainable Economy - Emma Howard Boyd28. Sonia MedinaNotesAbout the Contributors