Climate Resilience, Gender, and Adaptations

For the 2026 Civil Society Microgrant, the Pulitzer Center is looking for projects examining critical issues at the intersection of climate and labor, including gender, livelihoods, and adaptations, as well as community resilience in the face of climate change.

SUGGESTED STORIES AND PROJECTS

TITLE PUBLICATION DATE COUNTRY OUTLET
El cielo ya no avisa: la soledad de la agricultura campesina frente a la crisis climática en María La Baja” (“The Sky No Longer Warns: The Solitude of Peasant Agriculture in the Face of the Climate Crisis in María La Baja”) by Betty Zambrano and Ana María Jessie Serna March 17, 2026 Colombia Distintas Latitudes
103 fotos: «Un grito por el futuro» en el Gran Chaco” (“103 Photos: 'A Cry for the Future' in the Gran Chaco”) by Daniela Blanco and Matias Arbotto July 8, 2026 Latin America Infobae, Women in the News Network
Bridging the Climate Information Gap for Sokoto’s Rice Farmers by Abdullahi Muritala April 13, 2026 Nigeria The Liberalist
The Ferrymen: South Africa's Taxi Drivers Face Deadly Heat on the Job” by Leonie Joubert May 21, 2026 South Africa Daily Maverick
Inside the Ring of Fire by Liam Casey December 11, 2025 Canada The Canadian Press
Chocolates Melting Away by Breech Asher Harani June 26, 2025 Philippines Financial Times
Female Oil Palm Laborers and the Climate Crisis by Suwandi Wendy October 30, 2024 Indonesia Kompas.com
'Rio 60ºC': How Rio de Janeiro Prepares for Extreme Climate Events by Thiagio Medaglia and colleagues December 2, 2024 Brazil Ambiental Media
The Impact of Extreme Heat on Delivery Workers by Jazmín Acuña and colleagues November 21, 2023 Paraguay El Surti.com
What Climate Change Has To Do With the Looming UPS Union Strike” by Aryn Baker July 6, 2023 United States TIME Magazine
The Human Cost of Sugar by Mayank Aggarwal and Arvind Shukla December 16, 2022 India Climate Home News