Ankita Yadav, our representative from the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce, recently had the opportunity to meet with Hon Myles LaRoda, Member of Parliament and Minister for Social Services, Information, and Broadcasting of The Bahamas, during the Women’s Forum at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 held in Apia, Samoa.
At the forum, government, environmental groups, and civil society experts gathered to discuss strategies for closing critical gaps in representation, data, and financing to ensure women are fully engaged in climate action—from policymaking to on-the-ground implementation.
Hon Myles K. LaRoda spoke passionately on the issue, drawing from the recent experiences of The Bahamas, which faced the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm. He highlighted that many of those displaced by the storm were women and girls, underscoring the urgent need for gender-responsive climate action.
For more information read here: https://thecommonwealth.org/news/chogm2024/commonwealth-womens-forum-opens-samoa-calls-stronger-action-gender-equality