Connecting and Mentoring Women Leading Climate Action
The Women4Climate (W4C) program supports women leaders who are championing urban climate action initiatives that align with climate policy targets and pursue emissions reductions.
Register for the information session
Meet the project team, receive an overview of the application process, and ask questions.
Apply for the 2025 W4C program
To apply, please submit your application using this form. Program applications close on Jan 16, 2025.
Program questions?
If you have questions about the program, the application process for mentees, or if you are interested in being a mentor, please reach out here.
Championing Something New Can be Challenging.
The W4C program provides mentorship support, leadership training, and peer networking for emerging, mid-career, and established leaders who are responding to the climate emergency and pursuing climate action solutions across sectors and industries in the Metro Vancouver region.
The program is comprised of three core components as we believe that these components, together, can accelerate program participant’s capacity for championing climate action:
Why Women & Climate Action?
To make a progress on climate targets and create a healthy, safe, and prosperous future for generations to come, we need climate leadership to be inclusive and representative of the community. Women make up about half of the population and bring important perspectives and lived experiences that can inform climate solutions. Although there has been significant progress made on gender equity, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions and at decision making tables—and support for their ideas, solutions, and voices will facilitate progress on climate action.
The W4C program builds from a legacy of success and collaboration with C40 Cities, the City of Vancouver, and a strong network of 80+ local climate leaders that are advancing tangible progress within their sectors and communities. More about the history of the program and its impact around the globe can be found here.
A Commitment to Inclusivity
The term “women” is used inclusively. The program welcomes 2SLGBTQIA+ people with gender identities and expressions that exist between and outside of the binary. The program highly encourages the participation Indigenous and Black women, women of colour, women with disabilities, and immigrant women.
Image: Women4Climate participants from 2022.
2025 Application Process
We are now accepting submissions for the 2025 cohort! Here are the key dates to know:
W4C 2025 Key Dates
Nov 21, 2024Mentee applications open
Dec 4, 2024Information session
Jan 16, 2025 Mentee applications close
Jan 31 & Feb 5, 2025Interview days for shortlisted applicants
Feb 2025Selected mentees notified and paired with mentors
Mar 6, 2025Mentorship begins
Register for information session
Meet the project team, receive an overview of the application process, and ask questions.
Apply for the 2025 program
To apply, please submit your application using this form. Program applications close on Jan 16, 2025.
Applicant Resources
We encourage you to refer to the 2025 Applicant Resource, and to download and use the Sample Application Form to draft your content prior to submitting your application through the online form.
Past Participants
See how past participants have been featured here. These details are collated on the City of Vancouver website. And here's what our past mentees and mentors have said about the program:
"Participating in the Women4Climate mentorship program connected me with a wider network of people doing a variety of work in the climate space. I also grew my confidence and skills as a future leader.”
Women4Climate Vancouver Mentee
"As an Indigenous person, my cultural teachings say we are all connected to the lands, water, air, animals and each other. My people believe it is important not to take more than you need, to walk softly on the earth, to take care of one another, and give back. I am grateful to be part of an important initiative that empowers women to use their knowledge and voices to inspire more leaders in this field. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible.”
Women4Climate Vancouver Mentee
"I have hope for future generations, as a result of hearing the innovative ways the mentees are working to address climate change ”
Women4Climate Vancouver Mentor
"I have so appreciated how the W4C program has introduced me to some of the brightest young minds in the industry. These relationships continue to inspire me, provoke my own thinking, and allow me to share lessons from my own career”
Women4Climate Vancouver Mentor
The W4C Vancouver Team
Nadine Jarry
