Charting a Sustainable Development Goal-compliant future meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, hinges on the meaningful inclusion of women leadership in charting adaptation and mitigation strategies. Successful delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly the following, Climate Action, Gender Equality, No Poverty, Peace & Justice and Strong Institutions will remain fragmented without efficient gender-responsive measures. Re-centering the role of women in the policy-making space is critical as new research evinces new insights for practitioners and academics alike to closely re-examine the climate-gender nexus. On the African continent, women bear the brunt of climate-ripple effects. Gender-based asymmetries of power remain salient in asset control and traditional adaptation and responsive strategies alike. Limited access to financial capital, educational resources, land management and household decision-making severely constrains women and girls’ resilience capacity. These barriers jeopardize women’s cardinal contributions as guarantors of traditional ecological stewardship and ‘

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