The 2023/2024 El Niño-induced drought in Southern Africa exacerbated food and water insecurity, livelihood reductions, and gender-based violence, highlighting the urgent need for climate solutions. Women environmental human rights defenders in Africa face violence for addressing environmental crises. The Belém Gender Action Plan, adopted at COP30, aims to promote gender equality in climate action through capacity building, gender balance, coherence, implementation, and monitoring. This plan supports national gender and climate focal points, gender-responsive budgeting, and climate finance, emphasizing the integration of gender equality across all aspects of climate action. Adequate financing and meaningful collaboration are essential for the success of gender-responsive climate action, as emphasized by African feminist researcher Chido Nyaruwata and her Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative.