Climate change is destroying our lives through rise in sea level, climate related deaths, malnutrition, floods, cyclone, droughts, heat waves etc. The problem further worsens when we fail to understand that though climate change affects everyone but it affects more who are at vulnerable position, especially women. They suffer greater safety and health risks because they are the last to be rescued, their sanitation is being compromised. Women also do not fully participate in climate related planning and policy due to unequal participation in decision making process. Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty and due to existing roles, responsibilities and cultural norms. This paper suggests that the women are first responders in crises, entrepreneurs of green energy and decision-makers at home, women offer valuable insights and solutions into better managing the climate and its risks. Hence, women can play a critical role in response to climate change due to their local knowledge of and leadership in sustainable resource management and/or leading sustainable practices at the household and community level.

After the coming into force of TRIPS Agreement much importance has been given to the concept of public health. Doha Declaration on Public Health provides a legal basis for interpreting the TRIPS Agreement as consistent with public health objectives and for using the flexibility of the agreement for this purpose. However, these efforts could not resolve the apparent conflict between public health and patent protection. The right to health is a basic human right of every person and includes the right to access the essential drugs. However, right to public health cannot be ensured when there is no certainty as to the legal status of the Doha Declaration. Issues, such as, how much weightage will be given to the Declaration when the WTO Panel or the Appellate Body is adjudging a dispute which affects public health, are bound to arise.