War on Want

War on Want builds and connects powerful national, regional and global movements for a just transition to tackle the interconnected crises of climate and inequality. The post-Covid-pandemic context and the intensification of geopolitical conflicts over recent years have highlighted the deep inequalities that are entrenched in our social fabric and exposed the fragile nature of our systems, such as social security, health care and workers' rights. In recent years, many people across the globe have been affected by rising inequality, worsening of workers’ rights, and shrinking civic space for movement action. These developments are all deeply interconnected with the climate crisis. 

War on Want believes a better world is possible. The Robert Bosch Stiftung supports War on Want in working towards a just transition and a Global Green New Deal that guarantees the rights of everyone to live with dignity. This requires tackling the systemic causes of poverty, inequality, injustice and ecological breakdown. A Global Green New Deal involves thinking beyond national borders to address multiple, overlapping social and ecological emergencies like the continuous attacks on workers’ rights, the burden of unsustainable national debt and the continuous unrestricted extraction of critical minerals in the so-called Global South to sustain the North’s consumption demands. War on Want works in partnership with grassroots social movements, trade unions and civil society organizations in the so-called Global South and across the world to strengthen their collective ability to promote alternative visions and solutions. Together, they have developed four key tests that should underpin any intervention:  

•     keeping global warming below 1.5°C  
•     thriving within planetary boundaries  
•     undoing historical injustice and inequality  
•     and building a society focused on care and repair.  

To pass these tests, it is crucial to build cross-movement power, work to develop coherent policy agendas, foster participation, and pursue engagement of diverse stakeholders at national and multilateral levels.