RS and MOA declare no competing interests. This Comment was funded by the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Members of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Climate Change Consultation Group are listed in the appendix (p 2), as well as contributions of the members to this Comment, and relevant competing interests. We thank Vindar Fritzell for his valuable feedback, and Maria Persson and Neha Potlapalli for their critical support of the consultation event.