The National Workshop on Women In Fisheries and Climate was held from March 9-11 in the Philippines. It aimed to (1) determine climate change impacts on the women in coastal/ fishing communities; determine what issues/ challenges have arisen and how women have coped with these new challenges both at the level of household and community organizations, (3) identify key government initiatives/ policies that have been helpful to women in fisheries and to draw lessons from these; (4) identify areas for development work surrounding women in fisheries within the context of climate change; finally (5) define the agenda and strategy for sustaining life and livelihood in fisheries in the future particularly in the light of climate change. At the end of the workshop, the women fishers had felt that they had learned a lot about climate change. They were able to situate and understand better their recent experiences in the light of climate change impacts. With this they felt empowered to face without fear or reservations whatever challenges climate change would bring on them in the future.