Natalia Idrisova

Natalia Idrisova is a Tajikistani green energy consultant whose work was recognised in 2024 when she was one of the BBCs 100 most inspiring women.

Life Idrisova was born in about 1987 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Her family were natural conservationists and they brought up their children to think the same. They cared for animals, they did not pick flowers or waste food. In time, her brother started a small non-profit which he named "Little Earth". She became an enthusiastic supporter of her brother's initiative in 2014.

Little Earth works in the mountainous areas of her country where the people have insufficient energy for their own heating. Both firewood and electricity are in short supply. They deliver training and solar powered lights and cookers and energy saving devices like pressure cookers. The local women's time is filled with caring for their livestock and children and gathering firewood. The new ideas and equipment create some free time and ideas, but the decisions are traditionally made in the society by men. She and Little Earth encourage women to feel empowered. – who tackle climate related issues. She sees that a large barrier to change in under developed countries is the balance of power. She says that activists in poor countries do not make climate-related decisions.

Idrisova led a masterclass on climate related issues in May 2023. In 2023 she was named as one of the BBC's 100 women of influence.