We examine the impact of international discourses that arise concerning climate change in the Global South. People from the Global South are typically displayed as feminized victims in the context of climate change’s human consequences. This depiction of feminized climate victimhood across the Global South is problematic because it distorts the reality of women's varied responses and denies their agency in responding to climate issues. While such portrayals of feminized victimhood have become pervasive in social media, mainstream news, and governmental reports, the actual impact of these gender-specific narratives on those who consume them has been under-explored, particularly as countries in the Global North are increasingly called upon to finance climate adaption in the Global South. We investigate the impact of these images/narratives through survey experiments conducted in both the Global North (France) and the Global South (Côte d'Ivoire). We assess how such imagery and discourse affect (1) public support for providing climate financing to the Global South among Global North citizens and (2) political efficacy among Global South citizens in the context of climate action. We hypothesize that portrayals of feminized victimhood may simultaneously increase support for climate financing among Global North citizens, while depressing the political efficacy of Global South citizens.