Events

Advancing Gender in the Environment (AGENT): The Triple Nexus of Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability

Jul 16, 2019 | IUCN
Washington DC, USA

Gender inequality, state fragility, and climate vulnerability are global challenges that can threaten the well-being of communities and nations, as well as future generations and…

Breaking Silos: Showcasing Integrated Solutions to Help Achieve SDG 16, Gender and Land Related SDGs.

Jul 16, 2019 | FriEnt
New York City, USA

According to the joint UN/Worldbank report “Pathways for Peace”, access to land, water and extractives is among the key risk areas for violent conflict –…

An Evening With Sarah Morris

Jul 13, 2019 | Lawyers Against Poverty
London, United Kingdom

Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted to host a talk with Sarah Morris, daughter of Sue Lloyd-Roberts who wrote The War on Women: And the Brave Ones…

Women, Water, and Resilience

Jul 11, 2019 | Global Water Security Coalition and Wilson Center
Washington, DC

The Global Water Security Coalition is an inclusive network of individuals invested in elevating water security as a cross-cutting issue, and identifying and sharing innovative…

Ensuring an Inclusive Afghan Peace Process

Jul 11, 2019 | Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Washington DC, USA

A conversation with distinguished policymakers and Afghan women leaders.
Hosted by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and…

Gender on the Agenda: The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Development

Jul 10, 2019 | Women Deliver
New York City, USA

Girls and women play a critical role in advancing every Sustainable Development Goal – including the SDGs focused on education (4), economic growth (8), climate…

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019

Jul 9, 2019 - Jul 18, 2019 | United Nations
New York, NY

The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held…

International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective

Jul 4, 2019 - Jul 5, 2019 | Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
London, United Kingdom

We aim to understand the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the drivers of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, Rohingya diaspora and their adaptation…

Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and Rural Development Training

Jun 24, 2019 - Jun 26, 2019 | Versed Training Facilities
Nairobi, Kenya

Agriculture is central to the livelihoods of the rural poor and in the attainment of suitable development goals; gender equality further plays a crucial role…

Gender and Food Systems

Jun 24, 2019 - Jun 28, 2019 | Wageningen Centre for Development
Kenya

Are you interested in achieving gender equality through your programmes, partnerships and networks? Do you wish to rethink power relations in our food systems, and…

The Leadership of Women in Developing U.S. Environmental Law and Policy: What They Did, What It Meant, and Where It Is Going

Jun 20, 2019 | Environmental Law Institute
Washington, DC

As ELI celebrates “Gender and the Environment” month in June as part of its 50th Anniversary, join us for a panel discussion of how women have…

Sustainability Standards and Women's Rights to Land and Agricultural Resources

Jun 20, 2019 | International Institute for Sustainable Development
Online

Join us Thursday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST as we discuss how sustainability standards can contribute positively to women’s rights…

Women, Health & Environment

Jun 18, 2019 | Soroptimist International East London
London, UK

What's being a woman got to do with the environment? And what can women do about climate change? The answer is - a lot! Want…

Casualty or Catalyst: Gender Equality and the Future of Mining

Jun 12, 2019 | Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
Ottowa, Canada

We are pleased to invite you to our workshop on June 12, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Carleton University to discuss gender…

Women, Conflict, and the Future of Economic Empowerment

Jun 5, 2019 | Women for Women International
Vancouver, Canada

A Women Deliver concurrent session bringing together donors, NGOs, and a youth leader. This session will explore women's economic empowerment in conflict-affected situations.

Who: Women for Women…

A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women

Jun 5, 2019 | BSR, UNFCCC, and Women’s Environment and Development Organizatio
Vancouver, Canada

Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…

Harnessing the Power of Research to Effect Gender Transformative Change

Jun 4, 2019 | American Jewish World Service
Vancouver, Canada

Around the globe, women and girls remain uncounted, undervalued and underrepresented in policy and programs—including in data used by the international development community to set…

Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions

Jun 4, 2019 | BSR, UNFCCC, Women's Environment and Development Organization
Vancouver, Canada

This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they exacerbate…

Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice

Jun 3, 2019 | Global Justice Now
London, UK

Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…

Women Deliver 2019 Conference

Jun 3, 2019 - Jun 6, 2019 | Women Deliver
Vancouver, Canada

The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will be the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in…

Deconstructing the Gendered Causes of Malnutrition

Jun 3, 2019 | World Vision
Vancouver Canada

Women and girls face unique challenges to attaining good health and nutrition. What are we doing to challenge these, and what can we do better?…

Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take?

Jun 2, 2019 - Jun 4, 2019 | Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)
Washington, DC

Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do…

Creating a Gender Equal World: the Transformative Power of Women's Rights to Land

Jun 2, 2019 | Landsea
Vancouver, Canada

Cocktail reception where guests will learn how to break down the barriers to gender-equal land rights, about a new global advocacy campaign to ensure women…

Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference

May 23, 2019 - May 25, 2019 | Winthrop University and James Madison University
Seville, Spain

For over a millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings…

Border Regimes, Territorial Discourses and Feminist Politics

May 22, 2019 - May 24, 2019 | Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, University of Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland

The NORA conference 2019, on critical feminist cross-disciplinary research and activities relying on contemporary and/or historical perspectives, focuses on the theme of material and symbolic…

Webinar from the USAID Soybean Innovation Lab and Partners: Gender & Land Matter in Rural Ghana and the World

May 2, 2019 | USAID's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research
GoToWebinar US

The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (Soybean Innovation Lab, SIL) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 2, at 10 a.m. CDT…

Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender Relevant?

Apr 30, 2019 | ANU Climate Change Institute & ANU Gender Institute
Australia

Is gender a consideration for your program, project or research? Now is the time to reflect on this.

Women are often portrayed as more vulnerable to…

Beyond Land: Gender Equality in Restoration

Apr 29, 2019 | Global Landscapes Forum
Online

As climate advocates increasingly call for nature as the key to healing climate and biodiversity crises, the spotlight on restoration is growing. The recent announcement…

Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop

Apr 24, 2019 - Apr 25, 2019 | Canadian International Resources and Development Institute
Vancouver, Canada

The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) is pleased to invite you to our Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop. The workshop will feature participants from…

How Much Land Does a Women Need? Women, Land Rights, and Rural Development

Apr 18, 2019 | Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Boston, MA, USA

For more information and to register, please visit https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/consortium-lectures/how-much-land-does-woman-need-women-land-rights-and-rural. 

Where: University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA

When: 18 April 2019

Organizers: Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, University of Massachusetts…