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Call for Proposal: Gender, Climate, and Social Cohesion

Jan 15, 2026 | UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN Women Asia and the Pacific

Given Afghanistan's increased climate vulnerability and the dispropotionate impact on women anand girls, this CfP aims to (1) leverage media platforms (TV, radio, digital initiatives)…

Call for Expertise: EnPAx Gender Interest Group Interested in Behavioural Science Expertise for Collaboration

Jan 15, 2026 | EnPAx Gender Interest Group
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

We're seeking GIG members with expertise in behavioral science approaches—particularly using behavioral interventions—within environmental peacebuilding contexts to contribute to a workshop we're developing for the…

When the Smoke Clears: How Hybrid Warfare Exploits Gender Vulnerabilities in Climate Disasters

Jan 14, 2026 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The hurricane passes. The wildfire is contained. The flood waters recede. Then the real fight begins.

We are beginning to understand how the vulnerabilities exposed in…

Mali: Combating Climate Change for Peace in Mali

Jan 13, 2026 | Tara Abhasakun
Peace News Network

Mali is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world. Between 1970 and 2020, the country experienced at least 40 major…

Remote: Senior Expert Consultant on Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans, ACRO, UN Women

Jan 9, 2026 | UN Women
UN Women

I. Organizational context 

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against…

Applications for Travel Grants for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE: 22 January 2026)

Jan 5, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Travel grants for Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding aim to increase the diversity of voices at the conference, with a particular focus on enabling…

Liberia: COP30 - a Turning Point Missed - and a Line Drawn for Frontline Women Defenders

Jan 2, 2026 | Radiatu H. S. Kahnplaye Gai
allAfrica

Monrovia — COP30 has come and gone in Belém, Brazil--another global climate summit marked by lofty promises and limited political courage.

The declarations were bold, the…

Environment and Peace – International Call for Proposals (Deadline: February 16, 2026)

Dec 22, 2025
PeaceNexus

Environmental organisations play a critical role in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change. In doing so, they navigate complex social dynamics and tensions.…

India: The Green Burden: Women, Climate Action, and The Unfinished Revolution In India – Analysis

Dec 16, 2025 | Manasi Sinha and Ejjala Likitha Pavani
Eurasia Review

In India’s changing climate, where failed monsoons, raging rivers and searing heatwaves define daily life – women stand at the frontlines of survival and sustainability.…

Leaving No One Behind: Why Adaptive Social Protection Must Be Gender-Responsive and Inclusive

Dec 16, 2025 | Nohelia Palou and Charlotte Penel

As the world grapples with a convergence of crises, from the urgent threats of climate extremes and pandemics to the long-term challenges of economic shocks…

Ghana/Senegal: Oxfam In Africa- Climate Justice Advocacy and Campaigns Advisor

Dec 16, 2025 | Oxfam-Québec

This is a 12-month regional mandate for Oxfam in Africa based in Senegal or Ghana

The mandate is under the Equality in Action Volunteer Cooperation Program…

Kenya: Gender Policy and Strategy Expert – Aquatic Environmental Management

Dec 16, 2025 | African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment…

Bangladesh; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Iraq; Jordan; Kenya; Lebanon; Myanmar; Ukraine: Gender Based Violence (GBV) Prevention & Response Specialist

Dec 16, 2025 | CTG (Committed To Good)

Committed to Good (CTG) was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff…

Kenya: Resilience and Humanitarian Programming Manager

Dec 16, 2025 | Plan International

Working in 54 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, with a total annual budget of approximately Euros1 billion, Plan International’s stated Global Strategic…

No dejar a nadie atrás: ¿Por qué la Protección Social Adaptativa debe ser sensible al género e inclusiva?

Dec 16, 2025 | Nohelia Palou y Charlotte Penel

Mientras el mundo enfrenta una convergencia de crisis, desde las amenazas urgentes de los extremos climáticos y las pandemias hasta los desafíos de largo plazo…

Global: Women Human Rights Defenders Powering Climate Justice

Dec 9, 2025 | UNDP
UNDP

Across the globe, women environmental defenders lead the fight for a just and sustainable future. They steward resources, protect and restore forests and other landscapes,…

Liberia: From Law to Reality: AWLN Champions Women’s Right to Own Land

Dec 4, 2025 | Patience Jones
Front Page Africa

CAREYSBURG — The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Liberia Chapter convened a landmark dialogue on Wednesday at Arjay Farms in Number 7, Kingsville, bringing together…

UK: Northern Ireland’s Rural Women at ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Climate Change Carbon Budgets, Warns Campaign Group

Nov 30, 2025 | Mark Robinson
MSN

Rural women in the north are among those that could facing a “disproportionate” impact from the government’s future carbon-cutting budgets, according to a campaign group.

It comes…

Cultivating Women’s Leadership for Resilient Agrifood Systems

Nov 26, 2025 | Sabrina Trautman
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT

Women’s representation and leadership have long been recognized as drivers of more inclusive, equitable, and resilient food systems. Yet, too often, leadership is confused with…

Ethiopia: Field Coordinator - Tigray

Nov 25, 2025 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…

South Sudan: Strengthening Resilience in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Markets Phase II (STREAM II)

Nov 25, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been operating in South Sudan since 2005. Since the country’s independence in 2011, Mercy Corps has remained committed to addressing urgent humanitarian…

USA: Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellowship 2026-2027

Nov 25, 2025 | University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs

Each year, the Kroc Institute's Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester…

How Climate and Gender Shape Peace and Security: From Mandates to Meaningful Change

Nov 25, 2025 | UN Climate Security Mechanism
UN Climate Security Mechanism

October 2025 marked twenty-five years since the landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Amid rising polarization, escalating conflicts, and the intensifying…

Kenya: Gender Policy and Strategy Expert – Aquatic Environmental Management

Nov 25, 2025 | African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment…

Rwanda: Women at the Heart of TREPA’s Land Restoration in Rwanda’s Eastern Province

Nov 24, 2025 | Jean Claude Habimana
IUCN

In Rwanda’s Eastern Province, women and girls were limited to contributing to landscape restoration and environmental conservation, while men often took on roles such as…

South Sudan: From Silence to Strength: Women Leaders Speak Out in South Sudan

Nov 22, 2025 | Amber Christino
UN News

She knows what it’s like to be silenced.

Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her brothers…

Gender is the Key to a Healthy Planet and People: Reflections from the Biodiversity-Health Press Conference at SBSTTA-27

Nov 19, 2025 | Alejandra Duarte
Women4Biodiversity

Traditional health systems, rooted in centuries of empirical knowledge, reveal the interdependence between ecosystems and human health. However, women’s ecological and health-related knowledge has often…

Kenya: How Gender-Transformative Innovation Bundles are Revolutionizing Food Security in Kenya

Nov 18, 2025 | Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT

In Makueni, Kenya, farmers are boosting yields and empowering women through new gender-transformative innovation bundles. Introduced to overcome low tech adoption, the approach merges farming…

Liberia: Women Marginalized in Customary Land Processes in Lofa Despite Legal Protections

Nov 17, 2025 | Korto D. Snowe
Liberia Daily Observer

Women in Lofa County continue to face difficulties participating equally in customary land and natural resource management. This situation, according to Chapter 9, Article 36…

Global: Building Gender-Responsive Climate Security: Inside CGIAR’s New Training Module Why Gender Matters in Climate Security?

Nov 12, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR

Climate change impacts are not gender-neutral and vary across population groups. Women, children, minority groups, refugees, the elderly, and people with disabilities face differential vulnerabilities linked to…