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Food Insecurity Affects More Women Than Men, UN Report Says

Aug 23, 2023 | The East African

The 2023 United Nations' State of food security and Nutrition in the World (Sofi) report has revealed that up to 783 million people around the…


Colombia: The Secret to Colombia’s Drop in Deforestation? Armed Groups

Aug 22, 2023 | Christina Noriega, Al Jazeera

In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for…


Food Security: Recent Studies Support Dangerously Hungry’s Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict

Aug 16, 2023 | World Food Program USA

In April of this year, World Food Program USA launched a new report titled Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict. The report…


Nigeria: UN Calls for Women's Inclusion in Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding in Nigeria

Aug 16, 2023 | All Africa

The Country Representative said women and girls must benefit from relief packages provided during the recovery phase of conflict.


Women Advancing the Global Energy Transition

Aug 13, 2023 | Christine Lins, Impakter

Despsite the gender gap in the energy sector, women are actively participating in the energy transition.


England: ‘Comply or Else’: Gender and Net Zero Red Tape Blamed for Stifling British Business

Aug 13, 2023 | Simon Foy, The Telegraph

City heavyweights claim rigid diversity and climate targets risk undermining UK competitiveness.


Nigeria: Essential Perceptions in Nigeria’s Herder Farmer Conflict

Aug 11, 2023 | Greg Cochran, Persecution.org

What does coffee have in common with violence in Nigeria? Not much. But one similarity comes to mind. Consider the following facts about America’s number…


US: Healing the Frontlines of Racial, Climate, and Gender Injustice

Aug 10, 2023 | Daelin Brown, Non Profit Quarterly

The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice is regranting intermediary funding at the intersection of climate, racial, and gender justice. Their work is geared toward…


Egypt/South Sudan: Egypt Supports Construction of 20 Solar Stations in South Sudan

Aug 9, 2023 | Energy Capital & Power

Egypt has supported the construction of twenty solar-powered stations in South Sudan in order to meet the East African country’s sustainability standards. The development projects…


Climate and Gender at Center of Australian Aid Revamp in Indo-Pacific

Aug 8, 2023 | Phil Mercer

SYDNEY — Australia will put climate change and gender at the heart of its international aid program in a policy revamp designed to compete with China's…


Youth Activists' Perspectives on Climate, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Gender Inequality

Aug 7, 2023 | Victória M. Rampazzo, Anne H. Barbosa do Nascimento ,Shakira Choonara, and Rosalind Helfand, The Lancet

Generation Equality is a global multistakeholder partnership mechanism advocating for a wide range of issues, including the gender and climate justice agenda. Convened by UN…


Iraq: Water-Stressed Iraq Dries up Fish Farms

Aug 7, 2023 | Salam Faraj, Agence France-Presse

Drastic government measures have restricted water use for some purposes, including crop irrigation, and authorities have cracked down on illegal practices they long ignored.


US and Pacific Islands Elevate Women’s Leadership in Climate Security in Two-day Workshop

Aug 5, 2023 | US Indo-Pacific Command

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Office of Women, Peace & Security (WPS), the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), and Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and…


Iran/Kuwait: Iranian Envoy, Kuwaiti FM Discuss Disputed Oil Field

Aug 4, 2023 | Kurdistan 24

The credentials of newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Totonchi were presented to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah on Thursday, according to…


Fixing Gender Disparity and Climate Change Together

Aug 3, 2023 | Adrian Murdoch

“The consequences of climate change are not gender-neutral,” concludes LSE’s Grantham Research Institute in an article published in late June.Although all-too-little has still been done about it,…


Conflict Minerals: Microsoft's Concerning Conflict Minerals Disclosure Reflects Industry-Wide Slippage

Aug 2, 2023 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

Welcome to the ninth conflict minerals report, an annual look at game companies' efforts to ensure their business isn't fueling armed conflict, slave labor, child…


Climate Change Impacts Health, Gender Equality, Economic Growth and Food Insecurity

Aug 1, 2023 | The Hindu

The report titled ‘Our Uncommon Future: Intersectionality of Climate Change and SDGs in the Global South’ recognises the differentiated impact of climate change on global…


Climate Change: Displaced from Home and Sheltered in an Extreme Environment

Jul 31, 2023 | Humberto Basilio, Eos

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather.


“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours” Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia

Jul 27, 2023 | Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu

Afro-descendant communities have a right under Colombian law to collective land. However, in practice, communities have long faced significant challenges in exercising this right, including…


Afghanistan: Ground Water Levels Dropping in Afghanistan Due to Drought: Ministry

Jul 27, 2023 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Sadrazam Osmani said that level of ground water has dropped due to the recent drought in Afghanistan. Speaking…


“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours”: Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia

Jul 27, 2023 | Human Rights Watch

Afro-descendant communities have a right under Colombian law to collective land. However, in practice, communities have long faced significant challenges in exercising this right, including…


Burkina Faso: Food Security in Burkina Faso Is Worsening amid Continued Conflict, Warns IRC

Jul 20, 2023 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for international attention to the humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, where almost 5 million people currently require humanitarian…


Sudan: Climate Crisis Exacerbates Gender Inequality in Sudan

Jul 20, 2023 | Melody Chironda, All Africa

Sudan is facing a perfect storm of conditions that are leading to famine - with conflict, political unrest, the climate emergency, and COVID-19 all adding…


Gender Discrimination Inhibits Global Efforts to Tackle the Climate Crisis, Says New SIGI Report

Jul 18, 2023 | OECD

Although many countries around the world have stepped up their efforts to tackle hidden and deep-rooted barriers to women’s empowerment over the last few years,…


Liberia: USAID, Land Authority Agree to Collaborate on Land Reform

Jul 18, 2023 | USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) today signed a MOU, setting forth a collaborative framework for the…


Vietnam: Climate Change and the Health of Vietnamese Subsistence Farmers

Jul 14, 2023 | Colorado School of Public Health

Colorado School of Public Health research team partner with the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund to study the effects of climate change in Vietnamese…


Colombia/Nicaragua: World Court Backs Colombia in Maritime Border Dispute with Nicaragua

Jul 13, 2023 | Reuters

The World Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Nicaragua seeking to define and expand its deep sea economic rights beyond those previously established in…


India: Caste, Gender, Climate Change- Farmers in Uttarakhand Struggle for Survival

Jul 12, 2023 | Swati Thapa, India Development Review

Unable to adapt to effects of climate change such as forest fires and scarce rainfalls, smallholder farmers in the Himalayan state risk losing their livelihoods.


Liberia: Liberia Records Tenth Largest Increase in Forest Loss Worldwide

Jul 10, 2023 | Esau J. Farr, FrontPage Africa

Liberia recorded the tenth-largest increase in forest loss among countries across the world as of last year, according to a new study by an international…


Climate Change: OSCE’s Role in Bridging Regional Co-operation to Tackle Security Implications of Climate Change at Heart of High-Level Conference

Jul 7, 2023 | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Strengthening co-operation across borders to tackle climate-related challenges and security risks took centre stage at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change, which took place…