International News

Global Citizen NOW: How We Drove Impact and Action on Climate, Gender Equality, and More

May 1, 2023 | Camille May, Global Citizen

Over two days, activists and leaders discussed solutions to the world's biggest problems.

Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims

May 1, 2023 | María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime

Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…

Tonga: In Tonga, Illuminating the Connections Between Gender and the Environment

Apr 20, 2023 | UN Women

Gender plays a crucial role in mediating the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, with unequal resource distribution, discriminatory social norms and other gender…

Liberia: President Weah Urges Muslims to Avoid Violence in Resolving Land Disputes

Apr 20, 2023 | Alvin Worzi, Observer

President George. Weah has urged Muslims to avoid violence in their bid to resolve land disputes because a violent approach to land disputes has the…

Malawi: In Malawi, Female Fish Traders Mobilise Against Transactional Sex

Apr 14, 2023 | Rabson Kondowe, Aljazeera

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as declining fish populations lead to increased sex-for-fish requests in Malawi.

Colombia: Parties to Final Agreement Agree Colombia Conflict Can Be Resolved by Addressing Land Distribution, Rural Development, Former Commander Tells Security Council

Apr 14, 2023 | UN Security Council

Colombia is forging ahead in its total peace policy, rooted in its implementation of the Final Agreement with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…

Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO Says

Apr 13, 2023 | Yanine Quiroz, Carbon Brief

Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…

Gender Inequalities in Food and Agriculture are Costing World $1 Trillion: FAO

Apr 13, 2023 | UN News

Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well…

Yemen: USAID Partners with Yemeni Communities to Ease Land and Water Conflicts

Apr 13, 2023 | USAID

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a two-year program to help communities in Yemen affected by conflict manage and…

USA: At Front Lines of Climate Battle, a Miami Course Prepares Women of Color to Lead the Fight

Apr 6, 2023 | Arianna Otero, WLRN

The women filing into the backyard of a house in Liberty City came from all walks of life and in a wide range of ages,…

Death Threats, Trolling and Sexist Abuse: Climate Scientists Report Online Attacks

Apr 6, 2023 | Myriam Vidal Valero, Nature

Survey highlights experiences of dozens of climate researchers who have endured online harassment related to their work.

‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Infertility in Women, Study Shows

Apr 6, 2023 | Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Those with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying.

The Hidden Role of Food in Urban Conflicts in Central America

Apr 6, 2023 | Politecnico di Milano

Extreme water events have been shown to affect human security in many ways. In a research article published today in the new journal Nature Water…

Liberia: The Illegal Turkish Loggers Depleting Liberia's Forest

Mar 29, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, The DayLight

Powering Gender Equity: Women Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of Sustainable Energy Transition

Mar 29, 2023 | Sustainable Energy For All

In the framework of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with ENERGIA International Network on Gender…

Colombia: Plan to Mine ‘Clean Energy’ Metals in Colombian Amazon Splits Communities

Mar 22, 2023 | Natalia Torres Garzón, Mongabay

In this richly biodiverse region, where the cool mountains of the Andes meet the Amazon Rainforest, opinions are divided and emotions are high among communities…

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Monusco Supports the Project "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding"

Mar 22, 2023 | Marylene Seguy, All Africa

The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu.This…

Women Defenders for Territories Free of Mining

Mar 7, 2023 | Ada Recinos, Amazon Watch

Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting defenders on the front lines of the Mining Out of the Amazon movement.

International Women’s Day: Our Planet Needs Gender Justice

Mar 7, 2023 | Friends of the Earth

Although women bear the brunt of environmental injustice, they’re also leading the way to save our planet. Find out why we celebrate International Women’s Day…

Nigeria: Group Seeks Equitable Distribution of Resources for Women

Mar 7, 2023 | EnviroNews Nigeria

The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a non-governmental organisation, has advocated for equitable distribution of resources to women in the society.

Iraq: No Water by 2040: The Crisis Engulfing Iraq and Its Historic River Flow

Mar 6, 2023 | Zainab Hussain, The BMJ

The Middle East’s ancient Tigris-Euphrates river system flow is under threat, bringing a plethora of health emergencies to Iraq.

International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…

Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government…

Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management

Mar 2, 2023 | The Water Diplomat

The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…

Three Projects in South Asia Putting Gender at the Centre of Responses to Climate Change

Feb 21, 2023 | Rina Saeed Khan, The Third Pole

From who is most affected to who gets to be in the room when decisions are made, gender affects every aspect of our relationship with…

Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict

Feb 20, 2023 | Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…

Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet

Feb 10, 2023 | UNEP

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.

“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo

Feb 9, 2023 | Sarajevo Times

The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…

Colombia: Indigenous Women Record Age-Old Knowledge of Bees in Colombia’s Amazon

Feb 8, 2023 | Astrid Arellano, Mongabay

A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the…

Gender and Climate Change

Feb 8, 2023 | Vera Tripodi, E-International Relations

In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…