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Vanuatu Advances Gender-Responsive Climate Resilience: Progress and Commitments Highlighted Ahead of UN Reporting Deadline

Apr 9, 2024 | UNDP

Vanuatu is advancing in its commitment to make sure its climate action initiatives are gender-inclusive and equitable for all, prioritizing the principle of leaving no…

Don’t Forget Women in New UN Climate Fund, Policymakers Urged

Apr 9, 2024 | Eco-Business

The loss and damage fund’s success hinges on women’s participation and recognising their uneven climate burden, rights groups say.

Don’t Forget Women in New UN Climate Fund, Policymakers Urged

Apr 9, 2024 | Eco-Business

The loss and damage fund’s success hinges on women’s participation and recognising their uneven climate burden, rights groups say.

Conflict Minerals: Kimberley Process: A Rare Common Ground between Russia and the West

Apr 5, 2024 | TRT World

Amidst the geopolitical rivalry between Russia and the US-led Western alliance, there’s a sign of commonality between the two blocs – the fight against blood…

Nigeria, Canada Partner on Gender-Responsive Action on Climate Change

Apr 5, 2024 | PR Nigeria

In a landmark move to integrate gender equality into climate action, the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) of Nigeria, in partnership with Global Affairs…

Water Wars: Spending Billions Preparing for Hot Wars When Water Wars Are Looming

Mar 27, 2024 | Kalinga Seneviratne, InDepthNews

Since the pandemic, governments have been spending billions on arming themselves for imagined hot wars when billions of dollars are needed to mitigate a global…

There Cannot Be Climate Justice Without Gender Justice

Mar 27, 2024 | Mehmet B. Bulut

Climate change and its impacts are gendered. Cyclone Gorky, which hit Bangladesh in 1991, caused around 140,000 deaths, of which 90% were women. Cyclone Nargis in…

Liberia: Kpokolo: Illegal Logging Returns Despite ‘Ban’

Mar 18, 2024 | Esau J. Farr and Philip W. Quwebin, The DayLight

People in Gbarpolu are secretly harvesting Kpokolo, a boxlike timber the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) said it banned last year.

Liberia: Friends of the Earth Advocate Environmental Justice for Women

Mar 18, 2024 | Front Page Africa

Friends of the Earth (FoE) a non-governmental advocacy group and partners have ramped up efforts to push for environmental justice and gender equality to enhance…

Climate Watch: CSO Urges Rivers to Implement Action Plan on Gender, Climate Change

Mar 18, 2024 | Deborah Bodunde, The Cable

Despite directly impacting our communities, health, and livelihoods, climate-related reports usually take a back seat to dominant news beats like politics and business.

Nigeria: Foundation Moves to Curb Impact of Climate Change, Insecurity in Northwest

Mar 10, 2024 | Godwin Enna, Leadership

Worried by the continued effects of climate change in the world and Nigeria in particular, the Building Blocks For Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) has launched a…

Honduras: Violence, Land Conflicts, Corruption and Impunity Defy Human Rights

Mar 10, 2024 | ONU/Atalayar

Persistent violence, including gender-based violence, land conflicts and impunity are among the most serious human rights challenges in Honduras, the UN High Commissioner for Human…

Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024 - Dr Kimiko Hirata

Mar 7, 2024 | Reuters

Dr Kimiko Hirata is the executive director of Climate Integrate, an independent climate policy think-tank she launched in Japan in 2022.

South Sudan: UN Says Conflict Fuels Food Insecurity in South Sudan

Mar 7, 2024 | Xinhua

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday blamed the food insecurity situation in South Sudan on the lack of peace and conflict…

Austria: Water, Women, and Security: OSCE co-hosts “Women in Water Diplomacy Global Network Forum” in Vienna

Mar 7, 2024 | OSCE

Addressing the need for women’s empowerment in the water sector, the “Women in Water Diplomacy Global Network Forum” took place in Vienna from 4 to…

Malawi: Women Farmers in Malawi Tackle Climate Change and Gender Inequalities Through Greenhouse Programme

Mar 6, 2024 | UN Women

The greenhouses of the Kambuku Cooperatives stand proudly among newly planted maize fields about 23 kilometres from Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe. The facilities stand…

Israel/Palestine: The UN Is Investigating the Environmental Impact of the War in Gaza. Here’s What It Says So Far

Mar 6, 2024 | Lottie Limb, Euronews Green

The United Nations is investigating the environmental impact of the war in Gaza, which has caused a catastrophic spike in land, soil and water pollution.

Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau

Feb 9, 2024 | Onoja Audu, Independent

Yitkyim Leah Datong has engaged about one hundred young women across communities of Plateau State towards contributing to sustainable peace in the State.

DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months

Feb 8, 2024 | William Clowes and Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country’s artisanal miners, could start operating…

EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action

Feb 8, 2024 | EIB

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has launched the Women…

Syria/Turkey: Oil Slicks Blamed on Turkish Strikes Blight Northeast Syria River

Feb 7, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

Oil pollution has been a growing concern in Syria since the 2011 onset of civil war, which has taken a toll on infrastructure and seen…

Liberia: ForumCIV, Partners Hold Policy Dialogue to Secure Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities

Feb 5, 2024 | Francis G. Boayue, FrontPage Africa

With support from the European Union (EU), ForumCIV and MAP Liberia have ended a day-long policy dialogue to secure land rights for women and rural…

Afghanistan: This Forestry Project in Afghanistan is Pushing Women to the Forefront of Climate Action

Feb 5, 2024 | Aga Khan Foundation

Zahra remembers what it was like to have predictable agricultural yields. The mother of six, who lives in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, farms barley, potato and…

Liberia: Stakeholders Unite to Integrate Climate Change Action into Land Formalization Framework

Feb 5, 2024 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

Stakeholders have reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization.

India: Environmental Conservation, Gender Equality Themes of First Kite Flying Competition in Punjab’s Ferozepur

Feb 5, 2024 | Hindustan Times

Over 5,000 kite enthusiasts are expected to participate in the ‘Basant Panchmi Kite Festival-2024’, to be held from February 10-11, Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman…

World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Feb 5, 2024 | World Bank

Women account for about one-third of the artisanal and small-scale mining workforce, which supplies minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition. 

Afghanistan: 21 Million Afghans Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: Official

Feb 5, 2024 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

The Taliban official claims that 21 million people in Afghanistan lack access to clean drinking water due to climate change. Previously, the United Nations had…

Pakistan: Climate, Gender and Democracy

Feb 4, 2024 | Amna Javed, The News

Systemic negligence in addressing climate change and gender-related issues is indicative of the eroding foundations of democracy.

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: 37 People Killed in Disputed Oil-Rich African Region of Abyei in Fighting Linked to Spiritual Leader

Feb 4, 2024 | Associated Press

Thirty-seven people were killed over the weekend in fighting apparently tied to a land feud in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, an official said…

Nepal: IFC’s $56-million Investment in Global IME Bank to Bolster Gender and Climate Financing in Nepal

Feb 3, 2024 | My Republica

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $56 million in Nepal's largest commercial bank, Global IME Bank Limited (GIBL), to support small businesses, including those…