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Liberia: Kpokolo: Illegal Logging Returns Despite ‘Ban’
Mar 18, 2024
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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.
USA: Senior Analyst, Gender
Mar 17, 2024
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Climate Policy Initiative
CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Its mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive…
USA: Cities for Girls: Women, Peace and Security Research Report - Consultant
Mar 17, 2024
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC Governance Technical Unit focuses on ensuring that people have the power to influence the decisions that affect their lives. IRC works to strengthen the…
Kenya: Consultancy to Develop a Gender Strategy, Inclusive Gender Analysis and Action Plan for BRIDGE and CREATES Transboundary Basin Projects
Mar 17, 2024
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
About IUCN IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the…
Women in Leadership Are Needed to Fight Climate Change - The Excerpt
Mar 17, 2024
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Dana Taylor and Mary Robinson
March is Women’s History Month, a celebration of women’s contribution to history, culture and society. Former Irish President Mary Robinson, current Chair of The Elders,…
NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Mar 15, 2024
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EnPAx and Leiden University
The Organizing Committee is delighted to share the draft agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! While it is still a work in…
Gender Responsiveness Can Make Climate-Smart Agriculture Even Smarter!
Mar 12, 2024
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IRRI and CGIAR
The impact of climate change on agriculture is undeniable, and it poses a significant threat to global food security. While climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is gaining…
How Amplifying Women's Voices Could Boost Humanitarian and Development Aid Efforts
Mar 11, 2024
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Kalkidan L. Yihun
The percentage of people in need across the world has doubled since 2020, with one out of every 23 people now needing some form of humanitarian relief.…
Gender Equality and Climate Adaptation: Closing the Data Gap
Mar 11, 2024
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Fionna Smyth, Duncan Knox, and Mariam Ibrahim
This month, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW), will address a critical issue: strengthening…
Understanding the Gender-Climate Nexus
Mar 11, 2024
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Understanding the gender-climate nexus
The ongoing global discourse regarding climate change emphasises the need to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and the necessity of involving…
Addressing the Intersection of Climate and Gender Through Transformative Action
Mar 11, 2024
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Eva Bialobrzeski
Gender-responsive climate action is critical in addressing the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, recognizing that climate change often exacerbates pre-existing gender inequalities.…
Honduras: Violence, Land Conflicts, Corruption and Impunity Defy Human Rights
Mar 10, 2024
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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…
Nigeria: Foundation Moves to Curb Impact of Climate Change, Insecurity in Northwest
Mar 10, 2024
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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…
Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024 - Dr Kimiko Hirata
Mar 7, 2024
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Reuters
Dr Kimiko Hirata is the executive director of Climate Integrate, an independent climate policy think-tank she launched in Japan in 2022.
Austria: Water, Women, and Security: OSCE co-hosts “Women in Water Diplomacy Global Network Forum” in Vienna
Mar 7, 2024
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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…
South Sudan: UN Says Conflict Fuels Food Insecurity in South Sudan
Mar 7, 2024
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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…
Malawi: Women Farmers in Malawi Tackle Climate Change and Gender Inequalities Through Greenhouse Programme
Mar 6, 2024
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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
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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.
No Paris Agreement without the Ocean, and Neither without Women
Feb 15, 2024
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Marisa O. Ensor
The ocean is a vital part of the global life support system. Oceans are increasingly recognized as central to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and…
UN Women: Thematic Coordination Lead for Generation Equality’s Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition
Feb 15, 2024
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United Nations Women
Generation Equality launched six Action Coalitions led by Action Coalition ‘leaders’ from every sector, including an Action Coalition focused explicitly on Feminist Action for Climate…
Consultancy to Develop Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis and Action Plan for Creates and Bridge Projects in East Africa
Feb 15, 2024
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN ESARO is implementing the following two of its field projects – 1) Building River
Dialogues and Governance (BRIDGE) funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation and
whose…
Programme Officer Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and communication – Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) Uganda
Feb 15, 2024
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United Nations Women
UN Women operationalizes this through Flagship Programming Initiatives (FPIs) developed to achieve transformative results for gender equality and women empowerment. The FPIs respond to the…
Afghanistan: Information Management Specialist, Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA)
Feb 15, 2024
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United Nations Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Zimbabwe: Consultant: Gender Specialist (Re-Advertisement)
Feb 15, 2024
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Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT
The Alliance of Bioversity and CIATIn 2019, Bioversity International and CIAT joined forces to create the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for…
South Sudan: County Nutrition, Gender and Social Inclusion Officer
Feb 15, 2024
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
BackgroundVétérinaires Sans Frontières - Germany (VSF Germany) is a non-governmental, non-profit making international Organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work providing…
The Complicated Relationship Between Climate, Conflict, and Gender in Mozambique
Feb 12, 2024
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Gracsious Maviza, Mandlenkosi Maphosa, Giulia Caroli, Thea Synnestvedt, and Joram Tarusarira
Individuals face immense challenges in displacement contexts, particularly where climate, conflict, and displacement intersect. In Mozambique, climate impacts have combined with conflict to displace nearly a…
What is the Eco-Gender Gap?
Feb 12, 2024
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Scarlett Stokes
The responsibility for saving the world from the ravages of climate change should not be a gendered issue. However, multiple studies have found that women,…
Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau
Feb 9, 2024
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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
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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
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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…