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5 Ways We Can Address Land Inequality and Women’s Land Rights

Aug 11, 2021 | Mike Taylor and Gabriela Bucher

Land. It is a commodity like no other. We live on it. We grow from it. We drink from it and build our futures upon…

You Can’t Talk About Gender Equality Without Talking About Climate Change

Aug 11, 2021 | Angela Priestley

Gender equality gains both locally and globally have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 18 months, but that could be nothing…

Climate Change, Water Security, and Women: A Study on Water Boiling in South Tarawa, Kiribati

Aug 10, 2021 | Asian Development Bank

This publication summarizes the results of a household survey on water boiling practices in South Tarawa, Kiribati, and outlines implications for the design of water…

Gender Equality: The Catalyst to Addressing the Triple Crisis Facing Latin American and the Caribbean

Aug 10, 2021 | UNDP

In the first half of 2021, a Feminist Action Coalition for Climate Justice was established as part of the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality…

Women in Rural Agriculture Stricken by Climate Change Effects

Aug 9, 2021 | Onke Ngcuka

Climate change is not gender neutral. As developing countries bear the brunt of climate change in the form of extreme weather conditions such as droughts…

South Africa: Women Miners in South Africa Break Barriers with Mentors' Help

Aug 9, 2021 | Linda Givetash and Zaheer Cassim

The mining industry has long been one of South Africa’s largest sectors, but women are still a minority in its workforce. Now, a group called…

New Global Initiative: Transforming Gender Norms in Land and Resource Rights

Aug 9, 2021 | Arwen Bailey

When Rosario’s husband died, her life was turned upside down. Not only did she lose her life and business partner and the father of her…

A Decade in Review: What It Means to Be a Woman in South Africa

Aug 9, 2021 | Victoria O’Regan and Sandisiwe Shoba

Researchers say not much has changed in the past decade regarding land rights for South African women. According to Dr Thandi Ngcobo, CEO and founder…

In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action

Aug 9, 2021 | Alison Kentish

London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…

Liberia: Victims of Liberian Gold Mine Disaster See Groundbreaking Complaint against Development Banks Accepted

Aug 9, 2021 | Global News Network

In a precedent-setting case, more than 10,000 people harmed by the New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia have had a complaint accepted against the German…

Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Mali: Birthday Blues or Renewed Hope?

Aug 2, 2021 | Maelle Salzinger

Mali’s past efforts to implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda have been criticized for their lack of implementation and failure to reach women in…

DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests

Jul 31, 2021 | Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal

Mining has ravaged the soil that locals had used to farm. So instead, they join the hunt for gold. And the consequences continue to mount…

These 550 Kenyan Women Are Saving a Forest

Jul 30, 2021 | Peyton Fleming

One of around a half-dozen semi-nomadic tribes in the vast drylands of northern Kenya, the family spent years shifting locations to find water and grazing…

Mali: Building Resilience to Conflict and Climate Change in Mali

Jul 30, 2021 | People in Need

Rising temperatures, coupled with decreases in annual rainfall, granivorous bird attacks, armed conflict between the Malian Armed Forces and radical jihadists groups, the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Yemen: Conflict and Economic Collapse in War-Torn Yemen Worsening Hunger Crisis

Jul 28, 2021 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The World Food Program warns Yemen's already alarming hunger crisis is worsening due to ongoing conflict and a rapidly declining economy that are sending food…

2021 Risk Award Recognizes Vietnamese Women Fighting Climate Change

Jul 28, 2021 | UNDRR

A mangrove restoration project in Vietnam which combines building the resilience of a disaster-prone coastal community with risk-themed theatre was announced today as the winner…

Don’t Blame Men for the Climate Crisis – We Should Point the Finger at Corporations

Jul 27, 2021 | Arwa Mahdawi

Sorry, boys, but it’s all your fault. Melting ice caps, flash floods, rising sea levels: men are to blame for the lot of it. Please don’t drown the…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | Joan Johnson-Freese

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | War on the Rocks

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

Sweden: Senior Programme Officer

Jul 12, 2021 | Global Water Partnership

Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by a global secretariat that was established as an intergovernmental organization to support countries in their efforts…

Tunisia: Gender and Water Specialist

Jul 12, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Spain: Consultancy for the Research and Learning Project – Gender and Climate Justice

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam Intermón

Oxfam focuses its activities on providing a comprehensive response to poverty, working cohesively in the four areas that constitute its identity: development cooperation, humanitarian action,…

Canada: Consultancy, Guide on Climate Justice in Gender and Youth Engagement by Local Partners

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…

USA: ERT Women’s Protection & Empowerment Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to…

Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice

Jul 8, 2021 | Shane Mitchell

“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.” 

Born…

South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging

Jul 7, 2021 | Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America

While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…

USA: Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts

Jul 6, 2021 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for…

South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production

Jul 1, 2021 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg

South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…

IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality

Jul 1, 2021 | IUCN

Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…

At the Nexus of Participation and Protection: Risks and Barriers to Women’s Participation in Northern Ireland

Jun 28, 2021 | Aisling Swaine and Catherine Turner

Of its four pillars, participation and protection arguably predominate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.  Growing gaps in women’s leadership across all spheres, exacerbated by…