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4 Assumptions About Gender that Distort How we Think About Climate Change (and 3 Ways to Do Better)
Mar 1, 2021
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Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless
Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently.…
International Women’s Day, 2021 Gender Equality is Our Captain for Sailing to a Green & Just Recovery
Mar 1, 2021
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Jennifer Morgan
The climate crisis doesn’t stop for anyone or anything, not even the pandemic that has forced billions of us to radically overhaul our lives. And…
Liberia: Weah Frowns at Border Disputes in South-Eastern Counties
Feb 28, 2021
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
President George M. Weah has announced the setting-up of special a committee compromising elders, chiefs and members of the legislative caucuses of Maryland, River Gee…
Iraq: In Oil-Rich Iraq, a Few Women Buck Norms, Take Rig Site Jobs
Feb 28, 2021
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Samya Kullab, Associated Press
Zainab Amjad and Ayat Rawthan, both 24, are among just a handful who have eschewed the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petroleum engineers…
Protecting the Amazon by Empowering Its Women
Feb 17, 2021
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Maiara Folly, Adriana Erthal Abdenur
Climate change and environmental crime endanger food, health, and economic security in the Amazon region. This disproportionately affects women who play an important role in…
Promoting Peace and Protecting Women’s Rights in Contexts Affected by Violent Extremism, Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic
Feb 16, 2021
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UN Women
In 2020, even as governments around the world rallied to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of countries and their populations continued to…
How Lake Chad Fuelled the Ecofeminist Movement
Feb 15, 2021
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Oladosu Adenike
Climate change crises create a feminist issue as climate change shadows gender equality in several ways. I am Oladosu Adenike from Nigeria – an ecofeminist,…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Unquenchable Thirst: Crisis Looms in Afghan Capital as Groundwater Reserves Run Dry
Feb 15, 2021
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Ben Farmer and Ezzatullah Mehrdad, Telegraph
When Shoaib Musawi entered the well-digging trade 15 years ago, all he needed to sink a well shaft in central Kabul was a pick and…
Sierra Leone: National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Feb 13, 2021
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Pact
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground…
South Sudan: Call for Program Management Professionals – USAID Gender Aware Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (GASWASH) Activity
Feb 13, 2021
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DT Global
Built on more than 50 years of experience from AECOM International Development, Development Transformations, and GPD Charitable Trust, DT Global is pioneering a new model…
Rwanda: Social Safeguards Coordinator
Feb 13, 2021
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Wildife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is an international NGO headquartered at Bronx Zoo in New York City, USA, working to save wildlife and wild lands and…
United States: Policy Analyst, African Union Women, Peace and Security Liaison
Feb 13, 2021
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UN Women
UN Women's Peace, Security and Humanitarian Section is responsible for providing technical support to UN Women Country Offices in a number of areas, including: conflict…
Senegal: Gender in Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk-Informed Development
Feb 13, 2021
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UN Women
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation…
Cambodia: Developing Guideline for Gender Mainstreaming into Climate Change/DRR
Feb 13, 2021
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UN Women
The UN Women Cambodia Country Office (CCO) Strategic Note (SN) 2019-2023 focuses on three key priorities to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). The…
Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change
Feb 12, 2021
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
Women are among the most affected by climate-related insecurity, and yet they’re often absent from the conversation. Experts hope that by understanding how they are…
Ghana: Empowering Women in Climate Action with Alternative Livelihood Options
Feb 12, 2021
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Praise Nutakor, GhanaWeb
Like many people in rural communities in Ghana, Mali Yakubu and her family in Tampion in the Northern Region are not able to farm during…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Will Sudan-Ethiopia Border Conflict Affect GERD Talks?
Feb 11, 2021
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Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor
Border tensions have escalated between Sudan and Ethiopia in the past few days, coupled with Ethiopian threats to Sudan if it does not respond to…
Ethiopia: Pregnant Women Struggle to Find Support, Stability After Displacement From Tigray Region in Ethiopia
Feb 11, 2021
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UNFPA
GONDAR, Ethiopia – “When you think about your future, you never plan to be uprooted from the comfort of your home and find fragile safety in a…
Nigeria: Farmer-Herders Conflict: Senate Warns against Ethno-Religious War, Famine
Feb 10, 2021
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Sanni Onogu, Nation
The increasing spate of insecurity may lead to an ethnoreligious war and famine, Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, has said. He is worried that the nation…
UNFPA Elevates Climate Action to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Women and Girls During the Decade of Action
Feb 10, 2021
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UNFPA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The impact of climate change is already being felt and is projected to intensify significantly over the next 10 years. During the Nairobi Summit in Kenya in…
Vietnam: US Firms behind Agent Orange Stand Trial in France
Feb 9, 2021
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Progressive International
The civil complaint targets more than 20 US chemical firms for their part in the production of Agent Orange, massively employed by US forces during…
India: Women Will Bear the Brunt of India’s New Farm Laws
Feb 9, 2021
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Bansari Kamdar, World Politics News
For over two months, hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have been conducting sustained sit-ins on the outskirts of New Delhi. Undeterred by COVID-19 or violent police…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Troubled Forestry Sector Seeks Global Endorsement after Coup
Feb 8, 2021
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Mongabay
In the midst of political chaos fomented by a Feb. 1 military coup of the government in Myanmar, the country’s forestry sector is seeking legitimization…
Bangladesh: Gender Equality Can Bring Sustained Peace, Security
Feb 8, 2021
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The Daily Star
Ensuring equality between men and women both in public and private spheres can bring about sustainable peace and security, foreign diplomats and civil society members…
India: Assam: Aaranyak Installs 18-km Solar-Powered Fence in Nagrijuli to Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict
Feb 7, 2021
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Ne Now News
The premier biodiversity conservation organisation, Aaranyak has installed 18 km of solar-powered fence to facilitate human-elephant coexistence at Nagrijuli in Baksa district. Aaranyak said this…
Kenya: How Women in Aquaculture Can Contribute to Social Stability in Kenya
Feb 4, 2021
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Margaret Gatonye, The Fish Site
A continued question that is asked in international relations circles is how to create stability and growth in post-conflict societies. Often solutions revolve around how…
In Humanitarian Settings, Addressing Gender-Based Violence is Paramount
Feb 3, 2021
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Sara Matthews
“One hundred thirty-seven women are killed by a family member every day,” said Beth Schlachter, Executive Director of Family Planning 2020. “That’s a staggering statistic.” She…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Successfully Tests Water Flow at Major Dam
Feb 3, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
Afghanistan on Wednesday successfully tested water flow at a major dam in southwestern Nimroz province bordering Iran after nearly six decades of the inception of…
Nigeria: Pastoralist-Farmer Conflict a Threat to Food Security as Inflation Spikes
Feb 2, 2021
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Funsho Idowu, Proshare Research
Nigeria could suffer a major food blowback in 2021 as the fisticuffs between pastoralists and farmers morph into regional theatres of conflict with regions of…
The Impact of War on the Health of Millions of Women and Children
Feb 2, 2021
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Robby Berman, Medical News Today
“Today, more than half of the world’s women and children are living in countries experiencing active conflict. The international community cannot continue to ignore their…