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Nigeria: Nigeria Cattle Crisis: How Drought and Urbanisation Led to Deadly Land Grabs

Jan 11, 2021 | Orji Sunday, Guardian

For many years the clashes between farmers and cattle herders were problematic, but the two groups usually managed to reach a mutual accommodation. But in…

Uganda: Mubende Youth, Women Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies

Jan 11, 2021 | Dan Wandera, Daily Monitor

Ms Hilda Atwongyeirwe, an IT graduate who is now deeply committed to her 35 acre soybean plantation at Kahumuro village Kitenga Subcounty  in Mubende District…

Call for Applications: World Bank Gender and Innovation Lab & Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria

Jan 8, 2021 | World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab

The Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank issued a call for expressions of interest in a 'set of impact evaluation (IE) studies that evaluate…

Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia

Jan 6, 2021 | Cindy Zhou

Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…

West Africa: Environmental Security Advisor

Jan 5, 2021 | UN Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in having environmentally sound policies and practices.

UNEP-led components…

Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia: A Holistic Approach to the SDGs

Jan 4, 2021 | Cindy Zhou

Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…

Myanmar: Myanmar Mulls Online Gems and Jewellery Sales

Jan 4, 2021 | Pa Pa, Myanmar Times

After almost a year without income due to the inability to hold physical emporiums and promotional events in 2020, the Myanmar gems and jewellery industry…

Where Are the Women in Food Insecurity Analysis?

Jan 4, 2021 | Amy Lieberman, Devex

NEW YORK — Women are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, and the pandemic has exacerbated this divide. Women continue to shoulder more…

Women and Peacebuilding Can Help Reduce Poverty

Jan 3, 2021 | Kylar Cade

Violent conflict had been on the rise even before the onset of the pandemic. Fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) have already caused much suffering and…

Antigua and Barbuda: Gender Expert on Adaptation and Climate Finance

Dec 29, 2020 | United Nations Development Programme

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

Climate Justice, Programme Officer

Dec 29, 2020 | Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)is the leading network of feminist organisations and individual activists in Asia Pacific. It has a membership…

Biden's Climate Plan Will Not Address Gender and Racial Inequality

Dec 28, 2020 | Greer Gosnell and Sara Hastings-Simon

Women and minorities have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic recession and must be part of any comprehensive recovery program. The Biden administration’s quest to green the…

Senegal: Changement Climatique / Les Femmes S’engagent Dans La Lutte

Dec 26, 2020 | Guinee 7

Du 7 au 10 décembre dernier, à Dakar (Sénégal), s’est tenue la 2ème session de formation des femmes et des jeunes des organisations de la société…

Myanmar: More Myanmar Dams Are Running Dry Ahead of Summer Months

Dec 25, 2020 | Aung Thant Khaing, Myanmar Times

More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use…

Women Working on the Front Line

Dec 23, 2020 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis reaching far beyond health, challenging fundamental aspects of the ways we have previously arranged our social and economic…

Liberia: Liberia Set to Create Another National Park as Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area

Dec 23, 2020 | FrontPage Africa

The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of…

Building Women's Climate Resilience

Dec 23, 2020 | Helene Henriksen, Norwegian Refugee Council

When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to…

Natural Resource Management Extension Assistant

Dec 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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…

South Sudan: Conflict, Floods and COVID-19 Push South Sudanese into Extreme Hunger

Dec 18, 2020 | UN

Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of flooding on livelihoods, three UN agencies called on Friday for…

Nepal: Nepali Women Doubly Burdened by Climate Change

Dec 18, 2020 | Sewa Bhattarai, Nepali Times

Agriculture expert Yamuna Ghale was on a research visit to Dolakha district when she heard the women livestock farmers complain that their goats had weak…

Kenya: In Kenya’s Changing Climate, Women are Claiming Land Rights to Feed their Families

Dec 18, 2020 | Sophie Mgubua, Climate Home News

14 years ago, Alice Lasoi’s marriage ended after eight years. With four children in tow and seven months pregnant, she returned to her father’s home, Namelok…

Peru: In an Oil Spill’s Aftermath in Peru, New Voices Lead an Indigenous Fight for Justice

Dec 18, 2020 | Francesca Garcia Delgado and Vanessa Romo (Adapted by Genevieve Belmaker), Mongabay

When more than 2,300 barrels of oil spilled into Peru’s Marañón River near the community of Cuninico in 2014, it spurred women of the community…

Tackling Gender Inequality Is ‘Crucial’ for Climate Adaptation

Dec 15, 2020 | Ayesha Tandon

Efforts to tackle gender inequality can play a key role in how countries adapt to the growing risks posed by climate change, a new study…

DRC: Gender & Protection Expert

Dec 14, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…

Myanmar: Psychologist – Gender Protection, Mental Health, and Care Practices Head Of Department

Dec 14, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…

Jordan: Consultant, GBV’s Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP) Training

Dec 14, 2020 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…

Consultant: Gender and Inclusion

Dec 14, 2020 | CGIAR

CGIAR is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security,…

What Afghan Women Leaders Want You to Know about the Peace Talks

Dec 14, 2020 | The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban officially began in October of 2020, opening the possibility for ending to decades of violence through…

Kenya: Empowering Women in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding

Dec 14, 2020 | Joyce Wamae Kamau, Independent Catholics News

Over the last ten years, the Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation (Shalom - SCCRR) has empowered 6,706 women with knowledge, skills and techniques…

Libya: Libyan Women Seek Greater Participation in Peace Talks

Dec 11, 2020 | Nisan Ahmado

Libyan women played an influential role in the country's popular protests that led to the downfall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in October 2011. Nine years…