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Ghana: ACEP Launches Report on Gender Budgeting of Mineral Revenue in Ghana
Jan 13, 2021
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Business Ghana
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has launched a research report that exposes critical gender gaps in allocation of resources, utilization and benefits in…
Fisheries Need to Make Gender Inclusion a Norm, Not just ‘Reach’ Women, Says Pacific Study
Jan 12, 2021
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Carinya Sharples, Mongabay
A study into gender-inclusion approaches on Fiji, Vanatu and Solomon Islands finds most focus on women while overlooking the role of men and gender relations.…
Middle East: Facebook and Google Earth Help Probe Eco-Crimes in the Middle East
Jan 12, 2021
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Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle
Researchers are using the same open-source data methods that helped track war crimes in Syria to document environmental offenses in places like Yemen and Iraq.
UN Women and UNV Launch New Young Women Leaders Initiative
Jan 12, 2021
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UN Women
UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is excited to introduce the UN Women “Young Women Leaders” (YWL) initiative. The YWL…
United Kingdom, South Africa: UK to Support South African Women Entrepreneurs to Develop GreenTech Businesses
Jan 11, 2021
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Rebecca Campbell, Engineering News
The UK, through the UK-South Africa Tech Hub, and in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will help 30 South African women entrepreneurs to…
Nigeria: Nigeria Cattle Crisis: How Drought and Urbanisation Led to Deadly Land Grabs
Jan 11, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…