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Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau

Feb 9, 2024 | 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.

EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action

Feb 8, 2024 | 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…

DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months

Feb 8, 2024 | 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…

Syria/Turkey: Oil Slicks Blamed on Turkish Strikes Blight Northeast Syria River

Feb 7, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

Oil pollution has been a growing concern in Syria since the 2011 onset of civil war, which has taken a toll on infrastructure and seen…

Do We Have the Data to Realise Gender-Inclusive Climate Action

Feb 6, 2024 | Open Data Watch

The problem: Addressing climate change without inclusive data risks leaving behind the world’s most vulnerable, including women and girls. A closer look at gender-related data through…

World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Feb 5, 2024 | World Bank

Women account for about one-third of the artisanal and small-scale mining workforce, which supplies minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition. 

Afghanistan: This Forestry Project in Afghanistan is Pushing Women to the Forefront of Climate Action

Feb 5, 2024 | Aga Khan Foundation

Zahra remembers what it was like to have predictable agricultural yields. The mother of six, who lives in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, farms barley, potato and…

Liberia: ForumCIV, Partners Hold Policy Dialogue to Secure Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities

Feb 5, 2024 | Francis G. Boayue, FrontPage Africa

With support from the European Union (EU), ForumCIV and MAP Liberia have ended a day-long policy dialogue to secure land rights for women and rural…

India: Environmental Conservation, Gender Equality Themes of First Kite Flying Competition in Punjab’s Ferozepur

Feb 5, 2024 | Hindustan Times

Over 5,000 kite enthusiasts are expected to participate in the ‘Basant Panchmi Kite Festival-2024’, to be held from February 10-11, Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman…

Liberia: Stakeholders Unite to Integrate Climate Change Action into Land Formalization Framework

Feb 5, 2024 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

Stakeholders have reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization.

Afghanistan: 21 Million Afghans Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: Official

Feb 5, 2024 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

The Taliban official claims that 21 million people in Afghanistan lack access to clean drinking water due to climate change. Previously, the United Nations had…

Pakistan: Climate, Gender and Democracy

Feb 4, 2024 | Amna Javed, The News

Systemic negligence in addressing climate change and gender-related issues is indicative of the eroding foundations of democracy.

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: 37 People Killed in Disputed Oil-Rich African Region of Abyei in Fighting Linked to Spiritual Leader

Feb 4, 2024 | Associated Press

Thirty-seven people were killed over the weekend in fighting apparently tied to a land feud in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, an official said…

Nepal: IFC’s $56-million Investment in Global IME Bank to Bolster Gender and Climate Financing in Nepal

Feb 3, 2024 | My Republica

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $56 million in Nepal's largest commercial bank, Global IME Bank Limited (GIBL), to support small businesses, including those…

Bridging the Global Gender Chasm in 2024: Need For More Steam?

Feb 3, 2024 | Arundhatie B. Kundal

A sluggish global economy and growing geopolitical tensions compounded by a looming climate crisis have erected multiple roadblocks that have thwarted concerted efforts to bridge…

Israel/Palestine: How Israel’s Flooding of Gaza’s Tunnels Will Impact Freshwater Supply

Feb 3, 2024 | Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera

Israel confirmed this week that its troops are pumping seawater into a network of tunnels in Gaza, a method environmentalists say could violate international law…

Liberia: Meet the Woman on the Frontline of Conservation in Liberia

Feb 2, 2024 | Tina S. Mehnpaine

31-year-old Grace Zansi was obsessed with the rampant butchering of wildlife in her hometown, Beo Bongarplay, Nimba County.

“I felt bad when I saw people killing…

Colombia: Severe Drought in Colombia Threatens Crops, Livestock [Video]

Feb 2, 2024 | Reuters

Severe drought in Colombia wreaks havoc on its water resources, threatening agriculture, livestock, and the population, resulting in cracked soil and small mud islands in…

Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Alignment of Gender, Climate Change in Agric Policies

Feb 1, 2024 | Tina Abeku, Guardian

Liberia: Landesa, Partners Rally Support for Inclusive Climate Action and Land Rights

Jan 31, 2024 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

Landesa, a global advocate for land rights and women’s empowerment, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land…

Call for Papers/Contributions: WUN Workshop

Jan 31, 2024 | Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre

Peasants, indigenous people and rural communities across the Global South have been at the forefront of mobilising against the fossil fuel industry, large-scale land acquisitions,…

Six Questions to Level Up Your Climate + Gender Strategies

Jan 30, 2024 | Natalie Shriber

A growing number of climate investors are recognizing that applying a gender lens can deepen their climate impact – and accelerate a just economic and climate…

Yemen: Amidst Ongoing Conflict, Efforts to Save This Endemic Tree Are Threatened

Jan 29, 2024 | Abdulmalik Alnemri, Ensia and Egab

Dragon’s blood, or Dam al-Akhawain (two brothers’ blood), as it’s locally known, is endemic to Socotra, a mostly desert archipelago south of the Arabian Peninsula,…

Burkina Faso: Research Reveals Influence of Gender, Livelihood on Water Insecurity Stress in West Africa

Jan 29, 2024 | Nicole Pomerantz, ASU News

In Burkina Faso, located in the Sahel region of West Africa, the amount of safe water available for homes depends on seasonality and rainfall.

Lessons to Advance Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Through Climate Action

Jan 29, 2024 | International Development Research Centre

Climate change remains one of the major challenges of our time, with countries in the Global South being the most affected. Emerging research shows that…

A Feminist Agenda to Tackle the World’s Water Crisis

Jan 26, 2024 | Marisa O. Ensor

“The empowerment of women as custodians and protectors of water is achieved through the recognition and fulfilment of their rights.” So proclaims a recent UN…

Gender Diversity and Trust Will Boost Climate Action in 2024

Jan 23, 2024 | Maria Mendiluce

I spent last week in the small mountain town of Davos along with global business leaders, politicians, academics and members of civil society who came…

Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management

Jan 20, 2024 | Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian

Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management

Jan 20, 2024 | Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian

Afghanistan: Drought-Affected Kabul Residents Queuing for Hours to Fetch Water

Jan 19, 2024 | Abdul Haleem, Xinhua

War-torn Afghanistan has suffered years of drought. Local residents say the drought was also felt in the capital Kabul in the ongoing harsh winter, with…