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Ukraine: Gender Coordinator

Feb 12, 2020 | Organization for Security and Cooperation

The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related…

Central African Republic: Women Protection & Empowerment Coordinator

Feb 12, 2020 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC has been active in The Central African Republic (CAR) since 2006 and has been implementing emergency response programs since early 2013. The IRC…

India's Looming Water Scarcity and the Need for Bringing Women to the Centre Stage

Feb 12, 2020 | Ananya Pathak

As the summer months approach, a reality haunts most households across the length and breadth of India and that is an impending water crisis. Be…

Liberia: Community Concerned Company Has No Environmental Plan for Goldmine

Feb 12, 2020 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer

Universal Forestry Corporation (UFC) acquired a class “B” license to mine gold in Kartee in May last year. However, villagers here are worried their farmland…

Carving Out Meaningfut Space for Justice in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda?

Feb 11, 2020 | Kimberly Brown

At the core of SDG16+ is the understanding that in order to enable a better and more sustainable future for all, peace, justice and inclusion…

How Small Water Enterprises Are Transofrming Women's Work

Feb 10, 2020 | Rebecca Root

In low-income countries, women are often shouldering the responsibility of managing household water supply. Whether it’s walking to the nearest borehole, pump, or pond, women…

New Deal for Women Farmers in Pakistan

Feb 10, 2020 | Quratulain Fatima

When Pakistan’s eastern Sindh province passed the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Bill’ on 20 December, giving women in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and other agro-based work the same rights and…

Bridging the Gender Gap in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Feb 10, 2020 | Ines Gabrielle Boumaiza

With abundant natural resources and a thriving mining sector, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing promising economic growth. Nevertheless, the country remains one of the…

India Climate Activist Licypriya Kangujam on Why She Took a Stand

Feb 6, 2020

She is only eight, but Licypriya Kangujam has already been campaigning for action to tackle climate change in her native India for two years.The young…

The Eco Gender Gap: Why Is Saving the Planet Seen as Women's Work?

Feb 6, 2020 | Elle Hunt

It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to…

World's Oceans Would Be Devastated by Nuclear War: Report

Feb 6, 2020 | Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca

Nuclear war anywhere on Earth could irrevocably harm the planet’s oceans and worsen the already bleak outlook for coral reefs, according to a new study.…

Violence Increases with Climate Change

Feb 6, 2020 | Jenessa Duncombe, American Goephysical Union

Climate change and environmental degradation are driving up violence against women and standing in the way of sustainable goals, according to a new report released…

Women Bear the Burden of India's Water Crisis

Feb 5, 2020 | Arpit Jain and Reshma Anand

Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 percent by 2030,…

In Tribute to a Land and Gender Champion: Chief Nyamphanda

Feb 5, 2020

The international development community mourns the loss of Chief Nyamphande IV, a traditional chief of the Nsenga Tribe of Zambia, who passed away suddenly on…

Call for Writers: Gender and Environmental Law

Feb 4, 2020 | Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium

The 5th Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium (TIEC) - 'Gender and Environmental Law. Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting the Role of Gender in Environmental Justice',…

Unsung Sheroes, Climate Action, and the Global Peace and Security Agendas

Feb 4, 2020 | Marisa O. Ensor

“We’re fighting for our lands, for our water, for our lives,” said an indigenous woman from Colombia, describing her work as an environmental defender. She…

"Getting Gender Right" Is Essential for the Sustainability of Food Systems

Feb 4, 2020 | Elizabeth Bryan

The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights the importance of considering gender at all stages, from production to…

How Can Data Build a Truer Picture of the Gender Gap in Food Insecurity?

Feb 4, 2020 | Teresa Welsh

Getting an accurate picture of the differences in food security between men and women can be hampered by typical household survey methods, experts say.

The most…

Egypt/Ethiopia: As the Risk of a ‘Water War’ Fades, Is It Too Late to Save the Nile?

Feb 4, 2020 | Peter Schwartzstein, World Politics Review

Ask the farmers, fishermen or anyone else who depends on the Nile River for their livelihood, and they’ll tell you this isn’t the same Nile…

Bridging the Gap of Women’s Role in the Peace and Security Agenda

Feb 4, 2020 | African Union

As the African Union (AU) dedicates year 2020 to accelerate action and efforts towards ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence and prevention of genocide,…

Building Women's Resilience and Livelihoods

Feb 3, 2020

At IFAD we know that the face of a farmer is often a woman’s face. Around the world today, women make up over half the…

For Thailand's Female Land Rights Defenders, Activism Is a Dangerous and Daunting Necessity

Feb 2, 2020 | Lam Le

Growing up, cassava farmer Nittaya Muangklang did not think she would ever become an activist – let alone that she would lead a group of…

Why Post- War Women's Livelihood Strategies Have Failed in Lanka's Eastern Province

Feb 2, 2020 | PK Balachandran

Sri Lanka’s post-war livelihood strategies for women in the Eastern Province have failed, necessitating fresh thinking based on the experience garnered so far and the…

Mountain Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change

Feb 1, 2020 | Suruchi Bhadwal, Ghanashyam Sharma, Ganesh Gorti, and Sudeshna Maya Sen

Climate change impacts are disproportionate and influence lives and livelihoods variedly. One crucial determinant of these disproportionate impacts is gender. Existing social norms determine roles…

Myanmar: Myanmar Earns US$310 M from Fishery Exports in 2020

Jan 31, 2020 | Eleven

Myanmar earned about US$310 million from fishery export from October 1 to January 17 in this fiscal year and it is more US$45 million compared…

Study: Climate Challenges Linked to Gender-Based Violence

Jan 31, 2020 | Africa Times

Climate change and related environmental challenges are implicated in gender-based violence and discrimination, notably in sub-Saharan Africa’s fishing and timber industries, according to a new…

Enhancing Gender-Responsive Disaster Risk Management: Why a Change of Mindset Is the First Step

Jan 30, 2020 | Emily Brearley, Thembi Kumapley, and Katharine Vincent

Mortality rates from disaster occurrences are exponentially higher for women than for men. Some studies actually find that women and children are 14 times more…

DRC: Congo Moves to Monopolise about 25 Percent of All Cobalt Exports

Jan 30, 2020 | William Clowes and Michael J. Kavanagh, Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo created a state monopoly for hand-mined cobalt as the government tries to exert more market control on the battery material.…

Kyrgyzstan: From Where I Stand: “Expanding Economic Opportunities of Women is Key to Ensure Safety and Prosperity”

Jan 30, 2020 | UN Women

Kursanali kyzy Begimai, 24, is the leader of a self-help group in a village on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. Running a profitable agro-business and conflict-resolution…

Climate Breakdown "Is Increasing Violence Against Women"

Jan 29, 2020 | Fiona Harvey

Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in turn hampering our ability…