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Philippines: Assistant Program Officer for Women’s Environmental Defenders in the Philippines (WE-DEFEND) Project – (Mandaluyong Office)
May 15, 2023
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The Asia Foundation
The Assistant Program Officer (APO) shall provide support for the program: Women Environmental Defenders in the Philippines (WE-Defend), a sixteen-month program implemented by The Asia Foundation (TAF)…
Micronesia: Journal Gives Closer Look at Mental Health, Gender Identity, Environmental Responsibility
May 12, 2023
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Taylor R. Toves, The Guam Daily Post
College students from across Micronesia take a closer look at mental health, gender identity and environmental responsibility in the recently released second volume of the…
Korea: UK Minister for Indo-Pacific Addresses Climate, Gender Issues
May 12, 2023
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Kwon Mee-yoo, Korea Times
British Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan visited Korea from May 11 to 12, with the aim of enhancing cooperation on climate change…
Somalia: Somalia's Women and Girls are Victims of Climate Change
May 11, 2023
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Amal Hassan, Inkstick
Hospitals are filled to capacity with shrieking children and worried mothers. Doctors are rushing, trying to save the lives of many, already knowing that they won’t be…
Kenya: State Launches National Mapping of Gender, Climate Vulnerabilities
May 11, 2023
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Kenya News Agency
The State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action has launched a National Gender and Climate Vulnerabilities Hotspot Mapping.
Afghanistan: Locust Outbreak in Afghanistan’s ‘Breadbasket’ Threatens Wheat Harvest
May 11, 2023
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Lizzy Davies, Guardian
The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to eat their way through up to a quarter of…
Somalia: Somalia's Women and Girls are Victims of Climate Change
May 11, 2023
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Amal Hassan, Ink Stick Media
The numbers tell an incomplete story of how climate change is impacting women and girls.
Somalia's Women and Girls are Victims of Climate Change
May 11, 2023
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Amal Hassan
Hospitals are filled to capacity with shrieking children and worried mothers. Doctors are rushing, trying to save the lives of many, already knowing that they won’t be…
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Worsens, With Disproportionate Impacts to Women and Girls
May 11, 2023
With over 600 people dead, 5,100 injured, approximately 730,000 displaced, and few health centers operational, the dire situation in Sudan is getting worse, with growing…
Green Spending and Gender
May 10, 2023
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Nigel Barber
Consumer spending fuels the global economy and is the biggest single cause of climate change. Much of that spending is discretionary, so changing consumption habits…
AIM for Climate Summit Highlights Private Sector Investment in Driving Climate Action, Crucial Role of Women’s Leadership
May 9, 2023
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US Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 — The second day of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit kicked off with keynote remarks from His Excellency Engineer…
Sudan/South Sudan: Outbreak of Violence in Sudan Impeding Political Progress on Abyei, Border Issues, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council
May 9, 2023
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United Nations
Warning that the recent outbreak of violence in Sudan could jeopardize its bilateral relations with South Sudan, speakers urged both countries to continue their positive…
Bangladesh: In Coastal Bangladesh, Climate Change Devastates Women’s Reproductive Health
May 7, 2023
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Tanbirul M. Ripon and Denise Chow, NBC News
The region’s low-lying river delta can do only so much to stave off the rising sea, where even a few millimeters per year mean saltier…
Liberia: Depletion of Liberia’s Forest and Revenue Loss Blamed on Weak Enforcement of Regulations – A Call for FDA’s Timely Intervention
May 7, 2023
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Ezekiel Geeplay, Global News Network Liberia
An independent investigation on the operations of logging companies in Sinoe County has established that three companies are in breach of the forestry law of…
Colombia: María del Campo: The Image of Colombian Cacao at the International Theobroma for Peace Congress
May 3, 2023
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Karoll Valentina Yomayuza
María del Campo is a farming woman who accompanies and represents the thousands of cacao-growing families throughout the country. She is an icon that promotes…
The Problem That Has No Name: Gender, Climate Migration, and the Case of Israel
May 3, 2023
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Hadas Cohen
Female climate refugees are doubly vulnerable, both to climate catastrophes back home and once on the road as refugees. Israel, which is expected to be…
Global Citizen NOW: How We Drove Impact and Action on Climate, Gender Equality, and More
May 1, 2023
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Camille May, Global Citizen
Over two days, activists and leaders discussed solutions to the world's biggest problems.
Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
May 1, 2023
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María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime
Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…
Shifting the Power: Making a Difference Through Gender and Climate Activism
Apr 27, 2023
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Meg Keen
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional…
Water for Women, Women for Water
Apr 22, 2023
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Tinebeb Yohannes, The Reporter
Public opinion says Ethiopia has an abundance of water—the “water tower for Africa”. For many women in this country, this is becoming increasingly hard to…
Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Apr 20, 2023
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International Crisis Group
What’s new? A protracted drought in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating land use conflict in the north of Kenya’s Rift Valley region. Longstanding tensions between…
Tonga: In Tonga, Illuminating the Connections Between Gender and the Environment
Apr 20, 2023
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UN Women
Gender plays a crucial role in mediating the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, with unequal resource distribution, discriminatory social norms and other gender…
Liberia: President Weah Urges Muslims to Avoid Violence in Resolving Land Disputes
Apr 20, 2023
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
President George. Weah has urged Muslims to avoid violence in their bid to resolve land disputes because a violent approach to land disputes has the…
Promoting Gender Equity as We Celebrate Earth Day
Apr 20, 2023
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Marisa O. Ensor
Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. As the awareness of our…
Empowering Women, Protecting the Earth
Apr 19, 2023
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UN Women
The climate crisis is not gender neutral.
As its impacts worsen, women and girls are experiencing unique and disproportionate harm—with the fallout amplifying existing gender inequalities. Typically…
Q&A: Bridging Gender and Just Energy Transitions
Apr 18, 2023
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Johanna Lehtmets and Laura Del Duca
In recent years, several crises have emerged simultaneously, including the Covid-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and natural disasters, disruptions in supply chains, energy crises and…
India: Head of Department (HOD), Gender, Water and Climate Change Department (GWCC)
Apr 16, 2023
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Centre for Social Research India
About the Role:
This role is in the Gender, Water and Climate Change (GWCC) department of CSR as the Head of the department and will report…
Mozambique: Programme Analyst, Women Peace, and Security
Apr 16, 2023
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United Nations Development Programme
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
NP countries: Consultancy to Conduct Project End Assessment: Women-IMPACT Project
Apr 16, 2023
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Nonviolent Peaceforce
Women-IMPACT Project
Women ex-combatants Increasing their Meaningful Participation in Advocacy and Conflict Transformation initiatives
I. About Nonviolent Peaceforce
Nonviolence Peaceforce (NP) is a nonpartisan international organization globally recognized for…
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory: OPTI – Climate Change Advisor
Apr 16, 2023
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Oxfam-Québec
Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. It offers lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic…