Protection & Access to Justice
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Mainstreaming Gender in India's Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy
Blog
India needs to adopt a climate-smart agriculture policy that includes a ‘gender lens’. Since most Indian agriculture is rain-fed, the intensifying effects of climate change…
East African Policy Makers Advocate for Gender in Climate Policy
Blog
Policy makers from nine East African countries pledge to lobby governments and policy influencers to consider gender mainstreaming in national climate change policies.
Climate, Conflict and Gender
Blog
Mary Robinson, founder of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Change and chair of The Elders, the group of global leaders established by Nelson Mandela,…
Climate Change: Global Threats Imperil Women of Color
Blog
Women of color are the most impacted by global insecurity. For this reason, their leadership is vital to tackling these challenges.I am frequently asked to…
The Missing Piece of Climate Action: Supporting the Leadership of Girls and Women
Blog
To change everything, we need everyone – and that means we need to harness the wisdom and leadership of girls and women to protect the…
Advancing Gender in the Environment (AGENT): The Triple Nexus of Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability
Event
Gender inequality, state fragility, and climate vulnerability are global challenges that can threaten the well-being of communities and nations, as well as future generations and…
From Syria to Sudan, Women Rights Defenders Need More Than Likes
Blog
As a Syrian activist, seeing this photo of Ala'a reminded me of the brave girls and women who also called for change0 in streets, in…
An Evening With Sarah Morris
Event
Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted to host a talk with Sarah Morris, daughter of Sue Lloyd-Roberts who wrote The War on Women: And the Brave Ones…
Ensuring an Inclusive Afghan Peace Process
Event
A conversation with distinguished policymakers and Afghan women leaders.
Hosted by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and…
South Sudan: The Plight of South Sudanese Sexual Assault Survivors
International
Dadaab, Kenya - Teresa* (not her real name) gathers her three children outside her shanty, which was provided by aid agencies in Dadaab, a sprawling refugee camp…
Afghanistan: UN-backed ‘Local Peace Initiative’ Culminates in Pact to End Longstanding Land Dispute in Kunar
International
A UN-backed ‘local peace initiative’ has helped two tribes reach agreement on ending a 40-year conflict over land in the eastern province of Kunar. For…
Liberia: "Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls"
Blog
The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…
Inclusion of Women in Decision-Making on Environment-Related Security Challenges is Key for Equitable, Safe and Stable Societies Concludes OSCO Event
Blog
Including women at all stages of the planning and decision-making processes in environmental security enables more effective and sustainable responses to the challenges we face,…
Climate Change is a Women's Human Rights Issue
Blog
On the February 7th 2018, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) enacted its first general recommendation which focuses…
Why Gender Equality is Needed for Successful Climate Policies
Blog
On a trip to the Niger Delta when she was young, Alexandra Wandel witnessed how Shell’s leaked oil pipelines and gas flaring were polluting the water, soil…
International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective
Event
We aim to understand the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the drivers of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, Rohingya diaspora and their adaptation…
Women May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change but Data Absent
Blog
Women are more likely to observe the impact of climate change on their lives, and are more vulnerable to such impacts, anecdotal evidence has shown.…
Women Are the Key to Unlocking Peace
Blog
The adoption of UN Security Resolution 1325 was supposed to be a turning point for women as it affirmed that women hold a unique experience…
Gender, Indigenous Peoples and Poverty in Latin American NDCs
Blog
Indigenous perspectives are important to the design and implementation of climate policies and here’s why. Indigenous people contribute to the conservation of 80% of the…
Women Defenders of the Land and the Environment: Silenced Voices
Blog
The expansion of large scale mining activities and agribusiness in Latin America has greatly increased territorial disputes and resulted in an alarming rise in violence…
Kenyan Tribe Divided Over Women's Land Rights After Landmark Ruling
Blog
A few months ago, the idea of coming home with a hoe in one hand and a sack of freshly harvested potatoes in the other…
Nepal Yet to Take Steps to Ensure Justice for Women Who Suffered Sexual Violence during Conflict
International
Even as Nepal has failed to ensure justice for victims of the decade-long conflict, the country has yet to implement the recommendations of the United…
Women's Land Rights: a Journey to Understand Nuances and Explore Challenges
Blog
Journeys that compel us to introspect and leave us stunned are not beatific odysseys or intrepid sagas peppered with swashbuckling antics, but there is unvarnished…
Iraq: Exxon's $53 Billion Iraq Deal Hit by Contract Snags, Iran Tensions - Sources
International
Just weeks ago, US energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern…
The Leadership of Women in Developing U.S. Environmental Law and Policy: What They Did, What It Meant, and Where It Is Going
Event
As ELI celebrates “Gender and the Environment” month in June as part of its 50th Anniversary, join us for a panel discussion of how women have…
Three Surprising Solutions to Climate Change
Blog
When the analysts at Project Drawdown quantified the impact of 100 solutions to climate change, they were surprised by some of their results, the organization's executive…
Women as Climate Action Ambassadors in Coastal Districts of India's Odisha State
Blog
People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the…
Why More Women Should Be Included in the Leadership of Virunga National Park
Blog
Since 2014, the number of female park guards serving in Virunga National Park, located in war-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been gradually…
A Woman Even Here: Protecting Arab Women's Rights is a Key to Mitigating Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
News
A pertinent session at the ongoing Women Deliver Conference 2019 focussed on the challenges faced by women in the Arab world. Hosted by UNFPA Arab…
A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women
Event
Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…