Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
Resources
Building a Resilient Future
Event
The purpose of the Day is to reinforce the focus on resilience and the commitments expected to be made at the Climate Action Summit. It…
European Commission Webinar: Women's Land Rights Matter
Event
The webinar will provide an overview of the main challenges and opportunities surrounding the promotion of women’s land rights as well as present what the…
Gender, Environment Complex Connections Hold Back Prospects for Sustainable Management
Blog
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
When It Comes to Addressing Climate Change, Gender Matters
Blog
Most low-income people world wide are women, and many women face gender discrimination in addition to poverty. Both factors mean greater vulnerability to extreme events…
Improving Access to Land for Women in the Arab World: Policy Options and Tools for Triggering Social and Economic Development
Blog
It is estimated that in developing countries, women are responsible for the production of 60 to 80 percent of food and yet, they rarely own…
Securing Better Land Rights for Women Farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso
Blog
In Kenya and Burkina Faso, accessing land for agriculture can be a major challenge for women due to poor governance and gender inequality. According to…
Myanmar: Into the Forest with Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters
International
The life of a bamboo harvester is a difficult one. Ko Pho La is a bamboo shoot harvester living in Kyee Bin Village in Irrawaddy…
Why Gender Matters in Climate Adaptation
Blog
Climate change will not affect people equally. Those living through its most adverse effects will have contributed least to the problem and have fewer resources to adapt…
To Build Peace, Boost the Women Who Lead the Movements
Blog
mages of this year’s grassroots movements for social and political change—such as the ouster of authoritarian rulers in Sudan and Algeria—reiterate that women worldwide are…
Making Their Voices Count: The African Women Protecting Their Land Rights
Blog
Ashura Juma Mnaula lives in the village of Marumbo in Tanzania. The divorced 38-year-old has three children and, like many women in her community, looks…
CoP: Only 25% Nations Include Gender Discussions in Land Degradation Targets
Blog
Only around 20 of more than 80 countries have included discussions on the role of gender and women in their targets to halt land degradation…
Nigeria: WANEP Restates Inclusive Peacebuilding Approach
International
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP) has reiterated the call for an inclusive approach to peacebuilding, saying this will prevent violence, promote peaceful…
Inception Workshop on "Gender and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Connecting Research with Extractive Sector Governance" Project
Event
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with Carleton University and others will hold an inception workshop for the new project "Gender…
Women for Water Partnership: She Decides?
Event
The importance of involving both women and men in the management of water has been recognized since 1977 at the UN Water Conference at Mar…
Women and Youth: Living Apart Together
Event
Women and youth are two major groups affected by lack of access to safe water and sanitation. They are often excluded from participation or representation…
Support African Women Working in Agriculture
Blog
As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, the country will reflect on the progress made in achieving gender equality and main-streaming the gender agenda across all…
South Africa: How More Women in Agriculture Will End Food Security, Tackle Land Reform
Blog
Addressing gender disparities in the agricultural sector is a prerequisite to increasing women and youth participation in the sector, creating much-needed employment opportunities and ensuring…
Agriculture's Secret Weapon: Empowering Women
Blog
Women farmers face the brunt of the threat posed by climate change, yet they may hold the key to helping limit its fallout, according to…
The Role of Women and Youth in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Blog
On the 15th of July, nations around the world celebrated the World Youth Skills Day. In defining the importance of the skills of the youth,…
Women, Land and Conflict
Blog
Land is part of our identity and is essential for our livelihood. With a growing world population, available land is growing scarcer, becoming even more…
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…
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,…
Gender, Land and the Right to Food in Southeast Asia
Event
Southeast Asia is going through accelerated agrarian transition due to a number of factors, including transnational land acquisitions, domestic investors, migrants, conservation efforts, and government…
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…
Afghanistan: Farmer Field Schools Help Afghan Women to Step out from the Shadows
International
Working with over 300 female farmers, ACTED provided field school trainings in five provinces across Afghanistan. They aimed at teaching participants new techniques and developing…
Nigeria: Land Grabbing behind Herdsmen-Farmers Crisis – Yuguda
International
Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda on Tuesday said that land grabbing and population explosion were responsible for the crisis between farmers and herdsmen in…
Breaking Silos: Showcasing Integrated Solutions to Help Achieve SDG 16, Gender and Land Related SDGs.
Event
According to the joint UN/Worldbank report “Pathways for Peace”, access to land, water and extractives is among the key risk areas for violent conflict –…
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…
Meet the Woman Risking her Life to Clear Colombia's Minefields
International
Paola Sanchez is 24 years old and risks her life every day, finding and deactivating landmines after five decades of conflict in Colombia.
Many of the…
Veterans and Farmers Can Make an Ideal Team
International
Imagine you’re an Army veteran returning from tours of duty in Afghanistan relatively unscathed physically but burdened by post-traumatic stress disorder, and you have an…