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New Study Details Overlooked Link Between Climate Breakdown and Violence Against Women

Jan 29, 2020 | Julia Conley, Common Dreams

Women are often the "first to be targeted" when environmental shocks threaten natural resources, international conservation group says.

Facing Climate Change in Honduras: The Importance of Gender Equity

Jan 28, 2020 | Arely Valdivia

The women of the municipality of Namasigue, Honduras, have found empowerment in the Local Technical Agroclimatic Committee (LTAC) of the municipality of Choluteca. LTACs allow women to…

'Join Foces in Defense of Life, Territory and our Womanhood!' Statement Signed by Indigenous Women of the World, Present at COP 25

Jan 28, 2020 | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Colombia: For Colombia, 2019 Was a Year of Environmental Discontent

Jan 28, 2020 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

In Colombia, a year of crucial environmental decisions ended with a national strike that began on Nov. 21, 2019. Various social sectors say they are…

Sri Lanka: Environmental Engineering Technician - Senior Gender Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic…

GBV AoR Communications Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…

Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…

Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review

Jan 25, 2020 | Oxfam

Gender justice has constituted a focus of Oxfam’s work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the last forty years. During this time,…

South Sudan: Projects Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…

Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute

Jan 25, 2020 | OOSKAnews

Since the 1980s the Pacific Institute has maintained a historical and current database (chronology and map) of cases where water has been a trigger for…

Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings

Jan 25, 2020 | Egypt Today

CAIRO - 25 January 2020: On the sidelines of Davos 2020, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held meetings with heads of UN organizations to…

How One Woman's Aptitude for Farming Inspired a Whole Community

Jan 24, 2020

Nestled among date trees and endless lush fields in southeastern Pakistan is the district of Tando Allahyar. The main source of income for many villages…

Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality

Jan 23, 2020 | Alisha Haridasani Gupta

As world leaders and executives descended in their private jets this week on the snow-capped town of Davos, Switzerland, to discuss climate change and inclusive…

UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say

Jan 23, 2020 | William Worley

Civil society campaigners have raised concerns over the U.K.-Africa Investment Summit’s commitment to gender equality — despite the government’s claims it would be a key focus of…

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

Jan 23, 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…

South Sudan: Black Gold Burning: In Search of South Sudan’s Oil Pollution

Jan 23, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat

Since the discovery of oil in what is now known as South Sudan, bloody conflicts have been waged over control of areas rich with this…

Syria: Health Services for Syrian Women Caught Up in War, Foster Safety and Hope

Jan 23, 2020 | United Nations Population Fund

More than 70,000 people from the northeast remain displaced in Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Aleppo governorates due to ongoing conflict in the area. Over 17,500 of…

How Can We Address Climate Change, Pollution and Women's Empowerment? Clean Cooking

Jan 22, 2020 | Anne-Sophie Garrigou and Dymphna van der Lans

From the World Wildlife Fund to the Clinton Foundation, and BP Alternative Energy, Dymphna van der Lans has been working in global development, energy and…

Gender and the Environment: What Are the Barriers to Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management?

Jan 22, 2020 | Frederique Holle

A gender gap is a gender-based inequality; it is any disparity in treatment or situation between women and men, often rooted in social, cultural and legal norms…

Why We Need Gender Equality in the Fight Against Climate Change

Jan 21, 2020

Climate change affects everyone globally, but its impact worsens in those sections of the population that are most vulnerable. Social, economic, political and historical factors…

Gender-Focused Policies in Cuban Farming

Jan 21, 2020 | Ivet Gonzalez

The first gender-focused strategy implemented by the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture raised female participation within a key sector for the economy and food security, although…

Operational Challenges for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South Sudan

Jan 20, 2020 | Angeline Lewis

Experience in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) highlights many of the operational challenges in implementing the UN’s agenda of women, peace and security…

"You Need to Act Now": Meet 4 Girls Working to Save the Warming World

Jan 19, 2020 | Anya Kamenetz

A teenage girl, Greta Thunberg, has become the world-famous face of the climate strike movement. But she's far from alone: Thunberg has helped rally and inspire…

Gender Activists in a March Dubbed Usawa Demand Action Against GBV, Youth Empowerment, Women Land Rights

Jan 18, 2020 | Louise Donovan and Kamau Maichuhie

A section of gender rights activists on Friday held a peaceful march in Nairobi to press for gender equality in the country.

The march dubbed Usawa kicked-off at…

When You Picture a Farmer, Are They a Woman?

Jan 16, 2020 | Donna Hutchinson

CABI has today published a briefing, Empowering female farmers – Gender responsive programming, which is an overview of gender inequality in agriculture, its challenges and impacts,…

A Lukewarm Commitment: India and Gender Equality in Security Affairs

Jan 16, 2020 | Akanksha Khullar

Nearly two decades after the United Nations adopted the landmark Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, India remains one of the many member states that…

Climate Change and Its Unequal Impact on Women

Jan 15, 2020 | Mary Merkenich

While some do not want to discuss the cause of Australia’s horrendous bushfires — runaway climate change — even fewer want to talk about how…

The Female Face of Southern Africa's Climate Crisis

Jan 14, 2020 | Mark Lowcock and Natalia Kanem

The global climate crisis is not gender neutral. Around the world, women and girls are on the front line of changing weather patterns – disproportionately…

Addressing Water Security Issues in Bangladesh: the Role of Regional Cooperation and Gender

Jan 14, 2020 | Sharmeen Murshid

Bangladesh faces a very vulnerable position in terms of climate change impacts due to its location, and our quality of water is extremely dependent on…

African Women Fight Underrepresentation in Climate Research

Jan 14, 2020 | Busani Bafana

As a child, Kenyan meteorologist Saumu Shaka helped out on her parents' small farm growing maize and pigeon pea and learned how the weather can…