International News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Colombia: Parties to Final Agreement Agree Colombia Conflict Can Be Resolved by Addressing Land Distribution, Rural Development, Former Commander Tells Security Council
Apr 14, 2023
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UN Security Council
Colombia is forging ahead in its total peace policy, rooted in its implementation of the Final Agreement with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Malawi: In Malawi, Female Fish Traders Mobilise Against Transactional Sex
Apr 14, 2023
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Rabson Kondowe, Aljazeera
A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as declining fish populations lead to increased sex-for-fish requests in Malawi.
Yemen: USAID Partners with Yemeni Communities to Ease Land and Water Conflicts
Apr 13, 2023
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USAID
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a two-year program to help communities in Yemen affected by conflict manage and…
Gender Inequalities in Food and Agriculture are Costing World $1 Trillion: FAO
Apr 13, 2023
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UN News
Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well…
Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO Says
Apr 13, 2023
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Yanine Quiroz, Carbon Brief
Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…
The Hidden Role of Food in Urban Conflicts in Central America
Apr 6, 2023
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Politecnico di Milano
Extreme water events have been shown to affect human security in many ways. In a research article published today in the new journal Nature Water…
‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Infertility in Women, Study Shows
Apr 6, 2023
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian
Those with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying.
USA: At Front Lines of Climate Battle, a Miami Course Prepares Women of Color to Lead the Fight
Apr 6, 2023
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Arianna Otero, WLRN
The women filing into the backyard of a house in Liberty City came from all walks of life and in a wide range of ages,…
Death Threats, Trolling and Sexist Abuse: Climate Scientists Report Online Attacks
Apr 6, 2023
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Myriam Vidal Valero, Nature
Survey highlights experiences of dozens of climate researchers who have endured online harassment related to their work.
Powering Gender Equity: Women Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of Sustainable Energy Transition
Mar 29, 2023
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Sustainable Energy For All
In the framework of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with ENERGIA International Network on Gender…
Liberia: The Illegal Turkish Loggers Depleting Liberia's Forest
Mar 29, 2023
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Mark B. Newa, The DayLight
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Monusco Supports the Project "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding"
Mar 22, 2023
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Marylene Seguy, All Africa
The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu.This…
Colombia: Plan to Mine ‘Clean Energy’ Metals in Colombian Amazon Splits Communities
Mar 22, 2023
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Natalia Torres Garzón, Mongabay
In this richly biodiverse region, where the cool mountains of the Andes meet the Amazon Rainforest, opinions are divided and emotions are high among communities…
Women Defenders for Territories Free of Mining
Mar 7, 2023
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Ada Recinos, Amazon Watch
Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting defenders on the front lines of the Mining Out of the Amazon movement.
International Women’s Day: Our Planet Needs Gender Justice
Mar 7, 2023
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Friends of the Earth
Although women bear the brunt of environmental injustice, they’re also leading the way to save our planet. Find out why we celebrate International Women’s Day…
Nigeria: Group Seeks Equitable Distribution of Resources for Women
Mar 7, 2023
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EnviroNews Nigeria
The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a non-governmental organisation, has advocated for equitable distribution of resources to women in the society.
Iraq: No Water by 2040: The Crisis Engulfing Iraq and Its Historic River Flow
Mar 6, 2023
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Zainab Hussain, The BMJ
The Middle East’s ancient Tigris-Euphrates river system flow is under threat, bringing a plethora of health emergencies to Iraq.
International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender
Mar 3, 2023
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IUCN
Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…
Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Mar 3, 2023
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IUCN
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government…
Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management
Mar 2, 2023
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The Water Diplomat
The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…
Three Projects in South Asia Putting Gender at the Centre of Responses to Climate Change
Feb 21, 2023
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Rina Saeed Khan, The Third Pole
From who is most affected to who gets to be in the room when decisions are made, gender affects every aspect of our relationship with…
Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict
Feb 20, 2023
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Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…
Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet
Feb 10, 2023
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UNEP
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.