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Gender Diversity and Trust Will Boost Climate Action in 2024

Jan 23, 2024 | Maria Mendiluce

I spent last week in the small mountain town of Davos along with global business leaders, politicians, academics and members of civil society who came…

Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management

Jan 20, 2024 | Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian

Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management

Jan 20, 2024 | Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian

Women Added to Cop29 Climate Summit Committee After Backlash

Jan 19, 2024 | Damian Carrington

The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December.The…

Afghanistan: Drought-Affected Kabul Residents Queuing for Hours to Fetch Water

Jan 19, 2024 | Abdul Haleem, Xinhua

War-torn Afghanistan has suffered years of drought. Local residents say the drought was also felt in the capital Kabul in the ongoing harsh winter, with…

DRC: Rise of the ‘Mother Boss’: How Female Miners Are Taking Control in DRC

Jan 19, 2024 | Mélanie Gouby, The Guardian

Half of the workers in the Congolese artisanal pits are women, and for years they have faced inequality and sexual harassment. Now a grassroots movement…

The All-Male COP29 Committee is a Big Step Backwards for Climate

Jan 19, 2024 | Nella Canales, Isabelle Mallon, Laura Del Duca and Trevor Grizzell

The recent appointment of an all-men committee, with members linked to the country’s oil and gas industry, to organize this year’s Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines to Explore Oil-Rich Waters amid China Tension: ‘It’s Quite Urgent That We Start Now’

Jan 18, 2024 | Bloomberg

The Philippines is building defence alliances with the US and other security partners to help pave the way for resource exploration in the oil-and-gas-rich…

Central African Republic: Program Analyst, Peace and Humanitarian Action

Jan 14, 2024 | United Nations Women

BackgroundThe Central African Republic (CAR) continues to face political instability, conflict, an acute humanitarian crisis, and insecurity for several decades. The consequences of this prolonged complex…

Remote: Supporting gender equality outcomes in the World Bank’s Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Programme

Jan 14, 2024 | Development Alternatives Incorporated

Objective:The objective of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to support the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Programme to help shape the SASPP’s future vision…

Ukraine/Moldova: Gender & Inclusion Lead

Jan 14, 2024 | Plan International

The OrganisationPlan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International believes in the power and…

Ukraine: Women Economic Justice (WEJ) Technical Advisor

Jan 14, 2024 | CARE Germany

CARE INTERNATIONALCARE International (CI) is among the world’s largest international non-governmental humanitarian relief and development confederations. Drawing on more than 75 years of experience, through…

Poland: WGSS (Women and Girl’s Safe Space) Facilitator

Jan 14, 2024 | International Rescue Committee

Job DescriptionThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933…

Philippines: Gender Specialist, Education Pathways to Peace

Jan 14, 2024 | Palladium International

Project Overview and Role: Education Pathways to Peace in Mindanao (Pathways) is a Philippines-Australia partnership supporting quality inclusive kindergarten to grade 3 education for all children…

Gender Equality in Climate Leadership Can’t Wait

Jan 12, 2024 | Karen Stefiszyn and Robyn Camp

A record number of participants, and yet only 15 of the 133 world leaders present were women. A historic commitment to transition away from fossil…

Another Layer of Misery: Women in Gaza Struggle to Find Menstrual Pads, Running Water

Jan 11, 2024 | Aya Batrawy and Abu Bakr Bashir, NPR

Heba Usrof, a young woman in Gaza, is running out of options to deal with her menstrual cycle. Pads have disappeared from pharmacies and stores.…

10 Women Leading in the Fight Against Climate Change

Jan 10, 2024 | Christiana Jansen

Although women roughly make up half of the global population and are more vulnerable to climate change due to cultural, social, and economic factors, many women are leading the…

Israel/Palestine: Emissions from Israel’s War in Gaza Have ‘Immense’ Effect on Climate Catastrophe

Jan 9, 2024 | Nina Lakhani, Guardian

The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20…

Gender-Responsive Just Transition and Climate Action Partnership Matters

Jan 9, 2024 | Ghina Raihanah, Jakarta Post

Recent findings demonstrate that women who rely on natural resources for sustenance, which often represent their primary income stream, are disproportionately susceptible to climatic uncertainties.

How 3 Indigenous Women are Leading the Way on Climate Change

Jan 9, 2024 | Gabriella Trujillo, 19th News

These profiles showcase the efforts and expertise of the land's original stewards  who are working, in one capacity or another, to address climate concerns.

Afghanistan: Severe Drought and Climate Change Impacts Ravage Afghanistan, Reports UN Agency

Jan 8, 2024 | Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking

Afghanistan faces its most severe drought in 30 years, impacting various sectors across the country. Rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns exacerbate the crisis, leading…

Zambia (Remote): Consultant – Integrated Climate Risk, Ecosystem, Gender Equality, and Conflict Assessment for Protected Areas in the Kavango-Zambezi and Greater Virunga Landscapes

Jan 8, 2024 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

On the Climate Crisis, We Are All Suffering, But Women from the South Are Suffering More

Jan 4, 2024 | Laila Hanifah

In the post-Cold War era, as the risk of major armed conflicts and wars between states declined, other threats of a non-war nature began to…

A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey

Dec 28, 2023 | Michael Barbaro, NY Times

With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the…

Nature-Based Solutions and Intersectional Gender at COP28

Dec 28, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Climate change is having devastating effects on societies and ecosystems. Nature-based solutions can and should play a significant role in mitigating and adapting to the…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Covered up and Undercounted True Human Cost of Floodings after Dam Explosion, AP Investigation Finds

Dec 28, 2023 | Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The residents of Oleshky in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine could not identify many of those they buried after a catastrophic dam collapse in June sent water…

Second Issue of the Environment and Security Journal Published

Dec 26, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE are delighted to announce the publication of the next issue of "Environment and Security" (vol. 1, issue 3/4). …

Programme Officer - Women, Peace and Security & Disaster Risk Reduction, Kampala, Uganda

Dec 21, 2023 | UN Women

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programming are one of the priority areas for Uganda. The programming supports Uganda to…

Remote: Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor

Dec 20, 2023 | CARE

* Remote to CARE USA hub countries.

CARE Humanitarian team is seeking an Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor, who will provide specialized support to CARE emergency…

Pakistan: Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor

Dec 20, 2023 | Winrock International

Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) AdvisorIslamabad, Pakistan

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world…