Resources
Women at the Frontline: Knowledge, Skills, and Leadership of Women in Climate Action
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UN Headquarters, Conf Room 6*UN badge requiredWho: Governments of France and Sweden with Women's Environment and Development OrganizationWhere: New York City, USAWhen: 11 March 2020...
Environmental Justice and Women's Leadership: Lessons From a CEDAW State
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CCUN, 2nd FloorWho: Women's Environment and Development Organization, Heinrich Boell/USA, Office of the Governor of California, Office of the Lt. Governor of California, San Francisco Commission on t...
Atmospheres of Violence: Conflict, Gender and Environmental Rights
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The global demand for natural resources causes environmental damage on an unprecedented scale. This demand in turn fuels armed conflict as activists - often women and girls - take on visible and vocal...
#SheLeadsinCrisis Event
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ender justice is key to addressing the interlinked climate and humanitarian crises. Since we know that women and girls are disproportionately impacted by crises, they must be an integral, leadin...
International Women's Day 2020 - Gender Equality within USAID Programs
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Join gender equality champions from leading humanitarian agencies: Mercy Corps, CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and Save the Children on Tuesday, March 10th at 9 am EST for a panel discussion...
An Ambitious Year for Climate Action Is a Big Year for Women's Empowerment
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This year, the Paris Agreement’s effectiveness as a global response to the climate crisis is being tested as governments are preparing to submit more ambitious national targets for mitigation and ad...
Scaling-Out Gender Transformation for Climate Change
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Climate change has enormous implications for women in the developing world through increased workloads, food insecurity, threats to health, and more responsibilities due to male out-migration.Effectiv...
Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Lessons from Colombia
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OTJR Seminar Series HT Week 8 - The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Lessons from ColombiaVenue: Faculty of Law - Seminar Room L (to the left of the entrance to the Bodleian Law Library)A light sa...
Climate Crisis: the Next Wave of Gender Inequality
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Climate Crisis: The next wave of gender inequalityUN Headquarters, Conf Room D*UN badge required to attend.Who: UNFPA, SPC & Gov. of Tuvalu with Women's Environment and Development OrganizationW...
Gender, Climate and Migration: Cross-Movement Dialogue
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CCUN, 2nd FloorWho: Women in Migration Network, United Methodist Women, Women's Environment and Development OrganizationWhere: New York City, USAWhen: 9 March 2020...
Leading Change International Women's Day
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Join us for International Women's Day! Monday March 9 at Klustret for a climate-smart vegan breakfast and discussions on how women can lead and create change for a better more sustainable society and...
Reframing the Debate Around Women, Peace and Security
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When a peace deal is struck between warring factions, it is widely understood that peace has been achieved. However, when key sections of society—in most cases all women—are kept from the negotiat...
Supporting More Than Equal Numbers in International Climate Debates
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#EachforEqual is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. It recognises that equality requires everyone’s support and that, when we all support each other, we are stronger.The UN cli...
Women's Safety Means Earth's Safety
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Across the world, women are actively protecting the natural environment. In Latin America, despite consistent threats of violence and widening gender inequality due to climate disasters, women have ta...
Women's Rights Are Early Casualties of War
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When conflict and crisis strike displacement, hunger, and poverty follow. But, all too often, it is women’s rights that become the early casualties of war. As they flee conflict, travel, and set...
Can Green Development Be Fair Development?
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Aceh is Indonesia’s westernmost province, situated on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra where the Andaman Sea, Malacca Straits and Indian Ocean converge. Its waters boast a rich diversity of...
Strategies for Integrating Gender in Sustainable Ecosystem Management
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Understanding men and women’s different roles and responsibilities related to the use, management and conservation of ecosystems and addressing the barriers to gender equality are essential to ensur...
Want to Go for Inclusive Climate Action? Then Start with Integrating Gender Equality into Climate Finance
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Gender equality and women’s rights have progressed immensely since the adoption of the most visionary agenda on women’s empowerment, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 25 years ago.H...
Power Structures over Gender Make Women More Vulnerable to Climate Change
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As the global community assesses progress made for women’s rights during the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, it is timely to take stock of the gendered nuances of climate impac...
Women as Climate Justice Champions: International Women's Day 2020
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Women and girls are the most adversely affected by climate change, yet they are also well-suited to find solutions to prevent further degradation and adapt to the changing environment. Distinguished s...
Women as Climate Justice Champions: International Women's Day 2020
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This International Women's Day event will headline Dr. Tererai Trent, one of today’s most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women’s empowerment. Distinguished as Oprah W...
Climate Change and How It Affects Women Farmers in BC and Around the World
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According to UN Women, globally, one in three employed women works in agriculture. Rural women and girls play a significant role in agriculture, food security and nutrition, land and natural resource...
Women's Tenure Rights and Land Reform in Angola
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Current Angolan municipalisation reforms present a unique opportunity to affect local practice on how community and individual land-holder tenure is administered and to protect women's equitable right...
Pathways to Achieving Food Security, Sustainable Peace and Gender Equality: Evidence from Three FAO Interventions
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There is increasing recognition that livelihood security, sustainable peace, conflict prevention and gender equality are complementary goals requiring integrated policy approaches, yet there is limite...
International Women's Day 2020: Women, War and Water in Yemen
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On International Women’s Day 2018 the UN Envoy to Yemen received an open letter calling on him to take a firm stand on women’s demands and to prioritise women in peace processes. Signed by more...
Gender Inequality Must Be Addressed for Our Work to Make a Lasting Difference
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I started working in international development over 20 years ago. Very enthusiastic, I believed my knowledge and skills in agriculture would bring about real transformation for some of the most vulner...
Climate Change Worsening Violence Against Women
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Climate change disproportionately affects women. In the United States, women have their pregnancies affected by climate change and according to Climate Reality, there’s evidence of how climate c...
Planet, Population and Rights
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Climate change measures and rhetoric, whether intentionally or not, can have a negative impact on the rights and freedoms of less powerful groups, notably women in the Global South. These groups are o...
Eliminate Legal Discrimination Against Women to Advance Food Security and Nutrition
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In societies where there is a high degree of gender inequality, there is also a significantly higher proportion of undernourishment among women and girls.In order to effectively tackle food insecuri...
From Seeds to Movements: Feminist Leadership in Climate Justice
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Feminists have long been on the front lines of environmental and climate justice activism. In honor of International Women’s Day, join us on March 3, 2020, for an interactive exploration of climate...