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New Deal for Women Farmers in Pakistan
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When Pakistan’s eastern Sindh province passed the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Bill’ on 20 December, giving women in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and other agro-based work the same...
Bridging the Gender Gap in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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With abundant natural resources and a thriving mining sector, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing promising economic growth. Nevertheless, the country remains one of the poorest in the...
When the Going Gets Tough: Women and the Future of Global Peace and Security
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On the 5th anniversary of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, take a look ahead with the new Director, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini. Who: Centre for Women, Peace and Security LSE Where: London,...
India Climate Activist Licypriya Kangujam on Why She Took a Stand
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She is only eight, but Licypriya Kangujam has already been campaigning for action to tackle climate change in her native India for two years.The young activist has pushed for new laws to curb India's...
The Eco Gender Gap: Why Is Saving the Planet Seen as Women's Work?
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It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to use your own shopping bag. These days, the eco-minded shopper is overw...
Women Bear the Burden of India's Water Crisis
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Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 percent by 2030, if our water use continues its current pattern. Las...
In Tribute to a Land and Gender Champion: Chief Nyamphanda
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The international development community mourns the loss of Chief Nyamphande IV, a traditional chief of the Nsenga Tribe of Zambia, who passed away suddenly on January 17, 2020. Chief Nyamphande was a...
Call for Writers: Gender and Environmental Law
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The 5th Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium (TIEC) - 'Gender and Environmental Law. Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting the Role of Gender in Environmental Justice', jointly or...
Unsung Sheroes, Climate Action, and the Global Peace and Security Agendas
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“We’re fighting for our lands, for our water, for our lives,” said an indigenous woman from Colombia, describing her work as an environmental defender. She spoke at a December 2019 workshop on ...
The Role of Women in Conference of the Parties
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There is still an unequal participation of women in political processes so what should be done at COP26 to highlight this? Don't we need women to decide and implement policies or projects in order to...
Why Post- War Women's Livelihood Strategies Have Failed in Lanka's Eastern Province
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Sri Lanka’s post-war livelihood strategies for women in the Eastern Province have failed, necessitating fresh thinking based on the experience garnered so far and the findings of researches conducte...
Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages: The Violence of Inequality
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Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation that further reinforc...
Involving Victim Population in Environmentally Sustainable Strategies: An Analysis for Post-Conflict Colombia
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Environmental objectives tend to receive a push to the background in post-conflict scenarios. On the other hand, the processes displacement and refugee's relocation in post-conflict countries have bee...
Enhancing Gender-Responsive Disaster Risk Management: Why a Change of Mindset Is the First Step
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Mortality rates from disaster occurrences are exponentially higher for women than for men. Some studies actually find that women and children are 14 times more likely than men to die when a disaster s...
Empowering Rural and Indigenous Women in Forest Related Climate Actions
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The webinar will gather experts and field practitioners who will walk us through national and international experiences on gender, forestry and climate change linkages and challenges.Through the persp...
Gender Justice and Women's Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement: A Roundtable Discussion
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The California Gender Justice Funders Network is pleased to host an informal roundtable discussion over lunch. We’ll dive into climate change as it relates to gender justice, women’s leadership,...
Women, Peace & Security: Where is the Equality? (Podcast Episode on KOFF Ton-Trager)
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The first episode of the KOFF Ton-Trägers is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. As Flurina Derungs of PeaceWomen Across the Globe...
Women, Burdened with Unpaid Labor, Bear Brunt of Global Inequality
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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 capitalism (the irony of which has not...
UK-Africa Summit Ignored Gender, Climate and Poverty Concerns, Advocates Say
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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 the event ...
Gender and the Environment: What Are the Barriers to Gender Equality in Sustainable Ecosystem Management?
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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 and customs. Gender gaps create barri...
Why We Need Gender Equality in the Fight Against Climate Change
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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 all play a role in mak...
Gender-Focused Policies in Cuban Farming
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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 there are still great gap...
Operational Challenges for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South Sudan
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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 (WPS). As I reflected on my recent UNM...
"You Need to Act Now": Meet 4 Girls Working to Save the Warming World
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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 others — especially girls.NPR talked...
Gender Activists in a March Dubbed Usawa Demand Action Against GBV, Youth Empowerment, Women Land Rights
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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 Uhuru Park’s freedom corner to P...
A Lukewarm Commitment: India and Gender Equality in Security Affairs
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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 are yet to develop a WPS National Action Plan...
Climate Change: What's Gender Got to Do with It? How Women Will Lead Us to a More Sustainable Future.
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We will explore and discuss the many issues of social justice and gender inequity in a changing climate. The discussion will include opportunity for Q&A. This event is free and open to the public....
Reparing Fractured Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities for Resolving Disputes over Land, Housing, Water and Other Natural Resources in Yemen
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Challenges and opportunities for resolving disputes over land, housing, water and other natural resources in Yemen. April 2019 | Unresolved disputes over housing, land, and natural resources incr...
Assessment of Dispute Resolution Structures and HLP Issues in Borno and Adamawa States, North-East Nigeria
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The armed conflict in the Lake Chad region has caused mass displacement in north-east Nigeria, forcing people to flee the violence and abandon their homes. The majority of those displaced found s...
The Female Face of Southern Africa's Climate Crisis
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The global climate crisis is not gender neutral. Around the world, women and girls are on the front line of changing weather patterns – disproportionately shouldering the costs and burdens.In Southe...