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Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Jun 15, 2026
Goldman Prize

Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.

Afghanistan: Solar-powered Greenhouses Enable Afghan Women to Grow Food, Income, and Hope

Jun 8, 2026 | Hortidaily
Hortidaily

For seven years after her husband died, Noorhaya, 45, toiled under the harsh sun in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, trying to grow enough vegetables to…

Middle East and North Africa: Women At The Frontlines Of Water Scarcity

Jun 3, 2026 | Fanack Water Editorial Team
Fanack Water

Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis. Their unpaid labor, daily decisions,…

Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Qaisar: Women and Children Bear the Heaviest Burden

Jun 3, 2026 | Farhad Farhaad
Hasht e Subh

Residents of Qaisar district in Faryab province have raised concerns about the shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sufficient water for farming…

The Rush for Critical Minerals Is Reshaping Communities. Gender Analysis Helps Show Who Pays the Cost.

May 21, 2026 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe

There are troubling trends at both ends of the minerals supply chain. On one end, communities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lithium…

Remote: Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program

May 19, 2026 | ORBIS International
ReliefWeb

The Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program provides global leadership for Orbis International’s gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming. This role leads the Global Gender Transformative Programming Strategy…

Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens

May 14, 2026
Plan International

Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced…

Timor-Leste: Consultant, Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion Public Administration

May 13, 2026 | DT Global
ReliefWeb

Program Background

PROSIVU is an Australian Government-funded program that focuses on strengthening governance in Timor-Leste. This eight-year program (2022 – 2030) works in partnership with the…

Global: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk

May 12, 2026 | Tamara Bah
New Security Beat

The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security…

AI’s Environmental Footprint Is a Gendered Security Risk

May 12, 2026 | Tamara Bah

The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier”…

Register Now for "Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training" (12 Oct - 16 Oct 2026 in Slovenia) [DEADLINE: May 30, 2026]

May 11, 2026 | Geneva Water Hub

Call for Application: Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 12 to October 16, 2026, for a transformative training course on Law,…

Global: Indigenous Leaders Call for Global Recognition of Peacebuilding Role as UN Forum Echoes Summit Outcomes

May 6, 2026 | E-Pao
E-Pao

Indigenous leaders, diplomats and United Nations officials convened in New York for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, issuing a call to reframe global…

From Ancient Goddesses to Modern Peace Activists − Mother’s Day Celebrates Women’s Political Power

May 5, 2026 | Marie-Claire Beaulieu
The Conversation

On Mother’s Day, Americans go all out with gift-buying and dining out to honor the women in their lives. In fact, according to some estimates,…

Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency

May 5, 2026 | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…

East Africa: “We Are Facing Increased Violent Land Dispossessions and Climate Injustices” – African Women

May 5, 2026 | Witnessradio.org
Witnessradio.org

Stories of displacement, land loss, and resilience filled the room as 45 women from six African countries gathered for the East Africa Women’s Land and…

Jordan: Head, Gender Section

May 4, 2026 | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
ReliefWeb

The Organization

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly…

Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship

May 1, 2026 | Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that…

South Africa: Climate Change Hits South African Women Unevenly: Why Race, Class, Age and Power Matter

Apr 28, 2026 | Petra Holden, Gina Ziervogel, and Leigh Stadler
The Conversation

As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A…

Global: Women Deliver 2026: Voices from The Pacific on Feminist Leadership and Resourcing

Apr 28, 2026 | Alliance Magazine
Alliance Magazine

Across the Pacific, women’s and feminist movements are leading transformative change in the face of climate pressures, shrinking civic space, fragile economies, and limited access…

Global: African Women Push for Reparations and Environmental Accountability after Landmark Climate Justice Day

Apr 25, 2026 | Witnessradio.org
Witnessradio.org

Women’s community organizations and grassroots movements across Africa are intensifying calls for climate reparations and environmental accountability following the inaugural African Women’s Climate Justice Day,…

Global: Indigenous Leaders from 80 Countries to Convene in New York for Historic Global Peace Summit

Apr 24, 2026 | Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network

At a time of escalating global conflicts, more than 150 Indigenous peacebuilders, elders, spiritual leaders, mediators, women leaders and youth from 80 countries will gather…

Taking Out the Trash: Tourism Waste, Women’s Environmental Insecurity, and the Foundations of Community Fragility in Coastal Asia-Pacific

Apr 14, 2026 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

It’s August in Boracay, Philippines. The beach bars, restaurants and luxury resorts are packed with revellers and tourists — up to 2.1 million visiting in…

DRC: Goma: Women Trained on Their Role in Peacebuilding

Apr 13, 2026 | Aubin Mukoni
MONUSCO

Around thirty women, members of village savings and loan associations, took part on April 8 in Goma (North Kivu) in a training workshop focused on…

Global: OSCE Tackles Gender and Climate Change Nexus

Apr 11, 2026 | National Today
National Today

A major OSCE conference in Vienna brought together experts to examine the gendered dimensions of climate change and associated security risks across the organization's 57…

Lebanon: Conflict Drives Mental Health Crisis for Displaced Women: “We Hear, See and Feel Pain Constantly”

Apr 9, 2026 | UN Women
UN Women

The escalation in Lebanon, now in its sixth week, has stoked fear across the country and led to a mass displacement crisis, with women and…

Niger: How Community Shelters Protect Children and Help Women Restore Degraded Lands in Niger

Apr 4, 2026 | World Bank Group
Global News Network Liberia

Washington, USA, 03 April 2026 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Community-built shelters in Niger are enabling mothers to participate in land restoration work by providing shaded…

Liberia: New, Community-Led Conservation Delivering Promises

Apr 3, 2026 | Varney Kamara
allAfrica

Years ago, women in Wedjah and Jaedae Districts in Sinoe County processed cassava with their bare hands. Their story has changed for the better. They…

EnPAx Launches New Member Directory

Mar 30, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online Member Directory. The directory is streamlined and searchable. It…

South Sudan: UNMISS Strengthens Capacity of Women-Led Organizations to Combat Climate Shocks

Mar 30, 2026 | UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan
United Nations

Every year, communities across South Sudan are devastated by severe flooding, due to climate change and inadequate infrastructure to cope with the impact. Those most…

How CIMMYT is Advancing Women-centered Agriculture in Africa

Mar 23, 2026 | Mariana Callejas
CIMMYT

Across Africa, women play a central role in producing food, managing farms, and sustaining household nutrition and incomes. Yet their contributions are still too often…