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Israel/Palestine: The UN Is Investigating the Environmental Impact of the War in Gaza. Here’s What It Says So Far

Mar 6, 2024 | Lottie Limb, Euronews Green

The United Nations is investigating the environmental impact of the war in Gaza, which has caused a catastrophic spike in land, soil and water pollution.

Women Farmers in Malawi Tackle Climate Change and Gender Inequalities through Greenhouse Programme

Mar 6, 2024 | UN WOMEN

The greenhouses of the Kambuku Cooperatives stand proudly among newly planted maize fields about 23 kilometres from Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe. The facilities stand…

Consultancy to Develop Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis and Action Plan for Creates and Bridge Projects in East Africa

Feb 15, 2024 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN ESARO is implementing the following two of its field projects – 1) Building River
Dialogues and Governance (BRIDGE) funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation and
whose…

Programme Officer Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and communication – Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) Uganda

Feb 15, 2024 | United Nations Women

UN Women operationalizes this through Flagship Programming Initiatives (FPIs) developed to achieve transformative results for gender equality and women empowerment. The FPIs respond to the…

Afghanistan: Information Management Specialist, Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA)

Feb 15, 2024 | United Nations Women

BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…

Zimbabwe: Consultant: Gender Specialist (Re-Advertisement)

Feb 15, 2024 | Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIATIn 2019, Bioversity International and CIAT joined forces to create the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for…

South Sudan: County Nutrition, Gender and Social Inclusion Officer

Feb 15, 2024 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

BackgroundVétérinaires Sans Frontières - Germany (VSF Germany) is a non-governmental, non-profit making international Organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work providing…

UN Women: Thematic Coordination Lead for Generation Equality’s Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition

Feb 15, 2024 | United Nations Women

Generation Equality launched six Action Coalitions led by Action Coalition ‘leaders’ from every sector, including an Action Coalition focused explicitly on Feminist Action for Climate…

No Paris Agreement without the Ocean, and Neither without Women

Feb 15, 2024 | Marisa O. Ensor

The ocean is a vital part of the global life support system. Oceans are increasingly recognized as central to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and…

What is the Eco-Gender Gap?

Feb 12, 2024 | Scarlett Stokes

The responsibility for saving the world from the ravages of climate change should not be a gendered issue. However, multiple studies have found that women,…

The Complicated Relationship Between Climate, Conflict, and Gender in Mozambique

Feb 12, 2024 | Gracsious Maviza, Mandlenkosi Maphosa, Giulia Caroli, Thea Synnestvedt, and Joram Tarusarira

Individuals face immense challenges in displacement contexts, particularly where climate, conflict, and displacement intersect. In Mozambique, climate impacts have combined with conflict to displace nearly a…

Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau

Feb 9, 2024 | Onoja Audu, Independent

Yitkyim Leah Datong has engaged about one hundred young women across communities of Plateau State towards contributing to sustainable peace in the State.

DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months

Feb 8, 2024 | William Clowes and Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country’s artisanal miners, could start operating…

EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action

Feb 8, 2024 | EIB

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has launched the Women…

Syria/Turkey: Oil Slicks Blamed on Turkish Strikes Blight Northeast Syria River

Feb 7, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

Oil pollution has been a growing concern in Syria since the 2011 onset of civil war, which has taken a toll on infrastructure and seen…

Do We Have the Data to Realise Gender-Inclusive Climate Action

Feb 6, 2024 | Open Data Watch

The problem: Addressing climate change without inclusive data risks leaving behind the world’s most vulnerable, including women and girls. A closer look at gender-related data through…

Liberia: Stakeholders Unite to Integrate Climate Change Action into Land Formalization Framework

Feb 5, 2024 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

Stakeholders have reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization.

World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Feb 5, 2024 | World Bank

Women account for about one-third of the artisanal and small-scale mining workforce, which supplies minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition. 

India: Environmental Conservation, Gender Equality Themes of First Kite Flying Competition in Punjab’s Ferozepur

Feb 5, 2024 | Hindustan Times

Over 5,000 kite enthusiasts are expected to participate in the ‘Basant Panchmi Kite Festival-2024’, to be held from February 10-11, Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman…

Afghanistan: 21 Million Afghans Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: Official

Feb 5, 2024 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

The Taliban official claims that 21 million people in Afghanistan lack access to clean drinking water due to climate change. Previously, the United Nations had…

Afghanistan: This Forestry Project in Afghanistan is Pushing Women to the Forefront of Climate Action

Feb 5, 2024 | Aga Khan Foundation

Zahra remembers what it was like to have predictable agricultural yields. The mother of six, who lives in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, farms barley, potato and…

Liberia: ForumCIV, Partners Hold Policy Dialogue to Secure Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities

Feb 5, 2024 | Francis G. Boayue, FrontPage Africa

With support from the European Union (EU), ForumCIV and MAP Liberia have ended a day-long policy dialogue to secure land rights for women and rural…

Pakistan: Climate, Gender and Democracy

Feb 4, 2024 | Amna Javed, The News

Systemic negligence in addressing climate change and gender-related issues is indicative of the eroding foundations of democracy.

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: 37 People Killed in Disputed Oil-Rich African Region of Abyei in Fighting Linked to Spiritual Leader

Feb 4, 2024 | Associated Press

Thirty-seven people were killed over the weekend in fighting apparently tied to a land feud in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, an official said…

Nepal: IFC’s $56-million Investment in Global IME Bank to Bolster Gender and Climate Financing in Nepal

Feb 3, 2024 | My Republica

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $56 million in Nepal's largest commercial bank, Global IME Bank Limited (GIBL), to support small businesses, including those…

Bridging the Global Gender Chasm in 2024: Need For More Steam?

Feb 3, 2024 | Arundhatie B. Kundal

A sluggish global economy and growing geopolitical tensions compounded by a looming climate crisis have erected multiple roadblocks that have thwarted concerted efforts to bridge…

Israel/Palestine: How Israel’s Flooding of Gaza’s Tunnels Will Impact Freshwater Supply

Feb 3, 2024 | Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera

Israel confirmed this week that its troops are pumping seawater into a network of tunnels in Gaza, a method environmentalists say could violate international law…

Liberia: Meet the Woman on the Frontline of Conservation in Liberia

Feb 2, 2024 | Tina S. Mehnpaine

31-year-old Grace Zansi was obsessed with the rampant butchering of wildlife in her hometown, Beo Bongarplay, Nimba County.

“I felt bad when I saw people killing…

Colombia: Severe Drought in Colombia Threatens Crops, Livestock [Video]

Feb 2, 2024 | Reuters

Severe drought in Colombia wreaks havoc on its water resources, threatening agriculture, livestock, and the population, resulting in cracked soil and small mud islands in…

Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Alignment of Gender, Climate Change in Agric Policies

Feb 1, 2024 | Tina Abeku, Guardian