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Cities Are on the Frontline of Climate Change

Sep 20, 2023 | United Nations

Due to their dense concentrations of people and infrastructure, cities are on the frontline and highly susceptible to escalating damages from climate change. While cities…

Breaking the Silos: A New U.S. Strategy Linking Gender Equality & Climate Action

Sep 18, 2023 | Aubrey R. Paris, US State Department

Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment strengthens our ability to combat climate change, helping us to reduce emissions and build resilience.

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Increases Financial Support for Kurdish Autonomous Region

Sep 18, 2023 | Al Jazeera

Iraq’s federal government is giving the administration of the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region more money to allow it to pay salaries. Sunday’s decision was announced…

Now Accepting Submissions in English, French, and Spanish! Call for Abstracts: Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding [Deadline: October 2, 2023]

Sep 18, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

LATEST UPDATE: We are now accepting abstract submissions in English, French, and Spanish. Please note that the working language of the Conference is English. We…

Multiple Locations: Women, Peace and Security Specialist – Talent Pool Building Exercise

Sep 17, 2023 | Committed to Good

Committed to Good: OverviewCTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development…

El Salvador: Climate Justice Advisor

Sep 17, 2023 | Oxfam-Quebec

This is a 12-month mandate in San Salvador, El Salvador. The mandate is under the Equality in Action Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP), which takes place…

USA: Program Coordinator

Sep 17, 2023 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

OverviewGIWPS is seeking a Program Coordinator to play a key role in maintaining GIWPS’ respected and growing global convening platform that influences policy and advances progress for…

Mali: Policy Advisor, Women, Peace and Security

Sep 17, 2023 | 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…

Egypt: Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Advisor

Sep 17, 2023 | United Nations Women

Background Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…

Shore up: Is climate crisis gender-neutral?

Sep 16, 2023 | Deccan Herald and Mallavica P Pillay

Bharathi, a 61-year-old woman, sustains herself by selling fish. She commences her day by waking up early, preparing food for her ill daughter, and diligently…

Women's livelihoods in vulnerable coastlines

Sep 15, 2023

A social and environmental anthropologist, Dr. Megnaa Mehtta, is interested in exploring the values, mythologies and ideas of well-being in global conservation and political ecology.…

Why climate financing in Africa should focus on women

Sep 14, 2023 | The Nation

The climate crisis has taken its toll especially on women and girls in the Horn of Africa. Many smallholder farmers are women and girls who's…

Why Gender-Transformative Climate Literacy is Critical for Bhutan

Sep 13, 2023 | Thinley Choden

Globally, around 1 billion children (nearly half of the world’s children) live in countries with extremely high risk of climate change disasters, with girls being more vulnerable to…

Liberia: RICCE Wants Gender Mainstreamed In Oil Palm Development Fund Bill

Sep 12, 2023 | GNNLiberia

The Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment (RICCE) wants gender mainstreamed into the Oil Palm Development Fund Bill currently being scrutinized by civil society organizations,…

Conflict Minerals: Tin Producer Minsur Launches Digital Tracing System for Conflict-Free Metals

Sep 12, 2023 | The Deep Dive

One of the world’s leading tin producers is embarking on a transformative journey towards enhanced transparency and ethical sourcing in the mining industry. Minsur SA,…

Empowering Change: Highlights from the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa by UNESCO

Sep 11, 2023 | UNESCO

Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional…

Empowering Change: Highlights from the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa by UNESCO

Sep 11, 2023 | UNESCO

Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional…

Dominican Republic/Haiti: Dominican Republic to Seal Dajabon Border with Haiti in Canal Dispute

Sep 11, 2023 | Reuters

The Dominican Republic will seal its border with Haiti in its northern Dajabon province if a conflict over access to water from a shared river…

Kenya: Women Climate Activists Dismiss Nairobi Declaration as 'False Solutions'

Sep 11, 2023 | Moraa Obiria, Agatha Gichana, and Kamau Maichuhie, Nation

The activists said the declaration left out the 'core agents who drive adaptation and mitigation solutions'.

United Nations on Climate Change and Gender Equity

Sep 9, 2023 | Lucy Buchholz

Selin Calik of United Nations and Clever Carbon’s Michelle Li discuss how we can encourage more women into the sustainability sectorWhat are your first thoughts…

Africa Climate Summit: Adolescent girls table demands

Sep 9, 2023

India: New Delhi Declaration Accepts Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Women

Sep 9, 2023 | The Hindu

‘We commit to close gender gaps, promote full, equal, effective women’s participation in the economy as decision-makers,’ the G-20 declaration said.

G20 Summit 2023: Accelerate Climate Action With Gender Equality At Its Core

Sep 9, 2023 | BQ Prime

In the G20 Declaration, the countries underscored the fundamental importance of gender equality and acknowledged its multiplier effect in realizing the 2030 Agenda.

Afghanistan: Taliban Sell Afghanistan’s Mines Despite Sanctions

Sep 8, 2023 | New Delhi Times

The Taliban, facing international sanctions and a dire economic outlook at home, have intensified efforts to leverage Afghanistan’s vast natural resources. From oil to copper,…

Gambia: Upper Nuimi Chief Warns against Farmer/Livestock Conflict

Sep 4, 2023 | Haruna Kuyateh, TheVoice

The Chief of Upper Niumi, Momodou Chatty Cham, has warned against the unleashing of cattle and sheep in farms as he expressed optimism for bumper harvests in this year’s cropping…

Kenya: Commonwealth Pushes for Gender Equality in Climate Action

Sep 4, 2023 | Kamau Maichuhie, Nation

The Commonwealth has come up with a roadmap towards better representation of women and girls in decision-making and for greater protection against gender-based violence.

FIFA and ASEAN Look to Expand Partnership to Cover Gender Equality and Climate Change

Aug 30, 2023 | INSIDEFIFA

FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are hoping to expand their existing partnership to cover climate change and gender equality in the…

Food Security: US Intel: Ukraine War caused ‘One of the Most Disruptive Periods’ for Global Food Security

Aug 30, 2023 | Katie Bo Lillis, CNN

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in…

Gendering the Climate-Conflict Nexus

Aug 29, 2023 | Tobias Ide

The security implications of climate change have been high up on the political agenda for several years now. The UN Security Council, for instance, discussed…

Food Insecurity Affects More Women Than Men, UN Report Says

Aug 23, 2023 | The East African

The 2023 United Nations' State of food security and Nutrition in the World (Sofi) report has revealed that up to 783 million people around the…