Events

Climate Crisis: the Next Wave of Gender Inequality

Mar 9, 2020 | UNFPA, SPC & Government of Tuvalu
New York City, USA

Climate Crisis: The next wave of gender inequality
UN Headquarters, Conf Room D*

UN badge required to attend.

Who: UNFPA, SPC & Gov. of Tuvalu with Women's Environment and Development…

Gender, Climate and Migration: Cross-Movement Dialogue

Mar 9, 2020 | Women in Migration Network, United Methodist Women, Women's Environment and Development Organization
New York City, USA

CCUN, 2nd Floor

Who: Women in Migration Network, United Methodist Women, Women's Environment and Development Organization

Where: New York City, USA

When: 9 March 2020

Leading Change International Women's Day

Mar 9, 2020 | Eskäret Foundation and Shero Leaders
Östermalm, Sweden

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…

Webinar: Lessons Learned from Attendances at the UNFCCC – COP Meetings

Mar 9, 2020 | Mediators Beyond Borders
Webinar

Webinar: Lessons Learned from Attendances at the UNFCCC – COP MeetingsJoin us in our next conversation on Lessons Learned from Attendances at the United Nations Framework…

Women as Climate Justice Champions: International Women's Day 2020

Mar 8, 2020 | Dining for Women, UNICEF USA, and Women of Peace Corps Legacy
Santa Barbara, USA

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…

Women as Climate Justice Champions: International Women's Day 2020

Mar 8, 2020 | Dining for Women, UNICEF USA, and Women of Peace Corps Legacy
Washington DC, USA

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…

What Protection for Women Climate Activists?

Mar 8, 2020 | 18th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Geneva, Switzerland

The last two years have been the deadliest for environmental activists. Their actions criminalized, even labelled as "terrorist", while they and their families are subjected…

Climate Change and How It Affects Women Farmers in BC and Around the World

Mar 7, 2020 | Kulea Culture Society and Francophone Immigration Society
Victoria, Canada

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…

Planet, Population and Rights

Mar 6, 2020 | London School of Economics
London, UK

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…

Global Forum on Environment: Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability

Mar 5, 2020 - Mar 6, 2020 | OECD Global Forum on Environment
Paris, France

This OECD Global Forum on Environment focuses on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability". It will identify and propose ways to capitalise on…

Climate Change, Peace and Conflict

Mar 3, 2020 | Disasters and Resilience Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online

Climate change is a major threat to human wellbeing and development, but does it also impact the dynamics of violent conflict and peacebuilding? This talk…

Career Advice with Tobias Ide

Mar 3, 2020 | Young Professionals Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online

This is an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to discuss research trends and career opportunities in environmental peacebuilding. The event will start with a very…

Water for Peace: Preventing Conflict Related to Water and Wetlands (Session at Fragility Forum 2020)

Mar 3, 2020 | World Bank
Washington, DC

Preventing conflict saves lives and costs. However, only a tiny amount of Official Development Aid is spent at conflict prevention. Important reasons are that it is…

From Seeds to Movements: Feminist Leadership in Climate Justice

Mar 3, 2020 | University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Minneapolis, USA

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,…

Gender Equality: The Future of the Food & Farming Industry-Celebrate International Women's Day 2020

Mar 3, 2020 | Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
London, UK

Although women are commonly seen as cooks and homemakers, how can they grow to be seen as changemakers, and put themselves at the forefront of…

The Best & Worst Countries for Women: Measuring Equality with the WPS Index

Mar 3, 2020 | Institute for Global Development
Sydney, Australia

Join the Institute for Global Development for a conversation on the findings of the Second Edition of the Global Women Peace & Security (WPS) Index,…

SDGs Ambassadors Forum 2020

Feb 29, 2020 | Young African Chief Executive Directors Network
Accra, Ghana

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by world leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. Encompassing everything from health to gender…

Gender Differences in Land Property Rights: How Land Tenure Security Impacts Investments and Agricultural Productivity in Tanzania

Feb 26, 2020 | University of London School of Oriental and East Asian Studies
London, UK

The agricultural sector in Tanzania accounts for more than two-thirds of employment and has recorded persistent low levels of investment and productivity. Among other factors,…

Climate Change Forum Hosted by League of Women Voters of Newton

Feb 26, 2020 | Climate Change Forum Hosted by League of Women Voters of Newton
Newton, USA

The League of Women Voters of Newton, along with the Leagues of Framingham, Needham, Wayland, Wellesley and Weston, will co-host a community conversation that relates. 

 You’ll learn…

Thriving Women 2020 Conference

Feb 24, 2020 | Women Together Learning
Hahndorf, South Australia

The Thriving Women 2020 Conference is the premier conference to secure a sustainable future for women living and working in agriculture and associated industries.

An initiative…

Women Taking the Lead: Defending Human Rights and the Environment

Feb 24, 2020 | Trocaire
Belfast, UK

Women Taking The Lead: Defending Human Rights And The Environment

Guest speaker: Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, Honduran activist & daughter of murdered human rights and environmental defender…

Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Course

Feb 19, 2020 - Feb 21, 2020 | Swiss Peace and University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland

War and conflict affect women, girls, men and boys in different ways, and yet a gender analysis is often absent from peacebuilding theories and processes.…

Youth-Led Environmental Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Field

Feb 18, 2020 | Young Professionals Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online

Young people constitute the largest demographic sector in many countries affected by conflicts related to competition over natural resources and the negative impacts of climate…

Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping: Gender and the Environment

Feb 17, 2020 | King's College London
London, UK

It’s our pleasure to invite you to the talk ‘Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping' hosted by the Conflict Security and Development Research Group and…

Women in Sustainaiblity- Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Hub

Feb 12, 2020 | Women in Sustainability Network
Stoke-on-Trent, UK

We'll be providing an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering what they are, how to understand them and how to use them, with…

Economic Aspects of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Feb 12, 2020 | Yale University
New Haven, USA

How does women's economic participation shape growth and development? What are the gendered dimensions of war, natural disasters, and state fragility?  What is the role…

Environmental Impact and Climate Change Adaptation in Mine Action

Feb 12, 2020 | Norwegian People’s Aid, Conflict and Environment Observatory, and HALO Trust
Geneva, Switzerland

Managing the environmental aspects of mine action operations is critical to ensure that operations do no harm and positively impact local communities after clearance. Awareness…

Women on the Front Lines of Climate Change

Feb 11, 2020 | Self Help Africa
Belfast, UK

'Women on the Frontline of Climate Change' is an exhibition by Self Help Africa, an Irish-based international development organisation that is supporting communities across sub-Saharan…

Twenty Years of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives: Are We Doing Better?

Feb 11, 2020 | University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, USA

This keynote session will consist of a “fireside chat” discussion with Ms. Michèle Flournoy.  As the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to…

When the Going Gets Tough: Women and the Future of Global Peace and Security

Feb 10, 2020 | Centre for Women, Peace and Security LSE
London, UK

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…