News
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
|
Patricia Scotland, The Guardian
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
|
Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Why Feminine Leadership Is Essential for the Clean Energy Transition
Mar 13, 2020
|
Sarah Golden
Feminine leadership is essential to solving society’s largest, intractable challenges, according to Sarah Shanley Hope, executive director of the Solutions Project.
The Solutions Project is a small…
Women Shouldering the Burden of Climate Crisis Need Action, Not Speeches
Mar 13, 2020
|
Patricia Scotland
Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her…
Why I Marched for the Environment on International Women's Day
Mar 12, 2020
|
Katy Wiese
Last Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), a ground-breaking resolution that set out objectives in 12…
Colombia: In Indigenous Colombia, Venezuelan Migration Sparks Conflict
Mar 12, 2020
|
Julia Symmes Cobb, Reuters
In the sun-baked scrubland of northern Colombia’s remote La Guajira province, a bitter quarrel rages between two neighboring Wayuu indigenous families, one of them seeking…
Liberia: Oil Palm Companies Accused of Violating Liberia’s Environmental Laws
Mar 12, 2020
|
Simeon S. Wiakanty, Observer
The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nathaniel Blama, has accused some oil palm companies of being the worst violators of the country’s…
Women and the Environment: Roles, Risks and Rights
Mar 12, 2020
|
Theresa W. Devasahayam
“Each year, the month of March is a crucial time for women’s organisations worldwide as we take stock of the progress women and girls in…
Paris Peace Forum: 2020 Call for Projects
Mar 12, 2020
|
Paris Peace Forum
Become a project leader of the Paris Peace Forum! Don't miss the opportunity to develop your initiative and join us at our third edition from 11 to…
Myanmar: Some Paleontologists Seek Halt to Myanmar Amber Fossil Research
Mar 11, 2020
|
Lucas Joel, New York Times
Fossils preserved in amber are giving paleontologists exceptional glimpses into the age of the dinosaurs, be it through the preserved tail of a dinosaur that…
Launch of NextGen Climate Forecasting System in Colombia [Video]
Mar 11, 2020
|
Francesco Fiondella
In August of 2019, Colombia’s national meteorological service, IDEAM, launched a state-of-the-art climate forecasting system called NextGen. You can read more about this milestone in the latest report about…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, a New National Park Carries Hopes for Conservation and Peace
Mar 11, 2020
|
Erich Orion, Mongabay
In November 2019, more than a decade after that first encounter, Abrar, now a project manager with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Afghanistan program, returned…
Liberia: Criminal Conveyance of Land May Undermine National Security
Mar 10, 2020
|
Abednego Davis, Observer
Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor says despite the clear and unambiguous provision of law governing activities in the society, criminal conveyance (sale of a single…
Syria: Turkey Wants to Rebuild Syria with the Country's Oil Income, Erdogan Says
Mar 10, 2020
|
Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday night that Syrian oil reserves in Qamishli and Deir Ezzor should be used to rebuild the war-ravaged…
Colombia: Glyphosate and Cocaine: Colombia's Next Drug War?
Mar 10, 2020
|
Nicolas Martin, Deutsche Welle
As cocaine production rises, Donald Trump is increasing the pressure to curb it and insisting Colombia should spray its fields with glyphosate again. In remote…
Afghanistan: Government to Plant "Millions" of Trees across Afghanistan
Mar 10, 2020
|
Gulabuddin Ghubar, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) of Afghanistan on Tuesday said that based on a government plan, they will plant millions of trees…
Yemen: Rainy Season Threatens Huge Cholera Spike in Yemen
Mar 10, 2020
|
Oxfam
Yemen is suffering a forgotten cholera crisis, Oxfam said today, as it warned the number of people there with the disease could spiral as the…
Bangladesh: Can Renewable Energy Give Climate-Displaced Women in Bangladesh a New Beginning?
Mar 9, 2020
|
UNEP
It is nightfall in the village of Char Baghutia in Manikganj district in central Bangladesh. Twenty-seven-year-old Miriam is hunched over a rickety old sewing machine,…
Independent Evaluation Expert to conduct the Mid-Term Review of the Empower Regional Project on Gender, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction
Mar 9, 2020
|
UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations (UN), works for the elimination of discrimination against women…
Uganda: Gender Consultant Call for Proposals
Mar 9, 2020
|
The Water Trust
The Water Trust empowers rural communities in Uganda to reduce preventable death and debilitating disease by enabling access to safe water and a healthy, clean…
Vietnam: Gender Advisor (International)
Mar 9, 2020
|
Cowater International
With more than 34 years’ experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development and has managed the implementation…
Scaling-Out Gender Transformation for Climate Change
Mar 9, 2020
|
Sophie Huyer and Heidi Braun
Climate change has enormous implications for women in the developing world through increased workloads, food insecurity, threats to health, and more responsibilities due to male…
Senior Expert – Gender Equality And Social Inclusion
Mar 9, 2020
|
Integrity Global
Integrity Global is recruiting a Senior Expert with expertise in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) to join the team in London. The Senior Expert…
Zimbabwe: Zim Women Living in Mining Areas a Constant Target of Abuse, Says NGO
Mar 9, 2020
|
Robert Tapfumaneyi
ZIMBABWEAN women living in the country’s mining areas are a constant target of sexual abuse, domestic violence on top of having their rights to water…
Enhancing Water Security and the Role of Diplomacy in Africa's Mara River Basin and Beyond
Mar 9, 2020
|
Ladeene Freimuth
The Mara River traverses nearly 14,000 kilometers in Kenya and Tanzania, flowing through the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is…
Upcoming Conflict Minerals Regulation Does Not Cover Major Technology Companies
Mar 9, 2020
|
Sebastian Kovig Skelton
Technology companies are unlikely to tackle the controversial use of so-called conflict minerals in their products because of weaknesses in a forthcoming EU regulation.
The European…
An Ambitious Year for Climate Action Is a Big Year for Women's Empowerment
Mar 9, 2020
|
Frank Rijsberman and Ingvild Solvang
This year, the Paris Agreement’s effectiveness as a global response to the climate crisis is being tested as governments are preparing to submit more ambitious…
Women's Rights Are Early Casualties of War
Mar 8, 2020
When conflict and crisis strike displacement, hunger, and poverty follow. But, all too often, it is women’s rights that become the early casualties of war.…
Can Green Development Be Fair Development?
Mar 8, 2020
|
Helen Schneider
Aceh is Indonesia’s westernmost province, situated on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra where the Andaman Sea, Malacca Straits and Indian Ocean converge.…
Afghanistan: (Human Rights Watch) Afghanistan Peace Negotiations Must Include Women and Rights Activists
Mar 8, 2020
|
Tamil Guardian
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon authorities negotiating an Afghanistan peace agreement to centre discussions on human rights and in particular to be inclusive…