This feed presents articles about viewpoints that gender bias exists within the approaches to addressing climate change. These should inform policy makers and other leaders. Concurrently, those involved in climate adaptation should focus on ensuring that their measures focus on community protection.
For most of us, however, our efforts focus on protecting our homes and property. This significantly reduces some of these challenges as we are dealing with events and impacts, not policies and practices.
- by Ruben VermeerWomen in MENA carry the heaviest burden of water scarcity. Discover how unpaid water work, climate stress, and weak governance shape their lives and resilience.
- by Rohan QurashiThe gender gaps in India’s climate policy
- by OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONAs climate risks in agriculture mount, India's crop insurance schemes must be redesigned to reach the women who do most of the farming but hold the fewest land titles
- by Nicolas Viens, Andrew Jorgenson, Taekyeong GohNew research shows that reducing inequality can have significant positive effects on emissions—a finding that should guide policymakers working on these issues
- by Militsa EggertWhy climate change affects women more than men in Georgia and around the globe Around the world, women still do not have the same rights as men. They face inequalities, lower incomes, poverty and less access to education. They are […]
- by The CitizenOriginal article: Estudio de la U. de Chile advierte disminución de bosques submarinos de huiro negro hacia 2050: Perderían el 58% de su hábitat Along the
- by MartinWhere We Are The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and sustains life across the planet, producing oxygen, regulating the climate, supporting biodiversity, and providing livelihoods for billions of people. Yet, this fragile ecosystem faces unprecedented
- by African Development Bank GroupOn the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings, the Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function organised a side event entitled: ‘The institutional and financia
- by Mexico BusinessGermany and Mexico advance cooperation on climate action, gender equity, circular economy and water management initiatives.
- by News RoomA new national survey from Tanzania has revealed that women are bearing the heaviest burden of climate change impacts, facing longer work hours, reduced
- by Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityAcknowledgements We are especially grateful to Melanne Verveer, Founding Executive Director of GIWPS and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, and Kim Hart, Director of Policy and Programs at Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), for their […]
- by Zane McNeillClimate change is intersectional—and this demands that nonprofit organizations consider how their missions might require them to address and mitigate climate harms affecting the communities they serve.
- by Esther TakwaDODOMA: WHEN the rains fail in rural areas, it is often women who feel the impact first. They walk longer distances in search of water, spend more hours gathering firewood and shoulder the growing burden of feeding families when harvests […]
- by elenaThe 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) took stock of global efforts to steer urban development towards inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities in the face of increasing climate change impacts, conflicts, and urbanization. With nearly three billion people […]
- by https://www.facebook.com/EarthJournalismNetwork/Flowing through six countries: China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, the Mekong River sustains more than 70 million people who depend on its water for agriculture, fishing, livelihood