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17 Jan 2017
As the Pacific braces itself for another cyclone season, UN Women is leading efforts to ensure that women and girls are at the centre of disaster preparedness, response and recovery work.
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24 Nov 2016
The 4th Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change released in 2007, unambiguously states that climate change is not ...
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21 Nov 2016
Women have always been seen as weak and vulnerable, and it is no different when it comes to climate change. Women are almost often considered a charity case rather than active agents of change. But this narrative needs to change.
It is true that women are differently impacted by climate change impacts. During the Young Feminists Day at the UN Climate Negotiations in Paris last year, Majandra...
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20 Nov 2016
Dr Luveni added climate change policies were gender-aware and provided equitable opportunities and value to both genders and the onus was on ...
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26 Oct 2016
... a gender and climate expert from Bangkok, said recently. Onta made the remarks at the 5th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum held in ...
Event
30 Aug 2016
The relationship between energy and gender is multifaceted; women often lack access to energy for household cooking, washing and other tasks, but their input is often not included in policy and project planning. Projects in energy development that take into account women's roles and requirements with respect to energy will be more effective and sustainable than those that do not. But energy is...
Event
30 Aug 2016
On 4-5 July, GenderInSITE's regional focal point for Southern Africa, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) will jointly hold a communications event in Ebene Cybercity, Mauritius to introduce a policymakers'...
News
30 Aug 2016
A recent study of several payments for ecoystem services (PES) schemes in Kenya calls attention to the question of whether the benefits are accruing to both genders equally. ...