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Climate talks adopt gender balance goal
By Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters. Originally posted by Alertnet.
PHOTO: A woman and crosses a bridge with her child next to a tannery factory by the river Buriganga at Hazaribagh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 12, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Doha, Qatar (December 9, 2012)- U.N. climate talks have approved a “gender balance” goal that would increase women’s participation in the negotiations, with experts hoping this will make climate change policy more responsive to women’s …
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New UN climate fund must work for the poor – NGOs
By Megan Rowling, Originally published Source: Alertnet, Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:13 GMT
Photo left: A man walks on the road between Nouahibou and Nouakchott, Mauritania, December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
LONDON (AlertNet) – As the board of a new U.N. climate fund for developing countries meets for the first time, civil society groups are pushing for it to be managed in a way that is transparent and accountable to poor communities likely to be hit …
Will the World Listen to Women?
By Zofeen EbrahimReprint
Photo Credit:Ignatius Banda/IPS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22 2012 (IPS) - What does birth control have to do with reducing global emissions?
Everything, women around the world would say, because they know how closely linked reproductive health is to issues ranging from poverty and food security to climate change and beyond. This message was precisely what female leaders brought to the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, but not many were listening, …
Feliz Día Internacional de la Mujer! “Especial: La igualdad en tiempos del desarrollo sostenible”
Feliz Día Internacional de la Mujer! “Especial: La igualdad en tiempos del desarrollo sostenible” Entrevista con Andrea Quesada miembro del equipo de WEDO que trabaja desde San Jose Costa Rica [Interview with WEDO team member, Andrea Quesada, who is based in San Jose, Costa Rica]
WEDO Congratulates 2011 SEED Award Winners
WEDO congratulates the first winner of the 2011 SEED Gender Equality Award, “Solid Waste Management and Community Mobilization Program” from Nepal, as well as the other thirty-five SEED award winners. The Gender Equality Award is funded by UN Women.
