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Life’s Precious Trio: Women, Water and Health
Click here to read an article by Elayne Clift on women, water and health on World Water Day 2011. Ms. Clift references WEDO as a partner in pushing the world to recognize “that when it comes to water, we are all equal. ‘We all need water to live. There are no exceptions.’”…
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In the News: Attending to Gender
arbourvitae, the newsletter of the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, recently published an issue entirely devoted to women’s relationship to forests. Entitled “Attending to Gender,” this issue contains, amongst other pieces, a look at the breakthrough in gender references at the COP16, articles on gender-mainstreaming efforts in REDD+ programs, a tribute to legendary activist Wangari Maathai, and a thought-provoking piece by Jeannette Gurung of WOCAN on why women have traditionally been excluded from the world …
WEDO: Partnering on Climate Change
New York– WEDO, as a founding member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) and coordinator of advocacy efforts at the UNFCCC, works closely with UN agencies, and other civil society organizations in our efforts to raise awareness on gender equality and the social dimensions of climate change. Below is an article by UNIFEM, now UN WOMEN, which highlights recent accomplishments at COP16 in Cancun–as well as a link to the Partnerships page on UN WOMEN which talks about the GGCA.
La place déterminante des femmes dans les décisions plausibles de Cancun
Cancun, Mexico– Click here to read article in French by WEDO Global Advocacy Associate Sandra Frietas, on the outcomes of Cancun: La place déterminante des femmes dans les décisions plausibles de Cancun…
Cate Owren – Women’s Environment & Development Organization at COP16 in Cancun
Cancun, Mexico– Cate Owren, Program Director for Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) at the Oxfam, GCCA and tcktcktck Side event, Financing the Future? Establishing a Fair Climate Fund in Cancun, Mexico
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