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Guide to World Water Day
Water for Life
Water vital natural resource and a human right, and the right and access to clean, safe water is intrinsically linked to gender equality. From the miles & hours women and girls spend collecting water– the implications this has on their health, education and economic opportunity– to the threat of climate change on water resources affecting all aspects of women’s and men’s lives, it is clear that water is a human rights and women’s rights issue.
We must use World Water Day to call attention to this precious resource and ask ourselves some important questions: What if you …
NEW Publication: Forests and Gender
On Water and Forestry Day- Raise Awareness through Social Media
Over the next few days, on the occasions of World Forestry Day (March 21st) and World Water Day (March 22nd) WEDO will be recognizing women’s rights in the access to and control over water resources and forest preservation. Show your support and help us raise awareness!
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When our colleague Andrea visited Uganda and Cameroon for WEDO’s work on forestry issues, she captured some wonderful images of the people she worked with there. Alongside other photos from her work, WEDO has put together some cover photos for your Facebook Timeline so you can show your support of women’s rights and …
Recognizing Women’s Rights on World Forestry Day and World Water Day
Each year, March 21st (World Forestry Day) and 22nd (World Water Day) are dedicated to recognizing the crucial importance of water resources and forests. World Forestry Day originated at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture in 1971 as a way to increasing public awareness of the global importance of forests. Similarly, during the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), World Water
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High Level Panel on Rural Women and the Right to Water
[ March 2, 2012; 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Today, WEDO will speak on a panel to discuss the issue of human rights, women’s rights and the right to water. WEDO is proud to be part of this distinguished panel of experts. Follow, @WEDO_Worldwide on Twitter for live updates from the event.
