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Senegal_2008

Case Study: Gender, Human Security and Climate Change in Senegal

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Commissioned by WEDO, a Case Study conducted by Yacine Diagne Gueye of ENDA (Environmental Development Action in the Third World) in Senegal. It gives an overview of the climate change situation in Senegal and draws out the implications for women’s livelihood, security and gender equality. The situation of women in Senegal is also discussed in terms of how they manage to cope with the overall challenges of poverty and inequality, with specific reference to the …

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Ghana

Case Study: Gender, Human Security and Climate Change in Ghana

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Commissioned by WEDO, a Case Study conducted by Rose Mensah-Kutin from ABANTU for Development in Ghana. It provides an overview of climate change in Ghana and draws out implications for women’s livelihood security and gender equality. The situation of women in Ghana is also discussed in terms of how they manage to cope with continued deprivation and poverty with specific reference to the consequences of climate change. Finally, national strategies and adaptation measures are reviewed …

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Dakar_2008

Final Report: Gender & Climate Change Workshop, Dakar, June 2008

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

This Final Report summarizes the presentations and findings presented at WEDO’s Gender & Climate Change Workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in June 2008.  Case studies of Senegal, Ghana, Nepal and Trinidad were presented.

Final Report: Gender & Climate Change Workshop, Dakar, June 2008 (pdf)…

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Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries”

Monday, July 17th, 2006

The African Union has 22.4 percent female representation in government, second regionally only to the Nordic countries. And despite the variations between countries—based on liberation struggles, ideology, different quota systems and culture and religion—women in the AU are rapidly increasingly occupying political leadership positions.
Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries” (Word .doc)…

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Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report”

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Catherine Makoni and Tsitsi Matekaire of the Women in Politics Support Unit, ActionAid demonstrated the extent to which the current political climate has taken its toll in setting back the many gains women made between 1980 and 1990.
Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report” (Word .doc)…

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