New Case Study! Gender and Climate Change in Nepal

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Nepal, like many other places around the earth, is feeling the deleterious impact of human-caused climate change—there is an increasing threat of food insecurity, of glacial lake outburst floods, and of harm to Nepal’s richly diverse forests.

 A new Case Study: Gender and Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas of Nepal commissioned by WEDO and produced by Brigitte Leduc, Arun Shrestha, and Basundhara Bhattarai of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)…

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New Case Study: Gender and Climate Change Finance, Philippines

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

What do women’s rights have to do with climate finance? Investing in women is one of the most effective ways to advance sustainable development and fight climate change devastation. Taking an in-depth look at the Philippines, WEDO explores the gender dimensions of climate finance at the national level in our latest publication Gender and Climate Change Finance: A Case Study from the Philippines.

Existing conditions and discrimination determine who is most impacted by “natural” disasters. …

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Equitable Financing for Climate Change

Monday, December 15th, 2008

WEDO was at the UNFCCC Conference Of Parties in Poznan, Poland, following the next steps in negotiations on tackling climate change. Partnering with HBF, ActionAid, GGCA and UNDP.  WEDO presented our newest case study on Gender, Climate Change and Financing at our official side event, Equitable Financing for Climate Change. To view the webcast and presentations from the event, click here.

WEDO also partnered with GGCA on a Gender and Climate Change session as part …

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

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Commissioned by WEDO, a case study conducted by consultants Khurshid Alam, Naureen Fatema and Wahida Bashar Ahmed for ActionAid Bangladesh. It gives an overview of the climate change situation in Bangladesh and reveals the implications for women’s livelihood security and gender equality. The vulnerability of women in Bangladesh is discussed in terms of how they cope with continued deprivation and poverty during and in response to climatic disasters. A review of national policies, institutional frameworks …

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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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Posted in Adaptation, Africa, Climate Change, Library |