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Celebrating African rural women: custodians of seed, food, and traditional knowledge for climate change resilience
2015In an unprecedented fashion, much of Africa is now at risk of losing a vast wealth of knowledge about crops, nutrition, medicines, biodiversity, ecosystems, and more, just as it is needed most.DocumentGlobal goals, African realities: building a sustainable future for all
Africa Progress Panel, 2015The Africa Progress Report is the annual flagship publication of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), drawing on the best research and analysis available, and making policy recommendations for African political leaders and civil society who collectively have the primary responsibility for spurring Africa’s progress.DocumentMutual benefits of emPOWERing women for sustainable and inclusive development
United Nations [UN] Industrial Development Organization, 2015The energy and gender nexus is based on the recognition that men and women have different needs and priorities with regard to energy, stemming from gendered societal and cultural roles. Without access to energy, women often face especially exhausting and time-consuming work when undertaking basic subsistence tasks.DocumentOn the road to sustainable development: promoting gender equality and addressing climate change
United Nations Development Programme, 2015As far back as Plato, over 2000 years ago, philosophers have communicated humanity’s dependence on the environment, and the need for sustainable resource usage.DocumentEmpowering the poor in a changing climate: experiences from UNDP supported initiatives on adaptation
United Nations Development Programme, 2015The threat of climate change undermining global development efforts is becoming increasingly clear. Climate variability, more intense and frequent extreme-weather events, and growing inequalities are among the impacts being felt, suffered most by the poorest and most vulnerable people.DocumentGender assessment of the refugee and migration crisis in Serbia and fYR Macedonia
UN Women, 2016Over one million men, women, and children travelled to Western Europe to claim asylum in 2015, with many transiting through Turkey, Greece, and the Western Baltics on their way north.DocumentWomen and girls failed: the Burundian refugee response in Tanzania
Refugees International, 2015Since April 2015, political instability and violence has rocked Burundi, forcing an estimated 220,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries. Approximately half of these refugees are women, and around half of the many women who reported gender-based violence (GBV) upon reaching refugee camps in Tanzania required post-rape care.DocumentEmpowered and safe: economic strengthening for girls in emergencies
Women's Refugee Commission, 2014Even in times of peace and stability, adolescent girls are among the most vulnerable members of society in low-income countries. In times of emergency, this vulnerability is multiplied, with girls facing various rights violations, including high rates of gender-based violence (GBV).DocumentDo digital information and communications technologies increase the voice and influence of women and girls?
Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2015Do digital information and communications technologies increase the voice and influence of women and girls? That is the question asked of this Overseas Development Institute’s literature review, part of a two-year Learning and Evidence Project on Women’s Voice and Leadership in Decision-Making project.DocumentJourneys of Transformation: A Training Manual for Engaging Men as Allies in Women’s Economic Empowerment
2012This manual provides group education sessions for engaging men as allies in women’s economic empowerment. The manual is based on the findings, from CARE’s experiences in Rwanda and elsewhere, that women’s economic empowerment programmes are most effective when men are deliberately engaged as allies.Pages