The civil society and people’s’ movements will come together at the Ground Level People’s Forum to have their voice heard even as the United Nations and the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), where their futures are determined, continues to ignore them. The GLPF will hold our governments accountable for the commitments they have made under the [...]
A preliminary film on the gender dimensions of POPs and hazardous chemicals in Nigeria showw POPs, hazardous chemicals and waste have different exposures and impacts on women’s and men’s health. Women Environmental Programme (WEP) Nigeria and WECF, two Women2030 partners, carried out a scoping study, including the filming of a documentary film, to study the [...]
Central Asian Workshop, February 26 – 27, 2017, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Rural women are a key constituency in assisting national government to achieve inclusive and gender equitable results of Agenda 2030. Rural women can be essential to the planning, implementing and monitoring of developed commitments, said Olga Djaneva, director ALGA. Mia Dubois-Boussaid, EU delegation [...]
Our partner APWLD - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Developmentare doing Climate Justice Feminist Participatory Action Research (CJ-FPAR) in India. Their research will focus on agricultural sustainability and women’s livelihood and rights, and issue of displacement caused by climate disaster (flood and erosion).
By Pebang Danladi | Publish Date: Jun 15 2017 2:00AM A civil society activist and leading participant in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria said greater involvement of state governments is aiding the capacity for success in implementation. The Representative of Civil Society Strategy Group on SDGs, Mrs Priscilla Achakpa, said [...]
The Kingdom of Netherlands has made a financial contribution to Women Environmental Programme (WEP) for the implementation of the project: “Ensuring Effective Implementation of Programmes, Policies and Legislations, that Contribute Towards Achieving Gender Equality in Nigeria by 2030.” The contribution agreement was signed between WEP and the Kingdom of Netherlands on 31st of October, 2016, [...]
Our partner Global Forest Coalition held a #women2030 Media in #Tbilisi, Georgia. Here are some participants with happy faces! #women #gender
GrassRootsAfrica, representing Women Environmental Programme and Women2030, attended Regional Consultation Meeting for Africa Major Groups and Stakeholders Prior to the 16th African Ministerial Conference on Environment( AMCEN-United Nations Environment Programme) in Gabon. The meeting gave an opportunity to African civil society representatives and other actors like women, youth, indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers – to [...]
by Maggie Jeffries Coming on the heels of President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, it is imperative we look to grassroots gender equality and climate justice advocates as we prioritize and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What is the connection between women and climate change? First, women and girls are disproportionately affected [...]
Women Environmental Programme has produced this video about their training on gender and SDGs in Nigeria.