Climate negotiations (COP22), APA 1-2 Opening: our gender trainer Kiruka Nnaemego delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). Though only the mitigation section of the NDCs are on the agenda, the WGC would like to reiterate that NDCs should include not only elements of the Paris agreement but also [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), SBSTA 45 Opening: our gender trainer Getrude Kenyangi delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). In terms of loss & damage, the Executive Committee’s report must include a stronger emphasis on gendered non-economic impacts (e.g. loss of safety, power, autonomy, health - including mental health); pre-existing [...]
Climate negotiations (COP22), SBI 45 Opening: our gender trainer Mabel Monica Agba delivering an intervention on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC). All Parties have committed to gender equality in all parts of the Paris Agreement, as stated in the Preamble. But, only 1/3 of the Parties have addressed gender in their [...]
Makurdi floods: Governments urged to be responsive to displaced persons Shared by WEP Written by Damian Daga, Makurdi The Federal and Benue State governments have been asked to be responsible and responsive to the plight of displaced persons in the recent Makurdi floods. […]
John Baaki Terzungwe Programme Manager, Women Environmental Programme “We have no funds to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”This was the popular response we got from most offices of the Senior Special Assistants to the Governors on SDGs (SSAs on SDGs) in the course of our baseline gender assessment against selected SDGs and targets in [...]
The aim of this workshop was to chart a way forward for the country given the recent instability. WEP shared experiences from her peace interventions specifically her interventions that seek to curtail clashes between herders and farmers by facilitating establishment of pilot mini ranches for herders.
Recently, the violence in the middle belt region of Nigeria has taken a trend similar to extremist activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect. Bomb blasts and carefully planned massacres have become common place in middle belt states. It is believed that Boko Haram extremist group which before now limit their operations in the North East [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]