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Operation and maintenance is key to make water and sanitation services sustainable in the long run. Successful investments and initiatives often fail if the O&M is not assured from the beginning, this is the case for water (SDG 6.1) and sanitation projects even more (SDG 6.2 and 6.3). In this event, creative and holistic innovative [...]
Originally posted on truthout.org on 7 March 2018 and written by Global Forest Coalition and members of Women2030. On this International Women’s Day, we bring you a photo essay about Indigenous and rural women and their innate connection to nature. Women’s rights and gender equality are crucial for not just women, but also for their [...]
Country: Nairobi, Kenya Works for: Indigenous Information Network Role in #women2030: Gender expert Related SDGs: SDG 5, SDG 4, SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 17 I’m the eldest in my family. I grew up in a community 500 kilometres away from the city. I consider myself a village girl. I like the quiet, clean [...]
Photo by Lucy Mulenkei, Indigenous Information Network Nairobi, 26 February – 2 March 2018 The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) aims to contribute to the implementation of the CBD’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets by providing policy advice on effective and appropriate forms of support for community conservation. To do this, the CCRI is being [...]
Photo by PIDP-DR Congo Nairobi, 26 February – 2 March 2018 The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) aims to contribute to the implementation of the CBD’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets by providing policy advice on effective and appropriate forms of support for community conservation. To do this, the CCRI is being undertaken in [...]
Press conference UN Office of Nairobi, Kenya 04 December 2017 This year has been the deadliest year for environmental women human rights and environmental defenders, protecting their indigenous land and resources as they face increased crackdowns, violence, threats, intimidation and murder by state and non-state actors. Women’s rights organisations held a tribute ceremony today, [...]
The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution.
Since May 2016 the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) is partner coordinator in #Women2030, an alliance of 5 global and regional women and gender networks collaborating to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a gender equitable and climate-just way. Start-up meeting of Women2030 partners in Nairobi, May 2016 Since May 2016 the [...]
WEP at UNEA 2 Women Environmental Programme was at the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA2) that held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 23 – 27 May, 2016. The Assembly, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, brought together diverse stakeholders ranging from UN member states, Major groups, civil society organizations, scientists, development organizations and [...]
Partners from around the world gathered last weekend in Nairobi, Kenya, for the exciting initiation phase of the project Women2030. Global partners meet in Nairobi for initiating the Women2030 project, funded by the European Commission. The project, which is funded by the European Commission, aims to build the capacity of civil society organisations [...]
