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The Women’s Environment and Development Organization, or WEDO, joins the GAGGA network as a strategic ally and a global advocacy organization that has focused on women’s rights and environmental justice for over 30 years. WEDO’s director, Bridget Burns, spoke to us about the strengths that their organization brings to the network and how they’re excited toContinue reading “A conversation with WEDO”

Sixteen years ago in Burkina Faso, mining industries didn’t exist; the first big mining project, which was operated by the state, closed down in 1994 due to administrative problems. It wasn’t until 2003, when a new mining code was approved, that different investors in the extractives industry became attracted to the potential of the AfricanContinue reading “The women of Bomboré “simply do not want a mine””

In Bolivia, Mother Earth is considered a living being with rights by the indigenous communities. This ancestral vision has allowed indigenous families to pass on fertile lands, a home and a future from generation to generation, but this way of living has been forcefully changed by the extractives industry. Now the mining concessions that theContinue reading “Defending the rights of Mother Earth in Bolivia”

350.org joins the GAGGA network as a strategic ally that is working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. 350.org’s global campaigns director, Aggy Hall, spoke to us about how the organization’s Just Recovery work can support GAGGA’s new strategies and the importance of anContinue reading “A conversation with 350.org”

What does a just and clean energy system look like? There are a lot of exciting possibilities, but one thing is clear: it does not include the wholesale destruction of a river ecosystem. It does not involve taking away women’s land, water and livelihoods, and forcing them to relocate. It does not mean severing aContinue reading “Women at the Frontlines Against Destructive Dams”

Litter and industrial wastewater are inundating Indonesia’s rivers, contaminating the primary source of both water and subsistence for millions of people in the country. Industrial factories line the river banks, where they have easy access to river water for use in production processes, as well as for disposal of industrial wastewater. Although dumping of wastewaterContinue reading “Women farmers fight for clean water and hazardous waste clean-up in Lakardowo, Indonesia”

In the municipality of Suchitoto, in El Salvador, women are playing a key role in water management and water rights. Like many municipalities in the region, Suchitoto is affected by indiscriminate logging, forest fires, contamination of water sources, excessive use of agrochemicals and extractive operations that put the quality and sustainability of water resources atContinue reading “Women in El Salvador are ensuring the recognition of water as a human right”

After a complaint filed by women’s groups from Ixquisis, Guatemala, the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) has started an investigation on several policy violations, amongst which the Gender Equality policy. This is a unique chance to create a precedent, because complaints on the IDB’s gender policy are very rare. The women from Ixquisis are fighting forContinue reading “Guatemalan women force Development Bank to investigate gender policy violations”

The Paraguayan Chaco (the western region of Paraguay) has a semi-arid climate which, aggravated by climate change, has long periods of drought from June to December in which evaporation exceeds rainfall. The only source of water for the indigenous communities of the region during this season are the “tajamares,” reservoirs formed from excavations in non-permeableContinue reading “We, Women are Water 2020: OMMI provides safe water in the Paraguayan Chaco”

In a world where urgent environmental challenges demand our attention, the call for feminist solutions resonates more powerfully than ever before. At GAGGA, we firmly believe that climate and environmental justice are inseparable from the fight for gender justice. Our mission revolves around forging connections and fostering collaboration among diverse movements and organizations. Today, weContinue reading “July 2023 Newsletter | Linking and Learning: Uniting for Feminist Climate Solutions”