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How can we better include gender into our work? And how can this contribute to advancing women’s interests and rights, alongside those of men, in the context of dam development? Transforming Power was created as a tool to help civil society, non-governmental and community-based organizations strengthen their gender practice and encourage campaigning in ways thatContinue reading “Transforming Power”

Environmental justice organisations increasingly recognise the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights as an intrinsic part of their work. They understand that environmental justice cannot be achieved without gender justice. Securing respect for women’s rights, including their access to and control over natural resources, is not only crucial within a rights-based perspective, itContinue reading “Embedding gender justice in environmental action: Where to start?”

In response to the crisis and the needs of the movements it supports, the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) acted swiftly to create the Autonomy and Resilience Fund (ARF). Launched in May 2020, this one-time funding initiative aimed to address the urgent needs of women environmental defenders and their communities through theContinue reading “Report | The Autonomy and Resilience Fund”

The world’s largest public development funders are the taxpayer-supported International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Their mission is to end extreme poverty and foster economic growth, while considering the role that climate change plays in both. However, IFI investments have often had a very different outcome for the poorest people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). IFIsContinue reading “A Guide to Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice Advocacy on International Financial Institutions”

We know the main issues we are facing on our planet. We have lost half of our forest – the source of our existence. Forests provide air, fresh water, wildlife, fuel, timber, the best soil, nutrients, and food. If current trends of soil depletion continue according to UN reports (2014)* we are sixty years harvestsContinue reading “Analog Forestry: A Tool and an Approach for Ecological Restoration”

For the last two decades, most of the fertile land in Zimbabwe has been subject to land redistribution, male migration and mineral discoveries that have created a rush of speculators with little to no regulation, all of which has put vast pressures on the environment and agricultural production. Women, however, are increasingly coming together toContinue reading “Taking Action to Protect Land and Agriculture”

During the month of March, organizations in Latin America, part of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) joined forces once again to launch the campaign “Las Mujeres Somos Agua” (We, Women, are Water), which aimed to highlight the role of women in the region have when defending their water, the specific impactsContinue reading “GAGGA 2019 ‘We, Women are Water’ Campaign – Postcards”

Between May and October 2018, GAGGA conducted a Mid Term Review process, led by Athari Consulting and Advisory Services. This process was highly participatory, with the aim of including the voices, concerns and ideas of all GAGGA actors involved: alliance members, strategic allies, women´s funds, environmental funds, NGOs, grassroots groups as well as external advisors.Continue reading “Interested in the results of the GAGGA Mid Term Review?”

The study presents key findings from three East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) on the impacts of extractives on land, environment and women’s rights. The study implored the Women in Development (WID) feminist’s framework so as to understand women’s rights, access to land and related benefits in the extractive industry. The study used mixedContinue reading “Impacts of Extractives on Land, Environment and Women’s Rights in East Africa”

The aim of this case study is to reveal the potential gender impacts of Nenskra Hydro construction and to provide recommendations to the Georgian Government and International Financial Institutions on how to address the existing gender gaps in hydroprojects planning and make it part of the decision making processes. It is based on desktop research,Continue reading “Case Study: Gender impacts of Nenskra Hydro Power Plant”