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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”

Bordered by the radiant tapestry of Indonesia’s diverse ecosystem, lies the heart of a resilient group named SERUNI, a national democratic women’s organization. In the words of Nasywa, a 16 year old dedicated member of SERUNI Youth, “We organize women from all sectors, from workers to peasant women, indigenous women, urban poor women, student women,Continue reading “Young and Fearless: The Powerful Voices of Young Women Environmental Rights Defenders at COP28”

The climate crisis continues to escalate, and the urgency for meaningful solutions has never been more palpable. As world leaders gather for COP28, it’s crucial that grassroots voices, especially those of women, girls, trans, intersex, and non-binary people and structurally excluded communities of Indigenous, Afrodescendant, rural, and young women are not just heard but leadingContinue reading “#GAGGAatCOP28 : An Urgent Call for Gender Just Climate Finance”

Between January and October 2020, GAGGA conducted a final external evaluation to assess its impact, key outcomes and performance in its first four years of implementation. Below are some of the key findings: 74.5 percent of GAGGA’s total budget was directly allocated to support grassroots groups, funds and NGOs working on women’s rights and environmental justice.Continue reading “Executive summary: GAGGA’s impact 2016-2019”

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new report, “Women on the Frontlines of Extractivism: How funders can support women environmental defenders.” This report draws upon and synthesizes independent research conducted by the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), Global Greengrants Fund, and SAGE Fund, structures dedicated to supporting women on the frontlines of environmentalContinue reading “Women on the Frontlines of Extractivism: How Funders Can Support Women Environmental Defenders”

For climate finance to support climate action in a just and effective way it needs to be gender-just. There are many successful and inspiring gender-just climate solutions, but they are grossly underfunded and climate finance decision-making continues to be exclusive. This call to action provides concrete recommendations to policymakers and government officials from UNFCCC AnnexContinue reading “Call to Action for Gender-Just Climate Finance”

The Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) launched its report “Womn** and water in Africa: An overview of water justice struggles” as part of a year-long campaign on water availability for womn in Africa. The report responds to the following questions: what are the root causes of water scarcity? What are the approaches employed by organizations toContinue reading “Report | Womn and water in Africa: An overview of water justice struggles”

The worldwide climate crisis, loss of biodiversity and continuing gender inequality are intrinsically linked. Solving the climate and biodiversity crises and achieving gender equality must go hand in hand and everyone needs to be involved. Women and girls constitute almost half of the world’s population, but their voices are not sufficiently heard in biodiversity andContinue reading “Report | Intrinsically linked: gender equality, climate and biodiversity”