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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?”

This document is a position paper from the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) in South America on women and the human right to water. Women’s access to water is the central focus for the Southern Cone region of South America. This position paper focuses on collecting the voices from the movements andContinue reading “We, Women, are Water – Joint Position Paper from the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) (South America)”

The Latin American partner organizations of GAGGA launched the campaign “We, women, are water” in March 2018. This initiative took place on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) and World Water Day (March 22). With the campaign, GAGGA aimed to build awareness and make visible the role of women in the sustainable managementContinue reading “Water is a common good”

Latin American partner organizations of GAGGA launched the campaign “We, women, are water” in March 2018. This initiative took place on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) and World Water Day (March 22). With the campaign, GAGGA aimed to build awareness and make visible the role of women in the sustainable management ofContinue reading “We, women, are water”

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”