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Adivasi women in Rajasthan’s Zawar Mines reclaim their rights

Lakshmi Devi, a Bhil Adivasi woman from Kanpur village in Rajasthan, India, has not been able to harvest a single…

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“They are killing the river”: Q’eqchi’ women defend the sacred Cahabón

Two rivers cross in Guatemala’s municipality of Santa María Cahabón, the ancestral territory of the Q’eqchi’ peoples. To the Q’eqchi’…

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The women of Mazvihwa restore their land and water

Zimbabwe was once known as the bread basket of Southern Africa, but climate change, ineffective farming practices and economic crises…

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Women in Central Java demand end to mud pollution from geothermal exploration

In November 2016, communities living on the foot of a volcano in Central Java, Indonesia, were surprised to find that…

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The women defending life amid the flames in Bolivia’s Chiquitanía

In 2019, Bolivia experienced one of the largest forest fires in its history with 10 percent of its total forested…

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Women restore mangrove forests in the Niger Delta

In the Niger Delta’s Yorla Oil Field, the farming and fishing community of Yaataah have seen their water become increasingly…

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GAGGA launches “We, Women are Water” campaign 2021

We will highlight women’s role, demands and actions in ensuring water security in the face of climate change.

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Women detail impact of energy projects in Indonesia

Testimonies from more than 50 women who have been affected by geothermal, hydropower and wind projects.

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Vice Versa: “A woman is not meant to stand in the spotlight”

PUBLISHED IN VICE VERSA | DECEMBER 12, 2019  By Siri Lijfering Although women suffer most from the pollution in the…

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