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Report | Womn and water in Africa: An overview of water justice struggles

The Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) launched its report “Womn** and water in Africa: An overview of water justice struggles” as…

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Adivasi women from mining-affected forests say “no” to coal

Story highlights Since the early 1990s, coal mines have sprung up around Adivasi or Indigenous communities in India’s Chhattisgarh state…

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Women in Mozambique lead local climate action from the inside

Story highlights Facing category 5 cyclones, prolonged drought, and displacement at the hands of multinational mining and gas companies, rural…

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From local action to national advocacy, women in Nicaragua build climate resilience

Story highlights Rural communities in Nicaragua are facing food and water insecurity as climate change causes more powerful and destructive…

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Report key findings: Women environmental defenders on structural violence

Globally, women and girl environmental defenders (WGEDs) play a significant role in combating environmental injustice and the climate crisis; their…

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The Story of Mahakam River in Indonesia: From the commons to extractivism and back

For over a hundred years, the second longest river in Indonesia and its surrounding ecosystems have been concessioned off to…

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Womn’s struggle for water and sanitation in a pandemic

One of the health measures recommended for stemming the spread of COVID-19 is handwashing with soap, but what happens when…

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The women of the Bolivian Chaco propose municipal laws to address water crisis

Rural Bolivia is inhabited primarily by Indigenous peoples with regions of hydrocarbon development often overlapping with Indigenous lands. Indigenous peoples…

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Women of Entre Ríos lead awareness campaigns on water use and management

Oil and gas have played a big role in Tarija, a department in the south of Bolivia, for a long…

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