Gulf Coast Women Reflect on 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Challenges of slow recovery and women’s marginalization after the recent oil spill

Who is listening to the women of the Gulf Coast?
The silence about their concerns is deafening in this week of fifth-anniversary commemorative events
about Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina story—and now the BP disaster—has been a story focused
exclusively on race, class and age, as if women and men, boys and girls are not also embodied in a
gendered social world. Who is listening to women in the fifth year and fifth month of these two great
American tragedies?

Mexico’s Ministers tackle dual challenges of gender inequality and climate change

National and state-level ministers of the environment gathered in Mexico on Friday as the country pushes forward its plans to improve equality between men and women, enhancing its capacity to respond to the threats of climate change.

Greenpeace, Oxfam gather to address climate change through gender equality in Mexico

Senior policy makers and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered in Mexico last Thursday to learn more about how improved equality between men and women can better prepare Mexico to deal with climate change.

Mexico’s politicians meet to explore Gender role in Climate Change

High-level politicians from Mexico’s Ministry of Environment (SEMARNAT) met this Wednesday to understand more about how reducing inequalities between men and women will better prepare the country to address climate change.

Guidelines for Mainstreaming Gender into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

CBD TS 49 Gender Guidelines The present Guidelines for Mainstreaming Gender into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (hereinafter Guidelines) are based on the fact that successful conservation policies can not neglect the wider socio-economic setting of societies. These Guidelines assist the development of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) to meet the objectives [...]

Stories from the Pacific

The gendered dimensions of disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change.

This a publication produced by UNDP Pacific Centre on the gendered dimensions of climate change, presenting experiences from various Pacific islands. In terms of integrating a Pacific perspective into the International Forum.

A practical Guide to Gender-sensitive Approaches for Disaster Management

A practical Guide to Gender-sensitive Approaches for Disaster Management Please find attached an excellent report from the Red Cross on Gender and Disaster Management. These guidelines are a tribute to the women and men who have worked hard in the most challenging humanitarian environments possible, whether as people affected by disasters or as contributors to [...]

Memoria Taller Regional Género y Cambio Climático

Adjunto encontrarán la Memoria del Taller Regional sobre Género y Cambio Climático llevado a cabo los días 10 y 11 de mayo del presente año.
La memoria también la pueden descargar directamente del siguiente link: http://www.ruta.org/archivos-de-usuario/genero/ERCC/TallerRegional/memoriaTallerRegionalGeneroERCC.pdf

New publication: Resilient Adaptation to Climate Change in African Agriculture

The German Development Institute has published a new study which includes an analytical tool and operational instrument, “the Resilience Check” with a strong emphasis on reducing Gender Inequalities: Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe  (2010): Resilient adaptation to climate change in African agriculture Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (Studies 54), ISBN: 978-3-88985-489-6 Available online [...]

GenderCC Newsletter May 2010

Welcome to the first issue of the GenderCC-Newsletter, which is meant to keep the Gender Climate Change community up-to-date on our current activities and provide the latest news from the gender and climate change community at large. In addition, we will periodically present portraits of our members and introduce you to their work. For more [...]