Gender-responsive policy development in Kenya

Supporting gender-responsive legal and policy frameworks

Women are building the capacities of others to reduce risks

Goundo is working to build women’s capacity to secure their environmental rights and protects their nature-based livelihoods.

Fatoumata Goundo Sissoko

Meet Goundo, who is dedicated to building women's capacity in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, capitalising on existing skills and knowledge.

Kwara, Nigeria: Young women leading the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19

In the Kwara Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports.

Collaboration between gender equality and climate change in Côte d’Ivoire

Ministers meet in Côte d’Ivoire to launch an integrated approach to climate change and gender equality in development planning

Korka Diaw

Meet the president of a farmer's network in Senegal, who empowers women and builds climate resilience through agriculture Senegal.

Lessons from the past: protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19

More attention should be paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement.

4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)

Participatory toolkits help rural marginalised communities make their voices heard on climate change

In Kenya’s changing climate, women are claiming land rights to feed their families

Building a women-led community climate movement

How climate finance can address violence against women and girls

Walk a mile in her shoes: Building rural women’s climate-resilience in the wake of COVID-19

Isiolo County, Kenya: Local radio stations aid in creating awareness on COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence

In CAR, violence against women is surging amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

FEATURE: Women’s group boosts resilience in the face of crisis

Strengthening resilience of women and girls affected by conflicts, violent extremism and climate change In the Lake Chad region

Women leading wetlands conservation and building resilience in Uganda

Uganda is home to a dense network of wetlands with significant ecological and socioeconomic benefits. This case study shows how women's leadership in local governance structures is supporting resilience.