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How can women’s leadership reduce risks and build resilience?
We asked resilience practitioners, women leaders, gender champions, and experts from around the world why diverse leadership is so important to their work
A new kind of drought insurance for women in Kenya’s arid rangelands
Women, low earners ‘prone to disaster-linked depression’
People living in communities affected by disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to experience depression, with women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible, analysis suggests.
Floods in South Africa: protecting people must include a focus on women and girls
When disastrous events like floods are combined with social inequities, their effects are much greater.
African women to play key roles in mitigating impacts of climate change
Five examples of gender-sensitive solutions to displacement linked with climate change
Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
The imperative of climate adaption for Africa
Building resilience across societies in an inclusive manner
Gender-responsive policy development in Kenya
Supporting gender-responsive legal and policy frameworks
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
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.