Climate Change

Mau: We need a gender lens on climate change

Mau: We need a gender lens on climate change

By Preetima Moteea Port Louis, 7 November: From 6-18 November 2022, the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh , Egypt for the  Conference of Parties (COP) 27. This is the fourth […]

December 1, 2022 Themes: Climate Change | Climate change Programs: Climate change | Gender Justice

Women and Water: On the frontline of climate change #COP27

Women and Water: On the frontline of climate change #COP27

A joint statement for COP 27 The world cannot wait. Progress on SDG 6 is much too slow. In the last two decades access to safe drinking water in Sub-Saharan […]

SADC Gender Barometer 2020 Foreword by Dr. T

SADC Gender Barometer 2020 Foreword by Dr. T

By Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, Johannesburg, 9 August 2020: #VoiceandChoice resonates with the subject closest to my heart: quality sexual and reproductive health services. Without voice there is no choice. Without […]

Climate Change, COVID- 19 double impact on farmers

Climate Change, COVID- 19 double impact on farmers

By Majara Molupe, Maseru, 13 July: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says farmers in Lesotho have to cope with drought, rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events. As […]

Put gender lens in fighting climate change

Put gender lens in fighting climate change

Gibson Mhaka Bulawayo, 29 June: The World Environment Day went unnoticed for Sibongile Zulu (56) from Sibombo Village in Lupane, which like other districts in Matabeleland North province, has suffered […]

Foodflows providing food to vulnerable communities

Foodflows providing food to vulnerable communities

By Palesa Motsumi, Capetwon, 19 June, In this jolting precarious time, we have witnessed catastrophic shifts in the economy and in our society, posing a threatening shortage of essential goods […]

Africities Marrakesh 2018: The Transition to Sustainable Cities and Territories

The Africities Summit is run every year and it has been running for 20 years. The theme for this summit is the Transition to Sustainable Cities and Territories: The role […]

Anuradha Pooran – youngsters should not get involved in drugs and not ruin their lives

Anuradha Pooran – youngsters should not get involved in drugs and not ruin their lives

Mrs Anuradha Pooran is a dynamic 58 year old woman and is the President of APEDED. She had a tough childhood however she managed to complete her form 5 whilst […]

October 7, 2019 Themes: Climate Change Programs: Gender Justice

Jean Hugues Gardenne

Jean Hugues Gardenne

Jean Hugues Gardenne is the Fundraising and Communications Manager working at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius to save […]

October 7, 2019 Themes: Climate Change Programs: SADC Gender Protocol & Alliance

Global: Inequality at the centre of climate change crisis

Global: Inequality at the centre of climate change crisis

By Sifisosami Dube New York, 27 September: “The longer we wait, the harder it will be to turn the climate crisis around,” these were the words of Greta Thunberg a […]

September 27, 2019 Themes: Climate Change | SADC Protocol on Gender and Development Programs: News