Events
Gender and Climate Change in China
Aug 25, 2020
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Young China Watchers
Online
As climate change precipitates societal and geopolitical changes in China and beyond, YCW and NüVoices recognise the growing need to scrutinise both climate discourse and…
Water Diplomacy, a Tool for Climate Action?
Aug 24, 2020
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Stockholm International Water Institute and adelphi
online
In this SIWI World Water Week workshop organised by adelphi and IHE Delft, experts from the diplomacy, development, security, climate change and water communities will…
Nature Conservation through the Gender Lens
Aug 20, 2020
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Researcher Academy Elsevier
Online
Marco Lambertini and Alice Ruhweza explain how WWF perceives and address gender issues in their mission and work. In societies where livelihoods depend on natural…
Women’s Engagement in Sustainable Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: The Potential of UN Resolution 1325
Aug 20, 2020
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WLUML; CHRLP
Online
Join us for a conversation with Zarin Hamid, with discussion and context provided by:
Professor Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University and Founding Member, Women Living Under Muslim Laws Network…
Women Economic Empowerment Webinar (WEEE) Africa Series
Aug 19, 2020
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Millennium Promise Alliance
Online
During this Webinar, experts from around the world will discuss the connection between the present pandemic, its looming effect, & how women economic empowerment should…
Women in International Affairs
Aug 19, 2020
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Australian Institute of International Affairs
Online
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and…
Social Protection and Violence against Women and Girls in the Indo Pacific region: Responding to COVID-19
Aug 18, 2020
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Social Protection
Online
This webinar will explore the potential role of social protection to respond to the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19…
Celebrating Women’s Emancipation through Green Economy
Aug 13, 2020
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Water Research Commission
Online
The Water Research Commission continues funding several community based projects in green/blue innovations, with focus on woman emancipation. The aim of this webinar is to…
Walking Towards Justice in Indian Country: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Aug 12, 2020
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America Walks
Online
In the United States, Native American women are more than twice as likely to experience violence than any other demographic. One in three Native women…
Introduction to the Gender Innovation Agora
Aug 12, 2020
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UN Women
Online
To commemorate International Youth Day (August 12), UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) will organize a webinar to introduce the Gender Innovation Agora (GIA),…
Shocks and Crisis in the Andes
Aug 11, 2020
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Andean Initiative and International Potato Center
online
Andean food systems and livelihoods are vulnerable and exposed to shocks and crises. Today the Andes faces unprecedented accelerated changes and extreme events. The climate…
Fostering Sustainable Livelihoods for Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Emerging Models from Sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 6, 2020
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SEEP Network
Online
This webinar will feature several models and donor perspectives for facilitating market linkages for vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda…
Women's Health: Heat, Hurricanes, Risks and Resilience Virtual Impact Collaborative
Aug 6, 2020
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The Women’s Fund
Online
Climate change disproportionately affects women due to various social and economic stressors. In a recent study, climate change was linked to a rise in pregnancy…
Smart City Training Series: How to Ensure Gender Inclusion of Smart City Services
Aug 6, 2020
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UNDP
Online
Technology is not neutral. There is a growing gender digital divide, particularly in developing countries, that needs to be bridged for women to gain equal…
Gender Lens on Financing for Development: Equality and Women's Rights Impacts
Aug 6, 2020
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Kvindernes U-landsudvalg
Online
Kvindernes U-landsudvalg (KULU) & Feminist Task Force is pleased to invite you to participate in our webinar "Gender Lens on Financing for Development: Equality and…
El Liderazgo de las Mujeres Indígenas en la Gestión de la Biodiversidad Indigenous / Women Leadership in Biodiversity Management
Aug 5, 2020
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UNDP
Online
El Liderazgo de las Mujeres Indígenas en la Gestión de la Biodiversidad
Las mujeres indígenas tienden a estar subrepresentadas en las negociaciones de APB, a pesar…
Gender and Displacement in the Middle East during Covid-19
Aug 4, 2020
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Middle East Institute
Online
As the global refugee crisis continues amid the spread of Covid-19 and economic collapse, displaced women face growing dangers in the Middle East. Women refugees…
Identifying and Covering Under-Reported Environment Stories in the Congo Basin
Jul 31, 2020
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Pulitzer Center
online
The Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center are hosting a series of free webinars for journalists reporting in the greater Congo Basin.…
Building a Career in Environmental Peacebuilding
Jul 31, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online
This webinar is a part of a mentorship series hosted by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Young Professionals Interest Group. The Young Professionals Interest Group creates…
Road to Geneva: Informational Meeting
Jul 29, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform are hosting an informational meeting on July 29, 2020 at 10 AM ET/ 4 PM CET…
A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate Resilient Futures
Jul 29, 2020
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Institute for Climate and Peace
online
The Institute for Climate and Peace presents a series of virtual community events to explore the theme, The Day After Tomorrow.
Futures thinking is a process by which…
The Gender Agenda: From Theory to Action in Urban Planning and Development
Jul 28, 2020
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ICLEI Africa
Online
Cities in Africa are some of the most vulnerable to climate change in the world, and for them to become more resilient, a significant amount…
Russia’s Environmental Security
Jul 28, 2020
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International Institute for Strategic Studies
online
The summer of 2020 has been the hottest on record in most of Siberia. While the high temperatures have meant warm and sunny days, they…
The Importance of Gender Equality in a Time of Crisis: How Do We Move from Theory to Action?
Jul 28, 2020
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ICLEI Africa and CoMSSA
Online
In times of crisis, women are often on the front lines as they make up approximately 70% of the world’s health and social care workers.…
Standing with Afghan Women: Ensuring Meaningful Inclusion in the Intra-Afghan Peace Talks
Jul 28, 2020
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Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Online
Join leading Afghan women and global leaders to highlight the critical role Afghan women must play in the upcoming intra-Afghan talks, and the risks to…
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security
Jul 27, 2020
- Jul 28, 2020
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World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Zurich, Switzerland
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research…
Gender Integration into National Climate Actions. Regional Workshop, Asia and Pacific.
Jul 22, 2020
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UNFCCC
Online
Under the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan (Decision 3/CP.25); Parties and relevant organizations were requested to submit their inputs…
Rojava and the Kurds: Human Security, Gender and Peacebuilding in the De Facto Region in Northeastern Syria
Jul 22, 2020
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Royal Roads University and Koya University
Online
With the rise, fall and resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS), the vulnerable position of Kurds in Rojava, a region in Northeastern Syria, has become…
Women, Power and Politics in the Middle East
Jul 22, 2020
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Chatham House
Online
In 2019, the visibility and participation of women in protests across the Middle East and North Africa challenged male-led political establishments in the region. But…
Preventing Water-Related Threats in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jul 22, 2020
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Global Water Security Coalition
online
As the spread of COVID-19 accelerates worldwide, preventing and understanding water-related security threats is crucial in facing future pandemics, as well as other underlying threats…