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December issue of the GenderCC newsletter
The new issue of the GenderCC's newsletter is published. It is meant to keep the Gender & Climate Change community up-to-date on current activities and news more
COP17 is the COP with the greatest amount of gender activities ever. Follow GenderCC's activites during the COP17 in Durban on our website or on Twitter.
Statement from GenderCC Grassroots Conference
GenderCC has launched a Statement from GenderCC Grassroots Conference held 24-25 November 2011 during its COP17 side event on gender responsive adaptation and low carbon development. more
GenderCC discussion paper on population growth
GenderCC released its discussion paper on population growth, climate change and gender at COP 17 in Durban. The discussion paper focuses on the issue of population growth in the context of climate change mitigation. more
November issue of the GenderCC newsletter
The new issue of GenderCC's newsletter is published. It is meant to keep the Gender & Climate Change community up-to-date on current activites and news.
Grassroots Women's Conference on Climate Change
GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice, in cooperation with LAMOSA, is pleased to host an interna-tional conference for grassroots women in Durban, South Africa, on 24 and 25 November 2011. more
Update - Gender, Climate Change and Population Growth
The number of people on the planet is growing, with global population approaching 7 billion. UN projections indicate that the world's population could reach approximately 9.3 billion by 2050 – higher levels of human population than ever before. more
News
01.02.12
Report: "The Future We Want. A Feminist Perspective"
The report takes a look at Energy, Climate, Food and Agriculture as well as the more
30.01.12
Deputy Executive Director UN Women on Rio+20 Zero Draft
Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director UN W more
27.01.12
Gender Equity and Sustainable Development
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, spoke on gender more
25.01.12
Draft Report on Women and Climate Change
The European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality discus more
23.01.12
"Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All"
The Human Development Report 2011 identifies pathways for people, communities, c more
20.01.12
New publication: "The Women of Katrina"
How gender, race, and class matter in an american disaster. more
17.01.12
Publication of UNEP-Report on women and climate change
The UNEP published a report titled "Women at the Frontline of Climate Change. Ge more
16.01.12
Climate Change: A Human Rights Issue
In an interview, Mary Robinson talks about how climate change affects the most v more
Who we are
GenderCC – women for climate justice is the global network of women and gender activists, and gender experts from all world regions working for gender and climate justice. Since our collaboration has started at UNFCCC COP9 in Milan in 2004, the response to our efforts is increasing...more
Acknowledgement
The development and technical implementation of the platform was funded by the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety. Financial support from the German Minstry for Economic Cooperation and Development (2010-2011), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (2008-2010) and Oxfam Novib (2008-2009) contribute to maintain the site and to facilitate the network.
Support for particular actitivites was/is given by the International Climate Initiative of the German Government, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ, formerly GTZ), Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Stiftung Umverteilen, Bread for the World and the German Church Service for Development (EED).
