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Deutsche Welle-documentary on the GenderCC project in Bangladesh

A journalist from Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, Julia Henrichmann, reports on the climate adaptation activities of women in Bangladesh. more

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

GenderCC @ COP17 Durban

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. 

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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.

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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


News

09.05.12
Gender Equality and Climate Change in the EU

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a review of the  more

27.04.12
CIFOR Report Examines Gender, Tenure and Sustainable Forest Management in Uganda

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released a report doc more

27.04.12
Forests and women – some encouraging signs

International Forestry Review has released a special issue on 'Forests and Gende more

25.04.12
European Parliament debate on role of women in tackling climate change.

MEPs have considered a report looking at the role women can play in tackling cli more

20.04.12
Unleashing the potential of rural women as active agents of change

In an effort to understand how men and women adapt to climate variability to mai more

13.04.12
Gender and Climate Change Key Issues Guide

Based on the Gender and Climate Change Cutting Edge Programme, Eldis have recent more

11.04.12
Curbing climate change: focus shifts to gender in Mauritius

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare in Mauriti more

04.04.12
Working paper on Migration, Climate and Environmental Changes in the Sahel

The research project micle - “Migration, Climate and Environmental Changes in th 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).