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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

But in gender-responsive adaptation planning, understanding the impacts is only half the battle. It also requires forming gender-equitable decision-making processes around adaptation, including at the national level. Since 2018, IISD has been helping to drive steady progress in integrating gender considerations in NAP processes. Among the NAPs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as of March 2023, 98% mention gender and approximately half recognize women as agents of change in climate change adaptation.
IISD in the news July 3, 2023

Russia is accused of 'ecocide' in Ukraine. But what does that mean?

On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing more than 100 people according to Ukrainian officials. It wiped out villages, flooded farmland and nature reserves, and swept up pollutants like oil and agricultural chemicals as it made its destructive path towards the Black Sea.
IISD in the news July 3, 2023

Le Canada « mal préparé » pour la transition vers l’énergie propre (rapport)

Alors que le secteur de l’énergie propre se développe à l’échelle mondiale, les communautés et les travailleurs canadiens qui dépendent du secteur pétrolier et gazier s’inquiètent également de plus en plus, car un nouveau rapport indique que les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux pourraient être « mal préparés » pour une transition en douceur.
IISD in the news July 2, 2023

Financial imperatives to food system transformation

Finance is a critical catalyst of food systems transformation. At the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit, the Financial Lever Group suggested five imperatives to tap into new financial resources while making better use of existing ones. These imperatives are yet to garner greater traction to instigate meaningful change.
IISD in the news June 29, 2023