Niue’s Minister urged Pacific negotiators to ensure a simplified financial mechanism is made available to “our women, local and indigenous communities” as an outcome of COP27
Tag: Women
Just hear us, work with us, Pacific Political Champion for Gender says at COP27
Pacific Political Champion for Gender at COP27 urges leaders to recognise the impacts of climate change on females and children. “Hear us and work with us….”
Journey to COP27: Pacific Women negotiators state their case for 1.5 world
Pacific Women are calling on developed countries to turn pledges and commitments into urgent, bold and tangible action, consistent with the 1.5 degrees pathway
Solar Powered boat for Fiji’s Nakalawaca Women’s Group, a first in the Pacific
The women of Nakalawaca now have clean, efficient, and safe forms of marine transport after MTCC-Pacific introduced them to a solar-powered outboard electric motor and fibreglass boat
First female crew set course for Pacific fishing industry
The first all-female deck crew set off on their two-week fishing trip on a longline tuna vessel. “Women working on fishing vessels are exceedingly rare.”
Pacific Elders’ Voice statement on the occasion of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-sixth session
Pacific Elders’ Voice call for greater effort towards making a difference for Pacific women and girls impacted by the climate crisis and accelerating women’s economic empowerment
Women, Girls must be centre of global climate fight – Pacific to CSW66
Pacific calls for more recognition of the critical role of women and girls in climate resilience. “In Pacific communities, women have a history of adapting to climate change impacts.”
Climate Change & COVID – 19: Pacific women showing strong governance and resilience through these crises
Pacific women that are highly susceptible to climate change, disaster risks and natural hazards have excellent adaptive capacity, writes Belyndar Rikimani
Women fish too: invisible women in tuna industries
The role of women in the Tuna industry need essential recognition to break the bias that the tuna fishing industry is a man’s world, writes Kate Barclay
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: Pacific Civil society reinforces the nexus between the two during International Women’s Day
Pacific Civil society stressed the need to strengthen national and regional responses to gender and climate injustice “as women are the ones who are at the forefront of the climate crisis.”