World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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$33m to be invested for women, girls for climate adaptation
The six-year project is mainly financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), world's largest multilateral fund for climate change action The government has joined hands with UNDP to implement a project
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Climate change might be a greater threat to women, but data absent
Natural disasters, which are expected to increase due to climate change, also render women and girls vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, particularly in contexts of pre-existing economically
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Will women be a part of India’s future workforce? The quest for inclusive and sustainable growth in India
This study examines India’s low and declining rates of female participation in the labour force, in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 8. Undertake this analysis by looking at who
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Gender dynamics of female-headed households in rural Bihar, India: Reflections from the Koshi River basin
Changes in the economic and natural environment have a significant impact on women wherein they are found to be at a disadvantage due to gender-based discrimination and bias. This study focuses on the
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Pollution puts women at greater hypertension risk
Hyderabad: Women exposed to higher air pollution levels are more at risk of hypertension, says a recent study. The study covered 5,531 adults from 28 peri-urban villages near Hyderabad. Researchers led
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Integrating gender considerations in Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process: analysis and recommendations
It is broadly recognized that the impacts of climate change will have disproportionate impacts on some members of communities and societies, and gender is one factor that influences vulnerability to climate
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Air pollution in India linked to increased hypertension risk in women: Study
Exposure to higher levels of indoor air pollution in India is associated with an increased risk of hypertension among women, according to a study. Researchers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global
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Engendering finger millet-based value chains for livelihood and nutritional security of women in agriculture
<p>Gender analysis along the agricultural value chain enhances our understanding about the roles performed by men and women in the value chain and in forward and backward linkages, their access to productive
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Landownership and the gender gap in agriculture: disappointing insights from Northern Ghana
Land provides the basis for food production and is an indispensable input for economic livelihoods in rural areas. Landownership is strongly associated with social and economic power, not only across communities
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Women’s empowerment and crop diversification in Bangladesh: A possible pathway to climate change adaptation and better nutrition
This paper connects three different areas of inquiry - climate change, gender and nutrition – by exploring whether women’s empowerment in agricultural production leads to increased diversification in the