Video completo del Seminario "Mujeres del Agro: Innovación y Sostenibilidad en Acción" realizado el 6 de marzo de 2025 en Quillota. La actividad realizada en el marco de la conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer, fue organizada por el Comité Hídrico de Valparaíso, conformado por el Instituto de Desarrollo...

El presente resumen regional fue elaborado con las contribuciones de nueve agencias del Sistema de Naciones Unidas con presencia en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC): PNUMA, UNDRR, PNUD, OIT, ONU Mujeres, CEPAL, UNICEF, ACNUR y OIM. Estas agencias son integrantes de la Coalición Basada en Temas (IBC) en Cambio...

Five members of the Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) talk about various policies and initiatives to empower small-scale fishing communities in Uganda. Does the Government of Uganda pay due attention to social and economic development to empower small-scale fishing communities? How? The Government of Uganda has made strides to put in place...

El Informe Mujeres Acceso a la tierra y territorio en Sudamérica, octavo informe anual que presenta el IPDRS, incluye una sustancia propia de las mujeres, su palabra, sus diálogos y una serie de propuestas explícitas e implícitas en sus modos de enunciación, organización y quehacer político. Indudablemente, el reporte acostumbrado...

Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

The Latin American and Caribbean Workshop on IYAFA 2022 issued a global Call for Action for sustainable and equitable small-scale fisheries.  A tourist village in Cananeia city in the south coast of the Sao Paulo state in Brazil hosted 45 fishermen, fisherwomen and supporters from 16 different countries on 2-5 November...

Women play a crucial role in coffee management, particularly within the Women Farmers' Group (KWT) in Bener Meriah, Aceh. Their contributions are vital to the success of farming activities, yet they often face the dual challenge of balancing agricultural responsibilities with domestic duties. Despite family support, the persistent burden of...

The Sankofa Project seeks to investigate the gendered socio-economic effects of the fisheries closure in four coastal regions of Ghana to understand how the policy affects communities. A research project was launched in Ghana to focus on equitable, inclusive and sustainable fisheries management. Titled Creating Synergies between Indigenous Practices and Scientific...

Yemaya No. 69, dated June 2024, features articles from Barbados, India, Spain, a regional study focusing on Kenya, Sri Lanka and Cambodia  and Women in Fisheries Action plans from ICSF’s IYAFA workshops  from Asia, Africa, Europe and  Latin America and the Caribbean  Islands. A series of regional workshops were held through...

La transition écologique nécessite de revisiter nos organisations de travail en tenant compte des inégalités environnementales, sociales, professionnelles et de genre. Cette démarche requiert une approche intégrée pour préserver à la fois la santé au travail des femmes et des hommes et les écosystèmes naturels.

Barbados’ fisherfolk build capacity to advocate for climate, blue and social justice. Fisherfolk in Barbados today experience growing marginalization. Fisherfolk in Barbados today experience growing marginalization. They are increasingly frustrated by the injustices they face from every quarter: their peers, the management authorities at fish landing sites and markets, national government...

In the Indigenous Karen village of Huay Ee Khang, in the mountainous north of Thailand, all life starts in the forest: When a baby is born, its umbilical cord is placed in a bamboo container and hung on a healthy fruit tree.“This way, the souls of the baby and the...

Women in small-scale fishing communities bear the worst impacts as coastal space in the Indian Ocean region is increasingly encroached upon by state and private activities. This article is based on a cross-regional study that focused on how ruptures in the form of environmental stress and political economic pressures impacted small-scale...

In the forests of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India, limited livelihood options often drive male fishers literally into the jaws of death, with their widows left struggling for survival. The expression ‘Byaghro Bidhoba’, which literally translates to ‘Tiger Widows’, is a term used to refer to women who have lost...

¿Por qué vincular la protección social con la gestión de los riesgos climáticos? ¿Cómo puede contribuir la protección social a las estrategias inclusivas de gestión de los riesgos climáticos? ¿Cuáles son los principales desafíos y oportunidades para integrar la protección social y la gestión de los riesgos climáticos?    Empleando un...

Sonia Reiman es una artesana en telar y productora de hortalizas de Lumaco, Región de La Araucanía, Chile. En este video, ella cuenta cómo una política pública, denominada Programa de Desarrollo Territorial Indígena del Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), junto a un cercano apoyo de extensionistas, han contribuido a...

WorldWine Women est  une association de femmes engagées pour la transition écologique dans le monde du vin. En 2020, l’équipe était composée de quatre étudiantes en agronomie, biologie, ingénierie et commerce qui sont parties de septembre 2020 à janvier 2021 à la rencontre de vignerons et vigneronnes de 14 pays...

This report, prepared and released in December 2024, is part of ‘Gaza Foodways’ (2021-2026) an action research project with the Palestinian Hydrology Group, the Gaza Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP), the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza, and the Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience at Coventry University (UK). It is...

Ce court reportage présente les difficultés d’accès au foncier des femmes au Bénin. Pas de terre lors du partage de l’héritage, pas de possibilité d’acheter un terrain et stéréotype de genre très forts, bien que les femmes soient protégées par la loi au Bénin, les défis du foncier auxquelles elles...

Women and men play different roles in the environment, bringing a wealth of knowledge, unique skills, and experiences around ecosystems and conservation that often differ from each other. Women are gatherers and managers of natural resources, playing a key role in sustainable development. Data and information showcase the ways in...