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South Africa: Women Must Take the Lead in #AfricaClimateCrisis Solutions
allAfrica, 19 August 2022
In honour of women's month, and as part of the country's drive to deal with the climate emergency, the government arranged a webinar on August 5 to discuss the challenges and… Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Raises Concern Over Flood Relief Efforts
SAnews.gov.za, 12 August 2022
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has raised concern about lack of coordination and integrated plans to resolve the housing needs of people displaced… Read more »
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South Africa: Women Challenged to Find Solutions to Climate Change
SAnews.gov.za, 8 August 2022
South African women have been challenged to take part in conversations aimed at finding solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change. Read more »
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South Africa: The Intersection of Gender and Climate Justice Struggles in Xolobeni
Daily Maverick, 16 May 2022
Shireen Hassim, professor in the department of political studies at Wits University, and Beth Goldblatt, associate professor in the law faculty at the University of Technology… Read more »
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South Africa: Climate Change Poses Risk to Gender Equality
SAnews.gov.za, 16 March 2022
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Makhotso Sotyu, says the loss of biodiversity and its knock-on effect on livelihoods poses a risk to African women,… Read more »
Women Must Take the Lead in #AfricaClimateCrisis Solutions
Women need to reflect on what is happening in their own spaces when it comes to climate change. They need to ensure that as decisions are made around climate change, they are part of those decisions so that they are not left out.
This is according to a panel of women who were invited to a webinar organised by the South African government in honour of women's month to discuss the challenges and provide a platform for women to propose their own solutions as part of the country's drive to deal with the climate emergency.
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