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Building a climate-resilient Asia-Pacific
Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019To build long-lasting resilience to climate change, the Asia-Pacific region must address the root causes of two of its most pressing challenges: human vulnerability and gender inequality. Women and...More...
Solar power one stop solution in Bangladesh
Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019“A woman of good repute does not go and sell things in a market, particularly in the evening.” This sentiment, found across thousands of rural villages dotting Bangladesh’s river deltas, is at odds...More...
Project to empower women in climate change decisions in Cambodia
Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019Phnom Penh, Cambodia — A project to strengthen women’s resilience to climate change and natural disasters in Cambodia has begun with government, civil society and women’s groups, and United Nations...More...
Pig Pens Power Solution to Climate Change in Viet Nam
Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2019When Tranh Thi Gam first started her biogas digester business, she raised many eyebrows. In the little district of Ung Hoa, located south of Viet Nam’s capital, Hanoi, villagers were not accustomed to...More...