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With 2015 UN Climate Negotiations Underway in Bonn, Women and Gender Constituency Is Speaking Out
Members of the Women & Gender Constituency in Lima, Peru during COP20. Photo via WEDO. The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC), one of...
Jun 5, 20153 min read


Democratic Republic of Congo Climate Women Take On Deforestation & Clean Energy Needs
The second largest rainforest in the world lies cradled in the Congo Basin of Central Africa. It represents more than 60% of the African...
May 30, 20154 min read

Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network Middle East/North Africa Region Training 2015
WOMEN’S EARTH AND CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA REGION TRAINING 2015 Imene Hadjer Bouchair, WECAN MENA Region...
May 7, 20155 min read


San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Corridor Healing Walks
In the San Francisco Bay Area of California, the Chevron refinery in Richmond is a familiar sight and one that is a constant reminder of...
Apr 2, 20153 min read

First Solar Engineer Grandmother Moseten
FIRST SOLAR ENGINEER GRANDMOTHER FOR MOSETEN NATION IN BOLIVIA By: Kiyomi Nagumo and Carmen Capriles Solar panel installations provides...
Mar 26, 20153 min read


Behind the Climate Negotiating Text for COP21
Pablo Solón The future lies in the past. What has happened will determine what will come. The idea that we can change everything and save...
Mar 13, 20159 min read


Women Are Half Of The Population, Policies Must Reflect This!
WECAN Latin American Coordinator Statement for the 5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) – U.N....
Mar 1, 20156 min read


WECAN Training: Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2015
WECAN International offers both a digital classroom series of webinars, and local on-the-ground regional climate solutions trainings. The...
Feb 17, 20153 min read


Stories & Solutions from the Frontlines: Climate Women Unite At WECAN Event in Lima
International women leaders at WECAN event. Photo via Leo Sacha. On December 8, 2014, a group of extraordinary women leaders gathered in...
Dec 30, 20147 min read


International Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal Climate Change Case Statement
On December 5 and 6, 2014, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature convened the second ‘International Rights of Nature Ethics...
Dec 10, 20146 min read

Declaracion del Encuentro de Mujeres Frente Al Extractivismo y al Cambio Climatico (Spanish&English)
On October 14, 2014, a group of women leaders gathered for ‘the Meeting of Women on Climate Change and Extractive Industry Issues’ in...
Dec 7, 20149 min read


In Photos: Amazon Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change Impacts and Solutions
Women around the world are experiencing the impacts of a changing climate on a daily basis. While they remain disproportionately impacted...
Dec 2, 20142 min read


WECAN Women Mobilizing for Climate Justice at COP20 in Lima, Peru
This December 2014, policymakers representing 195 countries will meet in Lima, Peru for the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Nov 25, 20144 min read

We Can Act Now, We Must Act Now: Analyzing the IPCC AR5 Climate Report
Five years, 2,000 scientists, and 30,000 research papers later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued the final...
Nov 6, 20145 min read

The Women’s Climate Action Agenda: Presenting a Path Towards Justice & Solutions
“The opportunity to prevent the worst impacts of climate change will be lost forever unless the global community changes course...
Oct 13, 20144 min read


Guardians of the Forest: Collaborating to Protect the Rainforests of the Congo
Every year more than 40 million acres of forest are lost. A sports field-sized area is deforested every minute of everyday, generating in...
Oct 12, 20144 min read


The Earth is Not for Sale: Taking a Stand at the People’s Tribunal for the Rights of Nature
This Sunday, October 5th, allies in Oakland, California will unite to hold a ‘People’s Tribunal on the Rights of Nature’. The proceedings...
Oct 10, 20142 min read


Re-Visioning Our Relationship with Earth: Lessons from 'Rights of Nature & Systemic Change' Event
Deeply aware of the crisis created by systems that value growth and profit above all else, an extraordinary group of panelists gathered...
Oct 6, 20145 min read
The Economics of Sustainability: Emerging Models for a Health Planet
Building momentum after the People’s Climate March and U.N. Climate Summit, WECAN International and the Praxis Peace Institute will hold...
Oct 4, 20141 min read


Global Women Leaders Raise Voices at ‘Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change'
Photo by Emily Arasim, 2014 “As governments meet tomorrow at the UN Climate Summit, women worldwide are joining in solidarity to speak...
Oct 1, 20145 min read
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