From 11th -22nd November 2024, world leaders gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Dubbed the “Finance COP,” different stakeholders looked forward to COP29 with high expectations to deliver a new climate finance goal of mobilizing more resources to address the climate change […]
Early this year, Women Environmental Programme enrolled 10 young African feminists into its Climate Justice Advocacy Mentorship. The 10 young feminists have been undergoing trainings on climate change negotiations and leadership. This programme aims to strengthen the capacities of the beneficiaries on advocating for accelerated implementation of gender-just climate action and sustainable development (2030 Agenda) and addressing structural barriers to […]
Christian Aid and Women Environmental Programme (WEP) hereby invite interested and experienced individuals and organizations to express interest for the establishment of aquaponic systems for sustainable fish and vegetable production for women’s groups in Kaduna, Benue and Nasarawa States. This activity is part of the Actions to Combat Climate Threats (ACCT) in Nigeria project. BACKGROUND The Actions to Combat Climate […]
In a major stride toward enhancing climate resilience among farmers, Women Environmental Programme (WEP), recently organized a two-day training workshop on the downscaling of climate information. The workshop, which focused on interpreting and using agrometeorological data for climate-smart agriculture, was held in Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State. The event saw the participation of 500 farmers, underscoring the community’s eagerness […]
During the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that held in Bonn, Germany, from 3rd – 13th June 2024, Women Environmental Programme (WEP), in collaboration with Women for a Change Cameroon, and African Women’s Organization (Akina Mama Wa Africa), hosted a side event on behalf of the African Women […]
According to UNWomen’s analysis (Gender snapshot 2023), halfway to the end point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is failing to achieve gender equality, making it an increasingly distant goal. UNWomen states that, “if current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030, and close to one in […]
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a knowledge-sharing workshop in Gboko on 26th April 2024. The knowledge-sharing workshop is part of the activities under the F5 Tech for Good Project funded by Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America). The project which has been implemented in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State has the overall goal of reducing the impact of […]
From 6-18 November 2022, Women Environmental Programme’s (WEP’s) team was in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With a team comprising of members representing different Africa countries: Nigeria, Togo, Niger, and Tunisia, we had different expectations from COP27 for our countries, but […]
(JUNE2022) Outcome of SBI56: What African women want from COP27 This episode of WEP’s Development Series focused on the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC), that held in Bonn, Germany from 6-16 June 2022. The webinar examined how the outcome of SBI56 will affect negotiations and the […]
On the 30th day of June 2022, WEP organized a webinar with the theme: Road to COP27 – Outcome of SBI56 and what African women want from COP27. The aim of the webinar was to examine the outcome of the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), that […]
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