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#equality 新闻
Uttarakhand is the most fire-prone state in the Indian Western Himalayas, where wildfire seasons are expanding, and women are taking the lead on fighting fires in their communities.
Indigenous Peoples appear in just 2.24 per cent of nature-related aid descriptions, raising concerns over communities’ decision-making power ahead of this month’s COP17 summit in Armenia.
In Nepal, the law has eliminated gender discrimination when it comes to property rights, but cultural norms still interfere with land ownership.
In a survey across five countries, nearly all maternity workers said they had treated patients they believe were harmed by extreme heat. UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls pregnancy a new fault line in the climate crisis.
#equality 观点
Economic development should no longer be measured solely by how much finance is mobilised or how much fiscal space is created. It must also be judged by whether countries emerge more capable of setting their own priorities, responding to challenges, and seizing new opportunities to shape their own future.
Economic insecurity and growing distrust in institutions are undermining governments’ ability to sustain support for climate action. To rebuild that support, they must show that climate policies can reduce household bills, create decent jobs, and ensure that the biggest emitters pay their fair share.
OECD rules won’t save Asian revenues or fund climate resilience. The upcoming UN Tax Convention negotiations offer our best chance to rebuild a broken system.
If development programmes are serious about long-term change, they have to create real pathways towards paid, respected roles within the communities women already belong to.
#equality 视频
Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.
A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.
政策和金融
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.
#equality 播客
政策和金融
‘DIY until we die’? LGBTQ rights group on what Singapore’s new leadership means for its movement
LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.
政策和金融
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
It is no longer business as usual when it comes to how we tackle climate change and rising global temperatures. Eco-Business speaks to Elena Philipova of Refinitiv about how data can ensure countries and businesses are delivering on pledges to decarbonise.
What are the dangers of gender bias in technology design and what are the market opportunities for womentech—technologies that centre the needs of women?
#equality 新闻发布稿
the World Bank Group
Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: study
#equality 研究
Tsao Pao Chee (TPC) Group
Impact Week 2025 Insights: Towards a well-being economy
ACCA
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