Climate mitigation and adaptation requires gender-responsive financing Published: 21 March 2022 Background Among those hardest hit by the climate crisis, women have taken some of the leading roles in combatting it. On local levels they are directly addressing the effects of climate change. Here we present some of the core calls for fair and gender-equitable climate financing on a global scale. By Birte Rodenberg
"It's not just the carbon footprint – we also have to see the feet" Published: 11 March 2022 Interview Gender justice, democracy and socio-ecological sustainability are politically and economically inextricably linked. Barbara Unmüßig, President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, gives an insight into her own experiences and develops recommendations for action for politicians. By Birte Rodenberg
Strengthening gender justice in global environmental crises Published: 11 March 2022 Introduction To deal with the dramatic consequences of the global environmental and climate crises, international attention is also growing for civil society environmental movements and their louder feminist demands. By Birte Rodenberg
War in Ukraine: The effects are dramatic Published: 31 March 2022 Interview How the war in Ukraine threatens global food security – an interview with Dr Martin Frick, head of the Berlin office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP). By Inka Dewitz
International Women’s Day: The diverse meanings of “work from home” for women in Asia Published: 7 March 2022 Increase in domestic violence, lay-offs, care responsibilities, restrictions on domestic and international movement, economic insecurities, psychological burdens - these are just a few of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia in the last two years. The gendered nature of COVID-19 impacts is obvious and has sparked large feminist responses in the region.
Washington, DC Office - USA, Canada, Global Dialogue Published: 3 March 2022 Our Washington office’s focus is on three major international issues: transatlantic security policy, global protection of the environment and climate, and economic globalisation with its repercussions around the world.
The ‘Chinese Way’ to decarbonisation Published: 2 March 2022 Analysis How will the world’s biggest developing country bring down the world’s highest greenhouse gases emissions to net-zero in the shortest period of time? (How) is China’s decarbonisation different from the rest of the world? By Liu Hongqiao
Laptop generals and bot armies: The digital front of Russia’s Ukraine war Published: 1 March 2022 Analysis Digital technology plays a key role in the armed conflict in Ukraine – as a tool for cyberattacks and digital protest, and as an accelerator for information and disinformation. By Zora Siebert and Sabine Muscat
Civil society briefing on the Working Group II Report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment: Beyond the Limits. How Gambling on Overshoot is Pushing the Planet Beyond a Point of No Return Published: 28 February 2022 Press release The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is releasing the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability on 28 February 2022.
Beyond The Limits: How Gambling on Overshoot is Pushing the Planet Past a Point of No Return Published: 28 February 2022 Analysis The new IPCC Working Group II Report Highlights How Gambling on Overshoot is Pushing the Planet Past a Point of No Return.