This review examines the impact of desertification on women, their role in the management of natural resources and drylands, and the constraints they face
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- FAO Regional Consultation on Policy and Programmatic Actions to Address High Food Prices in Asia Region, 9-10 March 2011
- A Gender Perspective on the ‘Green Economy' -Equitable, Healthy and Decent Jobs and Livelihoods
- Oxfam Release: Election of new Director General must signal new era for FAO
- Civil Society Statement to FAO Member Governments on Vital Role of Women in Agriculture and Rural Development
- WOCAN Report from Pan African Conference on Land Rights and Justice for African Women – May 30th-June 2, 2011
- Women –Right to Food, Food Security, Food Sovereignty
- Women’s major group position paper in preparation of the “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012
- REDD+ and Gender: A Reflection from COP 16 in Cancun
- Report from Esther Penunia attending the COP 16 in Cancun
- Gender Equality Language Incorporated into the Cancun Agreements 2010
- WOCAN Report: Women Leaders of Climate Change Side Event in Cancun, COP 16
- DAWN Members Advocate for Women in Climate Change Negotiations, Andean Countries
- A Partnership for Capacity Building and Advocacy
- Who Feeds the World?
- Advocacy Training Module for Women in Agriculture and Rural Development
- Linda Nghatsane: Challenges and Strategies for Putting Women at the Center of Global Food Security
- A Side Event during the CSD-17: Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM)
- Summing Up: UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD Session 17)
- Priorities of the Women Major Group for CSD16-17
- Report of the NWAML launch during the high level segment of the 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
- Report of Workshop on: What Will It Take? Challenges and Strategies for Putting Women at the Center of Global Food Security
- Speech by Major Group WOMEN
- The Adelboden Group
- United Nations Fora
- Report of the Women Major Group Africa Side Event Final Report
- Women Major Group Asia Side Event Final Report
- WOCAN Geneva Side Event Report for Europe and North America
- Discussion Paper by Major Group WOMEN UNFF 7
- UNFF 5 - Discussion Paper by Major Group WOMEN
- UNFF 4 - Discussion Paper by Major Group 'Women'
- High Level Meeting on Food Security for All, January 26th and 27th 2009 in Madrid, Spain
- Women’s Leadership
- Strengthening Rural Women's Leadership in Farmer and Producer Organizations: Experiences from Nepal and the Philippines
- Rural Women’s Leadership Development: Training of Trainers’ Workshop Report, Feb 27-March 3, 2010
- Advocacy Training Module for Women in Agriculture and Rural Development
- WOCAN Project on Reframing Leadership for Women and Men for Gender Equality
- WOCAN Course on Reframing Leadership for Women and Men for Gender Equality: Participant Kanchan Lama`s Impression of this Training
- Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and NRM: Building Accountability to Women Farmers
- African Women Innovators
- Regional Meeting of WOCAN Members of West and Central Africa- Cameroon 2006 - Final Agenda
- Regional Meeting of WOCAN Members of West and Central Africa- Cameroon 2006 - Action Plan
- People Skills A Prerequisite for Gender Change Agency Role
- Report of the AWID Follow Up Meeting, Cameroon. January 15, 2009
- Report of the AWID Follow up Meeting, Ghana. December 4, 2008
- WOCAN West/Central Africa’s participation in the AWID Forum, 8 August 2008
- Report of the Meeting of WOCAN Coordination Team Members for West/Central Africa
- WOCAN Workshop on Gender and Organizational Change II, Yaoundé, Cameroon 29th September- 4th October 2008
- Project on Institutionalizing Gender-responsive Research & Development in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management through Women’s Networks
- Workshop on Gender and Organizational Change, Aburi, Ghana 2-8 June 2008
- Workshop on Gender and Organizational Change, Kathmandu, Nepal 10-15 August 2008
- Final Report: Regional Meeting of Members of Eastern and Southern Africa
- Research
- Innovations that Nourish the Planet
- Empowered Women and the Men Behind Them
- Gender and desertification: Expanding roles for women to restore drylands
- Reuse of Excreta in Burkina Faso
- Institutionalizing Gender-responsive Research & Development in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management through Women's Networks
- Projects
- Five-Year Report of WOCAN 2005-2010
- Training Gender Champions in Nepal
- Rural Women’s Leadership in Nepal and Philippines
- Institutionalizing Gender-responsive Research & Development
- Technical Report to IDRC, Institutionalising Gender-responsive R and D
- WOCAN-PRGA Asia Project Interim Report
- Women’s Leadership in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management to Support Global Advocacy and Organizational Change for Poverty Alleviation
- Knowledge Sharing/Networking
- 2nd Global Agriknowledge Share Fair: 26-29 September 2011
- Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Community Forestry
- The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) interviewed Dr. Jeannette Gurung on her thoughts about women in forestry
- Participation of WOCAN delegates in United Nations Meetings on the agenda of agriculture, rural development, food security and climate change. Timeframe: July to December 2009
- Coalition of Women in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Rural Development and Women’s International Organizations recommendations submitted at the World Food Summit, Rome Nov 16-18, 2009
- Report of the Meeting of the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture, Rome, 15 November 2009
- Summary report of the meetings of the Coalition/Network of Women in Agriculture and events during the CSO Forum 13-17 November 2009 parallel to the World Food Summit on Food Security 16-18 November 2009.
- Gender considerations of REDD: Statement to be read by WOCAN at the SBSTA Plenary, 12 Dec, 2009, COP 15
- Report of the AWID Follow Up Meeting, Cameroon. January 15, 2009
- Lessons learnt from Mali Conferences Meeting Report July, 16th, 2008
- WOCAN West/Central Africa’s participation in the AWID Forum, 8 August, 2008
- Report of the AWID Follow up Meeting, Ghana. December 4, 2008
- Scoping Studies for Rural Women's Leadership Project
- Climate Change
- Gender and Climate Change Workshop in Nepal
- Women farmers’ leadership on agriculture, sustainable development and climate change
- WOCAN Report: "The Missing Link to Success: Women in REDD+" at the 2010 Cancun Climate Change Conference
- Conclusions from the Africa Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change October 11-12, 2010
- Brief Report on Workshop on Gender in Climate Change and REDD+
- Gender and REDD+
- Meetings
- UN Expert Group Meeting ‘Enabling rural women’s economic empowerment: institutions, opportunities and participation’, Accra Ghana, 20-23, September 2011
- FAO Regional Consultation on Policy and Programmatic Actions to Address High Food Prices in Asia Region, 9-10 March 2011
- Key Role of Rural Women in Achieving Food Security
- WOCAN Report: Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture (NWMLA) Luncheon, October 6th, 2010
- WOCAN Report: "Women Leaders Dialogue"- A WOCAN and Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture (NWMLA) Side Event at 36th Session of CFS
- WOCAN at the 36th Session of the Committee on World Food Security
- WOCAN Nepal Workshop on Gender in Climate Change and REDD+ held in Kathmandu August 13th - August 14th, 2010
- WOCAN Statement -22nd Session of the FAO's Committee on Agriculture
- ECOSOC Preparatory Meeting: Who Feeds the World Beyond 2010?
- GRADE Gender and Agriculture Meeting at World Bank- WOCAN Chairs Discussion
- Report of Regional Meeting of Members of West/Central Africa
- Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture
- Year 1 of the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture project
- Women Leaders Chart a New Path for Food Security
- Mapping of Women Leaders and Organizations: Request for Information
- Participation in the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture (NWMLA)
- NWMLA Structure and Modalities
- Roles and Responsibilities for the Steering Committee of the NWMLA
- NWMLA Steering Committee Minutes
- NWMLA Strategic Plan 2011-2012
- WOCAN Report: Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture (NWMLA) Luncheon, October 6th, 2010
- WOCAN Report: "Women Leaders Dialogue"- A WOCAN and Network of Women Ministers and Leaders in Agriculture (NWMLA) Side Event at 36th Session of CFS
- ECOSOC Preparatory Meeting: Who Feeds the World Beyond 2010?
- Final Report: 1 Year of of the Rural Women’s Leadership Program in Nepal and the Philippines
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