http://www.wocan.org/ The latest site updates from the WOCAN website. en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:16:37 GMT http://www.wocan.org/rss CakePHP info@ancientwisdompro.com http://www.wocan.org/news/story/searching-for-a-panelist-for-the-wocan-parallel-event-during-ngo-csw-forum.html "LOW OR HIGH AGRICULTURAL INPUT: WOMEN FARMER CHAMPIONS DEBATE OPTIONS" PANEL OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO DEBATE ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF AGRO-ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES VENUE AND DATE: ... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:20:57 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/searching-for-a-panelist-for-the-wocan-parallel-event-during-ngo-csw-forum.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/37th-committee-on-world-food-security-cfs.html WOCAN was instrumental in putting forward two items in the Gender, Food Security and Nutrition Roundtable that contained the policy recommendations to actively promote women's leadership and streng... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:39:01 -0500 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/37th-committee-on-world-food-security-cfs.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/lessons-learned-asia-pacific-gender-equality-women-s-empowerment-women-in-redd.html The UN-REDD Programme is committed to integrating gender equality principles through its national support activities. The Programme recognizes that deforestation and forest degradation have a stron... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:39:56 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/lessons-learned-asia-pacific-gender-equality-women-s-empowerment-women-in-redd.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/strategies-to-get-gender-onto-the-agenda-of-the-land-gran-debate.html This Full 5-Page Publication concludes that: Women (and women's NGOs and CSOs) need to actively and strategically organise at all levels to get gender issues around CPL on the table of current a... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:31:29 -0500 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/strategies-to-get-gender-onto-the-agenda-of-the-land-gran-debate.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-ccafs-has-launched-its-recommendations-from-the-commission-on-sustainable-agriculture-and-climat The seven high- level recommendations include significantly raising the level of global investment in sustainable agriculture and food systems in the next decade; sustainably intensifying agricultu... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:02:40 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-ccafs-has-launched-its-recommendations-from-the-commission-on-sustainable-agriculture-and-climat http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-civil-society-organizations-csos-welcome-the-results-of-the-second-round-of-negotiations-on-the. Rome, 17 October 2011 Despite the marathon negotiations and the constructive spirit shown by all parties, it was not possible to complete negotiations, mainly due to the complexity of the issues. ... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:10:40 -0500 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-civil-society-organizations-csos-welcome-the-results-of-the-second-round-of-negotiations-on-the. http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-world-bank-has-officially-launched-a-new-online-forum-genderinag-org.html The Forum can be accessed at www.genderinag.org Genderinag.org is a community of practice bringing together specialists in many fields to promote systematic integration of gender concerns in the W... Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:53:03 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/the-world-bank-has-officially-launched-a-new-online-forum-genderinag-org.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/un-expert-group-meeting-enabling-rural-women-s-economic-empowerment-institutions-opportunities-and-p Participants included representatives from the convening UN agencies, a number of internally renowned experts on gender and rural development, and approximately one-third of the participants atten... Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:10:40 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/un-expert-group-meeting-enabling-rural-women-s-economic-empowerment-institutions-opportunities-and-p http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-executive-director-made-a-presentation-on-oct-21-at-the-woodrow-wilson-center-in-washington-dc Taking a Gender Perspective - Presentation of Workshop Outcomes by Jeannette Gurung - and short QandA moderated by USAID Deputy Administrator Steinberg). Please click here to watch the video Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:57:40 -0500 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-executive-director-made-a-presentation-on-oct-21-at-the-woodrow-wilson-center-in-washington-dc http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-s-new-policy-brief-on-how-bringing-gender-perspectives-into-redd-policies-could-enhance-effect They also need to ask themselves: What risks do women bear if REDD+ policies fail to incorporate gender perspectives and include women's concerns How can gender perspectives be included in REDD+ po... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:31:00 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-s-new-policy-brief-on-how-bringing-gender-perspectives-into-redd-policies-could-enhance-effect http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-at-cop17.html Durban, South Africa- November 28th 2011 The WOCAN team included Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director, and members Linda Mossop Rousseau of South Africa, and Ram Ale Magar, of HIMWANTI of Nepal. ... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:06:31 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-at-cop17.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-gives-presentation-at-the-food-security-and-agriculture-working-group-sid-on-december-12-2011. The panelists discussed adaptation to climate change at both the macro and local levels, focusing on why climate change is a gender issue in agriculture and reflecting on some of the win-win strate... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:19:47 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-gives-presentation-at-the-food-security-and-agriculture-working-group-sid-on-december-12-2011. http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-needs-your-vote-to-win-an-observer-seat-at-the-forest-investment-program.html The next steps in the selection process are as follows: Step 1: Your organization's application, along with the applications of several other candidates, will be included on the ballot for your r... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:31:08 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-needs-your-vote-to-win-an-observer-seat-at-the-forest-investment-program.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-releases-its-strategic-plan-for-2011-2015.html This re-organizes WOCAN's programs into two andlsquo;pillars' to fulfill its mission to build women's leadership in agriculture and natural resource management through organizational and individual... Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:29:30 -0600 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/wocan-releases-its-strategic-plan-for-2011-2015.html http://www.wocan.org/news/story/world-food-day.html Attached is a copy of the speech of Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women during the World Food Day Ceremony in FAO, Rome, 17 October 2011. Ms. Michelle Bachelet's key message was th... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:13:15 -0500 http://www.wocan.org/news/story/world-food-day.html