A person’s gender often dictates whether they gain or lose in environmental disasters: where women lack basic rights, more die from natural disasters than men; where they enjoy equal rights, ...more

Climate change is increasingly being recognised as a global crisis, but responses to it have so far been overly focused on scientific and economic solutions. How then do we move ...more

In This Issue: ========== I. Country Focus: Rwanda II. Experts' and Consultants' Database: a selection of published work from Siyanda Experts who have written about gender issues in Rwanda III. ...more

Why is oil considered to be a site of struggle towards climate justice and gender justice? Oil industry development projects have additionally burdened already marginalised communities, especially women. Climate change ...more

It is estimated that approximately 115 million women worldwide face genital mutilation in the name of cultural and religious traditions. While generally practised on young girls, female genital mutilation (FGM) ...more