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Voice of Power: Strengthening Women's Participation in Climate Governance
By: Yukta Ramanan Climate change is rapidly increasing incidences of extreme flooding events in developing countries like India, disrupting water access and increasing the spread of disease. Elected women representatives (EWRs) are especially known to have strong preferences for clean drinking water (Chattopadhyay and Duflo, 2004). Yet, they have not been actively involved in speaking up at council meetings — let alone in determining climate risks and developing effective sol
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Cluster Meetings focusing on Gender Safety held across Darbhanga
Phase 1 of the theme-based meetings for elected women representatives in Darbhanga has now been completed. Focusing on different...
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Bootcamps for elected women representatives held across Darbhanga
About 23 training workshops were held across Darbhanga district through June, July and August for elected women representatives from the...
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Training for Master Trainers held in Patna, Bihar
A four-day training for 10 Master Trainers was conducted in June 2024, in Patna, Bihar, aimed to equip community mobilisers and trainers...
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Team Megha meets officials of Bihar Disaster Management Authority
In June 2024, the Megha Climate Collaborative (MCC) team met with top officials of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA),...
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