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“MOTHERS OF INVENTION: TAKING OVER”
This is the Season 1, Episode 6, of the podcast Mothers of Invention, hosted by Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins. In this episode, they highlight women making efforts to ban single-use plastic, including Kenyans Wakhungu and Alice Kaudia, who drafted policies to remove plastic bags from their country, and Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet and creator of the world’s first fully-functioning plastic-free supermarket aisle in Amsterdam.
August 2018
Biodiversity
Climate Justice
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“MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN EPISODE 16: SHIFTING THE POWER - CLIMATE JUSTICE MEANS GENDER JUSTICE”
This episode of Make Change Happen discusses how gender equity and intersectionality approaches are central to climate justice, and that means putting people’s rights, lived experiences and priorities at the centre of every response.
March 2022
Climate Policy
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“EPISODE 19: GENDER AND CLIMATE POLICY”
In this episode, Nina Jeffs explores the relationship between gender and climate change. First she speaks with two young climate justice activists - Renata Koch Alvarenga and Zainab Yunusa - to find out more about how climate change is affecting women and girls in Brazil and Nigeria, and how women and girls are leading solutions to these challenges. Then she is joined by Gotelind Alber (Co-founder of Gender CC) to discover how gender-responsive approaches are being embedded within UNFCCC negotiations.
November 2021
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“MOTHERS OF INVENTION: WE MAY BE SMALL BUT OUR IMPACT IS HUGE”
The climate crisis has made our young people a marginalized group. But the youth climate movement is being led by no ordinary generation. They are passionate, educated and organized. In their season finale, six days before the US election, Mary, Maeve & Thimali recognize the importance of these critical perspectives from global North and global South youth.
October 2020
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“MOTHERS OF INVENTION: ALL RISE”
This is the Season 1, Episode 1, of the podcast Mothers of Invention, hosted by Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland and climate justice campaigner, and Maeve Higgins, Irish comic and contributing writer for the New York Times. In this episode, they talk to Tessa Khan, a Bangladeshi-Australian lawyer, about new legal strategies for climate action.
July 2018
Capacity-Building
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“39 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET”
Ensuring girls receive a quality education helps fight climate change. Educating women provides them the freedom to make personal decisions affecting their lifestyles, from deciding family size to building the skills necessary for work. Greater female representation in national parliaments leads to more stringent climate policies and lower carbon emissions. This BBC Podcast details the value of female education must be better appreciated and prioritized to continue efforts against climate change.
January 2021
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“10 SOLUTIONS FOR FEMINIST CLIMATE RESILIENT RECOVERY”
In this podcast series, Wocan shares 10 solutions for a feminist climate resilience post-recovery, through conversations with international thought leaders.
2021
Ecofeminism
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“GENDER AND CLIMATE”
In this podcast, Annika Degen interviews experts about the connection between gender and climate change and discusses the importance of this in the daily life of people. With different experiences, it's possible to raise awareness about this issue as well as it's complexity and diversity.
2022
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“TED TALKS DAILY: WOMEN AND GIRLS, YOU ARE PART OF THE CLIMATE SOLUTION | RUMAITHA AL BUSAIDI”
In this short podcast, the entrepreneur, scientist and TED fellow Rumaitha Al Busaidi explains what gender equality has to do with climate change. Not only does she discuss the vulnerabilities women have in regards to climate impacts, but Rumaitha also explains how women and girls are part of the climate solution.
May 2021
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“WARM REGARDS: EMPOWERING WOMEN TO CHILL OUT THE PLANET”
Episode about climate and gender equity of the podcast Warm Regards. Jacquelyn Gill introduces new rotating co-host Mary Annaïse Heglar and welcomes Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, VP of Communication and Engagement for Project Drawdown, for a chat about gender equality, climate change, remembering self-care for climate leaders and much more.
2020
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“BLACK EARTH PODCAST”
Launched in February 2023, this is an interview podcast celebrating nature and inspiring black women leaders in the environmental movement. Rooted in science and the black experience, they create informed, inspiring and authentic conversations on what it means to care for our planet.
2023
Green Finance
Indigenous Peoples
LGBTQIA+
Mitigation & Adaptation
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“E-MOBILITY: A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT TRANSPORT IN AFRICA DIFFERENTLY?”
In this episode, Valerie Labi speaks to the gendered dimensions of transport, highlighting opportunities to support women to transition to e-bikes, allowing them to not only reduce time spent physically carrying goods, but empowering them to engage in revenue-generating, education, or other activities.
2024
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“ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SLOW FASHION - WITH TZE CHING YEUNG “SUSTAINABLE(ISH)””
In this podcast episode, Jen Gale speaks with Tze Ching, a digital marketing and fashion expert, about the many benefits of slow fashion for the environment, and how young people can help mitigate the negative environmental effects of fashion in an era of rapidly cycling trends.
October 2022
Water & Oceans
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“PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN OCEAN ISSUES ‘NEEDS TO BE MAINSTREAMED’”
Women are underrepresented in many climate change forums and the ones related to water and oceans are not any different. In this podcast, Ana Carmo from UN News interviews Maria Damanaki, founder of Leading Women for the Ocean, at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, about women's participation in ocean issues.
February 2023
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“GLOBAL WATERS RADIO: GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMMING”
Podcast by Global Waters Radio, initiative by USAID, with Sylvia Cabus, Senior Gender Advisor for USAID’s Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. Sylvia talks about the intersection about gender, water, sanitation, and hygiene programming, focusing on the Agency's work on the issue.
October 2018
Other
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“WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (WEDO): CLIMATE MIGRATION AND GENDER”
Interview about climate migration by WEDO Director Bridget Burns with Vivienne Solis and Eleanor Blomstrom, who led the research for the report "Climate migration in the Dry Corridor of Central America: integrating a gender perspective” by InspirAction and Christian Aid (you can see the report in our Research section!).
2020
Photo Credit: Mothers of Invention
“MOTHERS OF INVENTION: TAKING OVER”
This is the Season 1, Episode 6, of the podcast Mothers of Invention, hosted by Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins. In this episode, they highlight women making efforts to ban single-use plastic, including Kenyans Wakhungu and Alice Kaudia, who drafted policies to remove plastic bags from their country, and Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet and creator of the world’s first fully-functioning plastic-free supermarket aisle in Amsterdam.
August 2018
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“INFLECTION POINT WITH LAUREN SCHILLER: ANNA LAPPÉ, FOOD FIGHTER”
This is an episode of the feminist podcast Inflection Podcast with Lauren Schiller, in which she talks with Anna Lappé, sustainable food advocate, and the relation between food production, agriculture, and the environment, as a successful woman advocating for a healthy planet with healthy people.
October 2016
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