Women’s Environment & Development Organization
@wedo-worldwide.bsky.social
A feminist global advocacy org for #GenderJustice, #EnvironmentalJustice and #ClimateJustice 🌱
https://wedo.org/
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From Belém to Baku and beyond, we return to these halls to fight for rights that must never be traded as bargaining chips. The power of our movements is the force carrying this process forward.
#FeministClimateJustice #GenderJustTransition
#FeministClimateJustice #GenderJustTransition
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
From Belém to Baku and beyond, we return to these halls to fight for rights that must never be traded as bargaining chips. The power of our movements is the force carrying this process forward.
#FeministClimateJustice #GenderJustTransition
#FeministClimateJustice #GenderJustTransition
We celebrate what #FeministPower built in #Belém, and at the same time, we name the truth: the #UNFCCC architecture of justice is collapsing due to structural underfunding and political obstruction.
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We celebrate what #FeministPower built in #Belém, and at the same time, we name the truth: the #UNFCCC architecture of justice is collapsing due to structural underfunding and political obstruction.
“The power of our people is alive in this process.”
The new #COP30 Belém #GenderActionPlan (GAP) & #BelémActionMechanism exist because feminists, trade unions, Indigenous Peoples, youth & environmental defenders refused to give up. These outcomes contain hard-won tools.
👉 Read our full statement:
The new #COP30 Belém #GenderActionPlan (GAP) & #BelémActionMechanism exist because feminists, trade unions, Indigenous Peoples, youth & environmental defenders refused to give up. These outcomes contain hard-won tools.
👉 Read our full statement:
Belém: Feminist Power Delivered — But the Process Failed to Meet the Moment - WEDO
“The power of our people is alive in this process.” The new Belém Gender Action Plan (GAP) and the Belém Action Mechanism (i.e. a mandate to deliver a mechanism to support just transition) exist beca...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“The power of our people is alive in this process.”
The new #COP30 Belém #GenderActionPlan (GAP) & #BelémActionMechanism exist because feminists, trade unions, Indigenous Peoples, youth & environmental defenders refused to give up. These outcomes contain hard-won tools.
👉 Read our full statement:
The new #COP30 Belém #GenderActionPlan (GAP) & #BelémActionMechanism exist because feminists, trade unions, Indigenous Peoples, youth & environmental defenders refused to give up. These outcomes contain hard-won tools.
👉 Read our full statement:
🌿 WEDO's Alex Gordon gives a live update from #COP30 on where things stand with Adaptation and why this is such a critical topic for feminist climate justice!
#Adaptation #FeministClimateJustice #GlobalGoalOnAdaptation #AdaptationIndicators #BelemCOP
#Adaptation #FeministClimateJustice #GlobalGoalOnAdaptation #AdaptationIndicators #BelemCOP
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🌿 WEDO's Alex Gordon gives a live update from #COP30 on where things stand with Adaptation and why this is such a critical topic for feminist climate justice!
#Adaptation #FeministClimateJustice #GlobalGoalOnAdaptation #AdaptationIndicators #BelemCOP
#Adaptation #FeministClimateJustice #GlobalGoalOnAdaptation #AdaptationIndicators #BelemCOP
We need to "deliver a coherent & resourced Gender Action Plan. That's ... the only GAP we want in Belém." - Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Member of @theelders.bsky.social
From press conference: Delivering a Gender Action Plan at COP30 – Current State of Play ▶️ bit.ly/GAP-Press
From press conference: Delivering a Gender Action Plan at COP30 – Current State of Play ▶️ bit.ly/GAP-Press
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We need to "deliver a coherent & resourced Gender Action Plan. That's ... the only GAP we want in Belém." - Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Member of @theelders.bsky.social
From press conference: Delivering a Gender Action Plan at COP30 – Current State of Play ▶️ bit.ly/GAP-Press
From press conference: Delivering a Gender Action Plan at COP30 – Current State of Play ▶️ bit.ly/GAP-Press
As week 2 of #COP30 kicks off, feminists, Indigenous Peoples, youth, environmental movements, trade unions, & more are holding their breath to see if the climate negotiations can finally deliver something that makes a just transition.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XAsinX
#JustTransition #BAM
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XAsinX
#JustTransition #BAM
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As week 2 of #COP30 kicks off, feminists, Indigenous Peoples, youth, environmental movements, trade unions, & more are holding their breath to see if the climate negotiations can finally deliver something that makes a just transition.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XAsinX
#JustTransition #BAM
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XAsinX
#JustTransition #BAM
💪 Feminists Demand #ClimateJustice!
WEDO and the WGC took to the streets of #Belém with Brazilian feminists, Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, campesinas & other regional voices to demand a #GenderJustTransition in first march outside the #COP30 venue since COP29.
#PeoplesMarchCOP30
WEDO and the WGC took to the streets of #Belém with Brazilian feminists, Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, campesinas & other regional voices to demand a #GenderJustTransition in first march outside the #COP30 venue since COP29.
#PeoplesMarchCOP30
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
💪 Feminists Demand #ClimateJustice!
WEDO and the WGC took to the streets of #Belém with Brazilian feminists, Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, campesinas & other regional voices to demand a #GenderJustTransition in first march outside the #COP30 venue since COP29.
#PeoplesMarchCOP30
WEDO and the WGC took to the streets of #Belém with Brazilian feminists, Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, campesinas & other regional voices to demand a #GenderJustTransition in first march outside the #COP30 venue since COP29.
#PeoplesMarchCOP30
Join us tomorrow at #COP30 to meet the women safeguarding the world's most vital biomes: the Guardiãs da Terra. 🌱
Hear their stories, their solutions, and their calls for the resources and political will needed to keep their territories alive.
📅 14 November
🕐 13:30 PM
📍 Press Conference Room 2
Hear their stories, their solutions, and their calls for the resources and political will needed to keep their territories alive.
📅 14 November
🕐 13:30 PM
📍 Press Conference Room 2
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join us tomorrow at #COP30 to meet the women safeguarding the world's most vital biomes: the Guardiãs da Terra. 🌱
Hear their stories, their solutions, and their calls for the resources and political will needed to keep their territories alive.
📅 14 November
🕐 13:30 PM
📍 Press Conference Room 2
Hear their stories, their solutions, and their calls for the resources and political will needed to keep their territories alive.
📅 14 November
🕐 13:30 PM
📍 Press Conference Room 2
Nov. 13 at #COP30, join us as we draw connections between #Patriarchy, #Militarism, #Colonialism, an ethic of #Care & a gender-just approach: Feminist Analysis of #JustTransition | 16:00–17:00 | ILO Pavilion
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#GenderJustTransition
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#GenderJustTransition
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Nov. 13 at #COP30, join us as we draw connections between #Patriarchy, #Militarism, #Colonialism, an ethic of #Care & a gender-just approach: Feminist Analysis of #JustTransition | 16:00–17:00 | ILO Pavilion
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#GenderJustTransition
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#GenderJustTransition
Negotiations for a renewed #GenderActionPlan kicked off yesterday at #COP30. Governments have the opportunity to make #GenderEquality central to climate action.
No GAP will be revolutionary on its own, but if done right, it can be a catalyst for change: https://bit.ly/49bz1vJ
No GAP will be revolutionary on its own, but if done right, it can be a catalyst for change: https://bit.ly/49bz1vJ
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Negotiations for a renewed #GenderActionPlan kicked off yesterday at #COP30. Governments have the opportunity to make #GenderEquality central to climate action.
No GAP will be revolutionary on its own, but if done right, it can be a catalyst for change: https://bit.ly/49bz1vJ
No GAP will be revolutionary on its own, but if done right, it can be a catalyst for change: https://bit.ly/49bz1vJ
The WEDO team is in #Belém for #COP30 to advocate for systemic, cohesive & gender-responsive climate policy decisions.
To prepare, members of the WEDO delegation share what they expect from the #GenderEquality, #JustTransition, #ClimateFinance, and #Adaptation negotiation items at COP30.
To prepare, members of the WEDO delegation share what they expect from the #GenderEquality, #JustTransition, #ClimateFinance, and #Adaptation negotiation items at COP30.
What's At Stake At COP30
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November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The WEDO team is in #Belém for #COP30 to advocate for systemic, cohesive & gender-responsive climate policy decisions.
To prepare, members of the WEDO delegation share what they expect from the #GenderEquality, #JustTransition, #ClimateFinance, and #Adaptation negotiation items at COP30.
To prepare, members of the WEDO delegation share what they expect from the #GenderEquality, #JustTransition, #ClimateFinance, and #Adaptation negotiation items at COP30.
During this short session, WEDO experts will:
🌱 Provide background on the GAP & why its renewal matters
🌱 Outline current negotiations & political momentum following Bonn & Addis workshops
🌱 Share feminist COP30 priorities
🌱 Answer media questions ahead of #GenderJusticeDay and Week 1 of COP30
🌱 Provide background on the GAP & why its renewal matters
🌱 Outline current negotiations & political momentum following Bonn & Addis workshops
🌱 Share feminist COP30 priorities
🌱 Answer media questions ahead of #GenderJusticeDay and Week 1 of COP30
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
During this short session, WEDO experts will:
🌱 Provide background on the GAP & why its renewal matters
🌱 Outline current negotiations & political momentum following Bonn & Addis workshops
🌱 Share feminist COP30 priorities
🌱 Answer media questions ahead of #GenderJusticeDay and Week 1 of COP30
🌱 Provide background on the GAP & why its renewal matters
🌱 Outline current negotiations & political momentum following Bonn & Addis workshops
🌱 Share feminist COP30 priorities
🌱 Answer media questions ahead of #GenderJusticeDay and Week 1 of COP30
Join us Sun., Nov. 9 at 4 pm ET for a media briefing on What's At Stake for #GenderEquality at #COP30 — Renewing the #UNFCCC #GenderActionPlan:
(All registrants will receive the recording & materials.)
👉 Register & learn more: bit.ly/4ozg4rM
#Belem #GenderJustTransition #GenderJusticeDay
(All registrants will receive the recording & materials.)
👉 Register & learn more: bit.ly/4ozg4rM
#Belem #GenderJustTransition #GenderJusticeDay
Media Briefing: What’s at Stake for Gender Equality at COP30 - WEDO
Ahead of COP30 in Belém, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) invites you to a 30-minute virtual media briefing on the upcoming renewal of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (GAP), a...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Join us Sun., Nov. 9 at 4 pm ET for a media briefing on What's At Stake for #GenderEquality at #COP30 — Renewing the #UNFCCC #GenderActionPlan:
(All registrants will receive the recording & materials.)
👉 Register & learn more: bit.ly/4ozg4rM
#Belem #GenderJustTransition #GenderJusticeDay
(All registrants will receive the recording & materials.)
👉 Register & learn more: bit.ly/4ozg4rM
#Belem #GenderJustTransition #GenderJusticeDay
The Global Feminist Convening in Rabat in May resulted in the Rabat Declaration and Roadmap: a feminist economic and climate justice advocacy agenda and a comprehensive vision for solidarity, liberation & sovereignty of the Global Majority.
Endorse it at: rabat.wedo.org
@menafem.bsky.social
Endorse it at: rabat.wedo.org
@menafem.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Global Feminist Convening in Rabat in May resulted in the Rabat Declaration and Roadmap: a feminist economic and climate justice advocacy agenda and a comprehensive vision for solidarity, liberation & sovereignty of the Global Majority.
Endorse it at: rabat.wedo.org
@menafem.bsky.social
Endorse it at: rabat.wedo.org
@menafem.bsky.social
🎉 New Critical Conversation with Thoko Madonko, feminist economist and public educator, whose work on care economies, public services, and gender-responsive budgeting, particularly in the Southern African context.
▶️ Watch the interview at: wedo.org/conversations
#FeministEconomics #ClimateJustice
▶️ Watch the interview at: wedo.org/conversations
#FeministEconomics #ClimateJustice
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🎉 New Critical Conversation with Thoko Madonko, feminist economist and public educator, whose work on care economies, public services, and gender-responsive budgeting, particularly in the Southern African context.
▶️ Watch the interview at: wedo.org/conversations
#FeministEconomics #ClimateJustice
▶️ Watch the interview at: wedo.org/conversations
#FeministEconomics #ClimateJustice
More mining to produce cleaner energy will mean more abuses, unless action is taken at the #UNFCCC. 200 CSOs call on #COP30 leaders to ensure strong, inclusive governance of transition minerals!
👉 https://bit.ly/46VmcUR
#JustMinerals #JustTransition #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice
👉 https://bit.ly/46VmcUR
#JustMinerals #JustTransition #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice
A global call for equity in mineral value chains at COP30 - Resource Justice Network
Read the Portuguese version here. 13 October 2025 To all States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Excellencies, “The critical minerals that power the clean energy revolution are often found in countries that have long ...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
More mining to produce cleaner energy will mean more abuses, unless action is taken at the #UNFCCC. 200 CSOs call on #COP30 leaders to ensure strong, inclusive governance of transition minerals!
👉 https://bit.ly/46VmcUR
#JustMinerals #JustTransition #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice
👉 https://bit.ly/46VmcUR
#JustMinerals #JustTransition #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice
From colonization to excessive carbon emissions, the Global North has created the #ClimateCrisis. People & communities in the South are paying the price. It’s time for the Global North to #PayUp in public, grant-based #ClimateFinance, free from conditionalities, new & additional. #ClimateFinanceNow
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From colonization to excessive carbon emissions, the Global North has created the #ClimateCrisis. People & communities in the South are paying the price. It’s time for the Global North to #PayUp in public, grant-based #ClimateFinance, free from conditionalities, new & additional. #ClimateFinanceNow
Reposted by Women’s Environment & Development Organization
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Groups blast lack of progress on debt issues during South Africa's G20 presidency
A total of 165 organizations on Monday criticized South Africa for failing to make progress on debt sustainability issues during its presidency of the G20 major economies and urged it to push for reforms before it hands over to the U.S. on December 1.
www.reuters.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Reposted by Women’s Environment & Development Organization
South Africa’s #G20 presidency has the potential to catalyse meaningful global #debt reform, but so far nothing tangible has been achieved.
1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ organisations have called on @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social to take action on the #debtcrisis.
Read the call here➡️ www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...
1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ organisations have called on @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social to take action on the #debtcrisis.
Read the call here➡️ www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
South Africa’s #G20 presidency has the potential to catalyse meaningful global #debt reform, but so far nothing tangible has been achieved.
1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ organisations have called on @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social to take action on the #debtcrisis.
Read the call here➡️ www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...
1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ organisations have called on @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social to take action on the #debtcrisis.
Read the call here➡️ www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...
Our recommendations to the IMF & World Bank:
1️⃣ Reorient towards public service investments
2️⃣ Embrace a rights-centric paradigm
3️⃣ Forge stronger partnerships with civil society
4️⃣ Prioritize gender-transformative policies
@menafem.bsky.social
1️⃣ Reorient towards public service investments
2️⃣ Embrace a rights-centric paradigm
3️⃣ Forge stronger partnerships with civil society
4️⃣ Prioritize gender-transformative policies
@menafem.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Our recommendations to the IMF & World Bank:
1️⃣ Reorient towards public service investments
2️⃣ Embrace a rights-centric paradigm
3️⃣ Forge stronger partnerships with civil society
4️⃣ Prioritize gender-transformative policies
@menafem.bsky.social
1️⃣ Reorient towards public service investments
2️⃣ Embrace a rights-centric paradigm
3️⃣ Forge stronger partnerships with civil society
4️⃣ Prioritize gender-transformative policies
@menafem.bsky.social
Read our new brief examining the gendered impacts of World Bank & IMF policy in the MENA region: bit.ly/MENA-Brief
By advocating for gender-responsive approaches & calling for decolonization of economic structures, we endeavor to advance #GenderEquality, #SocialJustice & #SustainableDevelopment
By advocating for gender-responsive approaches & calling for decolonization of economic structures, we endeavor to advance #GenderEquality, #SocialJustice & #SustainableDevelopment
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Read our new brief examining the gendered impacts of World Bank & IMF policy in the MENA region: bit.ly/MENA-Brief
By advocating for gender-responsive approaches & calling for decolonization of economic structures, we endeavor to advance #GenderEquality, #SocialJustice & #SustainableDevelopment
By advocating for gender-responsive approaches & calling for decolonization of economic structures, we endeavor to advance #GenderEquality, #SocialJustice & #SustainableDevelopment
As World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings begin today in DC, the Bretton Woods Project has released a brief analyzing the IMF’s evolving approach to gender. While there's been an increase in narratives around social & gender impacts, current policy responses are inadequate.
📄: https://bit.ly/42C1mHs
📄: https://bit.ly/42C1mHs
Brace for impact: Social and gender inequality in IMF surveillance
New BWP briefing on IMF Surveillance finds IMF's core policy direction has remained consistent over a 14-year period and is identical to that previously described as “structural adjustment”.
www.brettonwoodsproject.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings begin today in DC, the Bretton Woods Project has released a brief analyzing the IMF’s evolving approach to gender. While there's been an increase in narratives around social & gender impacts, current policy responses are inadequate.
📄: https://bit.ly/42C1mHs
📄: https://bit.ly/42C1mHs
"The Fund should recognize that #LossesAndDamages are human rights violations ... [and] must urgently develop policies to do no harm and ensure inclusive, participatory & accountable operations that protect ecosystems, #HumanRights & include Indigenous People."
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
Mwanahamisi Singano at the Board Meeting for the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
During a dialogue between the Board and civil society organizations, Mwanahamisi outlined 3 implications of the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The Fund should recognize that #LossesAndDamages are human rights violations ... [and] must urgently develop policies to do no harm and ensure inclusive, participatory & accountable operations that protect ecosystems, #HumanRights & include Indigenous People."
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
https://bit.ly/3VWSpVy
🔸 Collectively reject neoliberalism
🔸 Reflect on advancing feminist economic alternatives as an alternative to the current economic frameworks
🔸 Exchange perspectives on how these alternatives are being imagined, resisted & practiced
🔸 Strengthen connections across feminist networks
🔸 Reflect on advancing feminist economic alternatives as an alternative to the current economic frameworks
🔸 Exchange perspectives on how these alternatives are being imagined, resisted & practiced
🔸 Strengthen connections across feminist networks
September 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔸 Collectively reject neoliberalism
🔸 Reflect on advancing feminist economic alternatives as an alternative to the current economic frameworks
🔸 Exchange perspectives on how these alternatives are being imagined, resisted & practiced
🔸 Strengthen connections across feminist networks
🔸 Reflect on advancing feminist economic alternatives as an alternative to the current economic frameworks
🔸 Exchange perspectives on how these alternatives are being imagined, resisted & practiced
🔸 Strengthen connections across feminist networks
Join us on October 2 for a dialogue & call to action for feminist economic alternatives that prioritize wellbeing and the planet.
Register: forms.office.com/e/sHJJrahKgg
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September 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join us on October 2 for a dialogue & call to action for feminist economic alternatives that prioritize wellbeing and the planet.
Register: forms.office.com/e/sHJJrahKgg
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