Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
Climate Change Effects Lead to Mass Migration in India
“Displacement for populations due to erratic and extreme weather, a fallout of climate change, has become a scary reality for millions of people across swathes of India. Flooding in Jammu and Kashmir last year, in Uttarakhand in 2013 and in Assam in 2012 displaced 1.5 million people.” South Asia continues to be hard hit by…
Read MoreWe are Responsible for Protecting Nature
By: Katie Douglas, WEA Intern “We Indigenous peoples of this village never thought that protecting natural resources was our responsibility. Now, we know we are responsible for protecting nature.” These are the powerful words of Sani Maya Bote, a farmer and mother from Manahari Village in Kathmandu, Nepal. As a child, Sani remembers the great…
Read MorePromoting Political, Social and Cultural Rights of Women to Uplift Sustainability
By: Katie Douglas, WEA Intern When Aring Rengsoring joined the WSDC training program in her village of Aimol Chingnunghut, she was already skilled in farming, weaving, and domestic work. Participating in the WSDC program allowed her to not only pass on these talents to others, but to strengthen her leadership abilities. It was leadership training…
Read MoreRecognizing and Uniting Women Leaders in Assam
By: Katie Douglas, WEA Intern All her life Sinumoni Bora has been an advocate on behalf of women’s rights. Sinumoni was born to an impoverished tribal family in the city of Jorhat, India. From an early age she was supporting her family and tutoring other youth. By the time she was an adult, Sinumoni had…
Read MoreProtecting Forest Livelihoods and Biodiversity in the Face of Climate Change
By: Katie Douglas, WEA Intern “Each time I plant a tree I realize that I am not only contributing in a small way to sustain the livelihood of forest dependents like me, but also toward [addressing] global warming.” In the northeastern state of Manipur, India, Sangpui is a mother of three, and raises her children…
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