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Challenges of Youth in Water Governance

The United Nations has estimated the population of youth between 15 and 24 year-olds worldwide of 1.2 billion in 2019 and projected to increase to 1.3 billion by 2030. This number occupies for 16 per cent of the global population. The age range of youth is defined differently between countries and...

Asia Women and Rivers Congress online workshops at A Glance

Earlier this year, Oxfam and International Rivers planned the Asia Women and Rivers Congress in Can Tho city of Mekong Delta, in Vietnam. Due to the pandemic, we were not able to hold a face to face meeting and resorted to the series of three online workshop series. The workshops were convened on...

Indigenous Women Leaders and Her Invisible Power that Can Change Lives

Over a decade in my works in communication and media related, I have written various pieces that reflects the life of people and their reality. The Oxfam’s Water Governance Program’s Women Leader Profile is both a challenging and rewarding process. After engaging in the process of hearing about...

Why Solar Energy?

Acknowledging the positive impact of solar energy, and the negative impact of hydropower dam construction, Green ID urged ASEAN government on scaling up the RE policy consideration in order to promote RE, particularly solar panel within ASEAN countries.

Women monitor social, environmental impacts from mining projects

Vulnerable Women in Asia Build Solidarity Against Impacts from Mining

One of her major challenges is to mobilize women in defense of their community and culture, which are under threat from growing mining exploration and exploitation in a region populated with indigenous groups. Mining is particularly disruptive for women, who often bear the brunt, such as...