Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales presents a 1989 WomenAid 'Woman of the World' Award to Mildred Robbins-Leet, Founder of the Trickle-Up Programme.
Centre is Pida Ripley, Founder of WomenAid International.
WomenAid
WOMEN OF THE WORLD AWARD Award recipient
Wangari Maathai, Kenya.
Founder GREEN BELT MOVEMENT
Subsequently a NOBEL LAUREATE
"We may be humbled to recognise and accept that we are part of Nature and that our duty is to understand how Nature operates, co-operate with her laws and live peacefully with her with no intention of ever conquering her - but rather living in harmony with her."
WomenAid
WOMEN OF THE WORLD AWARD
Award recipient
Mother Teresa
NOBEL LAUREATE
“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”
USEFUL LINKS
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
http://www.unesco.org/water/about.shtml
The UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater, water links, water events, learning modules and other online resources.
http://www.wsscc.org/index2.cfm?CFID=41327&CFTOKEN=23282218
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council is a leading international organisation enhancing collaboration in the water supply and sanitation sector to accelerate the achievement of sustainable water, sanitation and waste management services to all people, with special attention to the unserved poor, through concerted action programmes.
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/partners/index.shtml
The WWAP is a UN-wide programme seeks to develop the tools and skills needed to achieve a better understanding of those basic processes, management practices and policies that will help improve the supply and quality of global freshwater resources. This link lists partner org information.
The World Water Council is an international multistakeholder platform organization
whose mission is to mobilize action on critical water issues at all levels.
http://www.unicef.org/programme/wes
WASH is the collective term for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Due to their interdependent nature, these three core issues are grouped together to represent a growing sector.
World Health Organisation has a primary role to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.
New link: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/
Global Forest Watch offers the latest data, technology and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests.
https://www.thegef.orgGlobal Environment Facility is an international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector that addresses global environmental issues.
The new OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027 provides projections on agricultural production and an assessment of expected developments.
New link: https://www.environmentalscience.org/
EnvironmentalScience.org's mission is to be the most reliable and expansive advocate for environmental science education and careers.
Dr. Rusudan Lomidze - www.womenaid.org/environment/rusudan-lomidze Renown Georgian phyto-therapeutist, first guest lecturer, WomenAid initiated Georgian World Environment Day Annual Lecture Series 2002-5.
WOMENAID ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INCLUDES
WomenAid International (WAI) has a long history of environmental action and awareness campaigning - its ‘Mothers of the Earth’ environmental awareness campaign promoting the environmental work of women led to WomenAid International/Green Belt being awarded recognition in the 1987 UNEP Global 500 Awards. http://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/715-greenbelt-movement-womenaid-international
“It is so important to have groups like yours helping raise awareness of the need for integration of trees in the environment and of women’s current and potential role in resource management.”
C.H. Murray, Assistant Director-General, Forestry Department, UN Food & Agricultural Organization
WAI sponsored the environmental activities in the Caucasus of its regional partner organisation, WomenAid International Caucasus - WAI-C.
2000-2005: Caucasus Zone Green Campaign and promotion of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
To introduce greater environmental awareness, engage civil society and ‘seed’ voluntary community action in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in 2001 WAI-C created the highly successful, 5-year ‘Caucasus Zone Green’ - an annual month-long multimedia campaign held in June. By establishing an inter-regional Environment and Health Network Platform of government departments, UN agencies, INGOs and non-governmental organisations, together with multimedia partners, over 450 engaged parties promoted environmental issues and organised hundreds of media supported events at all levels, regional, national and inter-regional. In 2004 this high profile promotional and educational initiative was noted and promoted by the Aarhus Convention.
Partners: WAI, UNEP, WAI-Caucasus, media, relevant government ministries and UN country offices.
“Dear Mrs Ripley, I am pleased to inform you that the Aarhus Clearinghouse for Environmental Democracy is featuring the Green Belt Movement and the WomenAid International EHNP on the home page this month. The (WomenAid) Environment & Health Network Platform (EHNP) works to promote public awareness of environmental issues, increase public participation in environmental decision-making and strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations to advocate for and implement such programmes.”
Aarhus Convention Secretariat, UN Economic Commission of Europe, Geneva. 08.10.2004