Australian Women in Agriculture (AWiA) will be providing seven student scholarships for the 2018 AWiA Conference. AWiA President Ms Sarah Parker said she the organisation was committed to supporting ag students and young people to gain personal and professional development alongside leaders in the industry. The conference, Looking Back, Looking […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 8: Urgency is an understatement
Image credit: Australian Strategic Policy Institute As the COP21 event draws to a close, the tension in the negotiations is necessarily also rising. It would be fair to say that all those represented here want to return to their own countries with some evidence of success. However, there are […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 7: “When it was time to act… “
Yesterday, I wrote about how women from across the globe had come to Paris to tell their stories and put their community views in front of the decision makers here at COP21. The media coverage that the “gender” day yesterday (8th) has received hopefully means that the decision makers and […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 6: Women Leading Solutions on Frontlines of Climate Change
Yesterday AWIA was pleased to accept an open invitation from Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) to join them in a forum: Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change. About 200 women and men participated and we listened to a variety of speakers from all over the […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 5: blue vs green
At Le Bourget, north of Paris, where the negotiations, events, meetings and discussions are taking place, the venue is divided into two important areas. The “green room” which is actually a huge enclosed marquee where the NGOs, government agencies and interested parties have set up booths, and where there are […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 4: Montreuil – A Village and Community’s Future
Like most large global cities, Paris is essentially a collection of smaller ‘villages’ … the many suburbs that stretch out beyond the River Seine and are connected through an efficient Metro system. One of these outlying areas is that of Montreuil, and this weekend it is proudly holding a Citizens […]