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COP31 will open in Antalya on 9 November: African women must shape climate decisions

Climate Justice

October 18, 2026 Africa

COP31 will open in Antalya on 9 November: African women must shape climate decisions

COP31 will open in Antalya, Türkiye, on 9 November 2026. Africa did little to cause the climate crisis, yet African women carry much of its weight. RFLD looks at the evidence and sets out what we ask of the negotiators.

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Financing Water and Sanitation in Africa: Resilience, Reuse, Ecosystems, Decentralised Services and Water Diplomacy

Climate Justice

October 9, 2026 Africa

Financing Water and Sanitation in Africa: Resilience, Reuse, Ecosystems, Decentralised Services and Water Diplomacy

Dossi Sêkonnou Gloria AGUEH, RFLD Africa Director, examines how financing for resilient infrastructure, wastewater reuse, ecosystem protection, decentralised systems and water diplomacy can close Africa’s water and sanitation gap, with women at the centre of decisions.

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Women and water: the advocacy calendar for 2026 to 2028

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Women and water: the advocacy calendar for 2026 to 2028

From the ACHPR session in Dakar to the UN Water Conference: the key dates to push for women’s right to water under Article 15.

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Women and water in Africa: six myths and the facts

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Women and water in Africa: six myths and the facts

Six common assumptions about women, water and the Maputo Protocol, tested against the evidence in RFLD’s policy brief.

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Shadow reporting on Article 15: a checklist for civil society

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Shadow reporting on Article 15: a checklist for civil society

How women’s organisations can use RFLD’s nine-domain Article 15 checklist to bring water before the African Commission.

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The right to water in law: a guide beyond the Maputo Protocol

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

The right to water in law: a guide beyond the Maputo Protocol

From UN resolution 64/292 to national constitutions: the legal sources that support women’s right to water alongside Article 15.

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Seven steps States can take on women and water

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Seven steps States can take on women and water

RFLD’s seven recommendations to States Parties on Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol, with the evidence behind each one.

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From treaty to tap: five gaps in implementing Article 15

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

From treaty to tap: five gaps in implementing Article 15

Why has Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol changed so little for women? RFLD’s brief identifies five gaps between law and practice.

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Follow the money: financing water for women in Africa

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Follow the money: financing water for women in Africa

Africa’s water sector faces a US$30 billion annual gap, and few budgets show what reaches women. RFLD proposes a WASH gender budget marker.

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Women in water governance: the case for a 40% quota

Climate Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Women in water governance: the case for a 40% quota

Women hold few seats where water decisions are made. RFLD’s policy brief makes the case for binding quotas of at least 40% women.

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For funders and partnersPour les bailleurs et les partenaires

Fund the women who defend rights in Africa, nowFinancez maintenant les femmes qui défendent les droits en Afrique

Aid to women’s organisations is falling. RFLD moves funding fast to women-led organisations and defenders, in French and English, through a network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries.L’aide aux organisations de femmes recule. Le RFLD achemine vite les financements vers les organisations de femmes et les défenseures, en français et en anglais, grâce à un réseau de 1 143 organisations membres dans plus de 35 pays africains.

RFLD currently serves as Co-Chair of the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council, mandated to ensure the programme’s direction, priorities, and resources are meaningfully aligned with the visions of African women-led civil society. The SEA-T Programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Le RFLD assure actuellement la coprésidence du Conseil consultatif du programme SEA-T, chargé de veiller à ce que l’orientation, les priorités et les ressources du programme soient réellement alignées sur les visions de la société civile africaine portée par les femmes. Le programme SEA-T est financé par le ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ) et mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. See the partnershipVoir le partenariat

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N°553ACHPR observer statusstatut d’observateur CADHP
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