RWA Climate Crisis Statement 2026
As the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) we speak with urgency grounded not only in statistics, but in lived realities. Across Southern Africa, the climate crisis is not an abstract future…
Transforming Food Systems, Advancing Women’s Rights And Building Resilient Communities
The global food system contributes nearly 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Lancet Commission report to the UN. This same system not only accelerates climate change but also…
Rural Women Implementing Climate Action in Malawi
Rural women in Malawi have the potential to play an active role in responding to climate change through community awareness, agroecological practices, and tree restoration initiatives as they are central…
Our Journey at COP30”: RWA Sister Speaks from the Frontlines
“Good afternoon sisters. This is my reflection from COP so far.” “We arrived yesterday and went straight into the opening ceremony. Earlier in the morning, we joined the opening action…
Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) Statement to COP30 – Belém, Brazil
“Climate Debt, Reparations, and Justice for Rural Women” Women of the Land Speak We, the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) a movement of smallholder rural women farmers, food producers, and rural…
RWA Tanzania: Income Generating Activities Towards Women Access To Land
In Ilevelo village, women face numerous challenges that affect their ability to own land equally. One of the major challenges is low income, which prevents them from renting land for…
RWA Zimbabwe: RWA Zimbabwe’s Voice at Ramsar COP15: Women at the Heart of Wetland Restoration
The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) Zimbabwe proudly participated in the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held in Victoria Falls…
NRWA Environmental and Climate Resilience Learning Exchange
Event Summary This event was held in connection with the World Environment Day commemorations, aligning with this year’s global theme to foster awareness and action for the protection of our…
RWA Zambia Embrace Indigenous Seeds For Climate Change Adaptation
Climate and weather changes are increasing in Zambia, pushing or locking rural households especially smallholder rural farmers into poverty. Climate change and variability are therefore important contributors to the high…
RWA Zambia: Agroecology as a solution to climate change
Agroecology is not a new invention, it emerges from the Indigenous Peoples food systems since time immemorial. More recently, agroecology has found favor in rural farmers’ practices, and grassroots. Agroecology…