Day: December 19, 2023

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Assistant Secretary Cantor Highlights Infrastructure and Ecosystem Investments in Visit to the Pacific Islands

Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor concluded a weeklong trip to the Pacific, where she met with regional leaders and U.S. government interagency partners to highlight the Department of the Interior’s commitment to the insular areas and Freely Associated States (FAS).   In Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Assistant Secretary Cantor and staff from […]

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Climate Crisis: Inequality Hotspot Study Shows Where Women in Agriculture are Hit Hardest

Women engaged in agri-food systems in Africa and Asia, including in India, face the highest climate risks such as droughts, floods or shortened crop-growing season, a new hotspot map developed by an international team of researchers has identified. It ranked 87 countries based on the level of climate change threat faced by women working in […]

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