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		<title>Women, Water, and the Future of Equity in the HKH Region</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the world prepares to mark&#160;World Water Day 2026&#160;under the theme&#160;of “Where Water Flows: Equality [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From cryosphere to coast: advancing GESI and a gender-just climate future across BIMSTEC and the HKH towards regional cooperation</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Held on July 14–15, 2025, at ICIMOD, Nepal, the Regional capacity building and consultation workshop for inclusive climate policy and planning converged perspectives, mandates, and institutional strength. Anchored in the strategic collaboration between ICIMOD, UN Women, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat, this two-day gathering laid the groundwork for systematically embedding GESI within climate action across South and Southeast Asia, covering ICIMOD’s Regional Member Countries and BIMSTEC Member States.]]></description>
		
		
		
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