The question has never been whether women can lead as capably
as men. Women have always led, and women will always lead, especially when the
times are hard, and their communities are in need.
A report from the global conservation organization, WWF, has
suggested that since 1970 the pressure we exert on the planet has almost
doubled and the natural resources upon which we depend have declined by more
than 33%
As
with food, there is actually enough fresh water for each person currently
living on the planet. However, access to that water is not always possible for
everyone.
The scale of the current global hunger and malnutrition crisis is enormous. A total of 1.9 million people are in the grips of catastrophic hunger – primarily in Gaza and Sudan but also in pockets of South Sudan, Haiti and Mali. They are teetering on the brink of famine. In Zamzam camp in northern Sudan, famine has been confirmed. Many food crises involve multiple overlapping issues that are building year on year.