Happy to share this article by the #UN press services about empowering #women in the #ocean space, with some of my thoughts included. - Farah Obaidullah
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By Farah Obaidullah. Originally published on LinkedIn
Noon on the first Monday of every month, a siren is tested that is heard through out the country. It is set off to warn of an impending attack. To me it serves as a reminder that people still suffer through war and that the safety of The Netherlands, a wealthy but precariously low-lying nation, cannot and should not be taken for granted. The last time the Netherlands was at war, people were called upon to serve the nation whichever way possible, united for the collective good of our society, to defend our safety and way of life. Sacrifices were made, curfews enforced, food rationed. Today, our communities, our safety and our security are under attack like never before in human history. Climate change, brought on by the burning of fossil fuels to drive our cars, fly our planes, warm and cool our homes, and power our gadgets, is literally changing the face of our planet. The earth is warming faster than it can adapt to because of increased emissions of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide. The oceans are warming, affecting marine life including fish that feed millions around the world. Increased carbon dioxide means more acidic seas, stifling the growth of countless animals such as corals and shellfish. Warmer seas also mean changing weather patterns. Our methods of farming and feeding the world, which has sustained us for centuries, are under siege. Our land is drying up in places and flooding in others. Storms are becoming more extreme, sea levels are rising. Continue Reading While you are here: Women4Oceans is currently run entirely by volunteers. With your help we can continue to spread the word on the importance of lifting women's voices in the blue space. In 2019, W4O focus will be to upgrade our platform making it easier for women to connect and be made visible. We will also be focussed on capturing the incredible work women do for our oceans through film. Help us help the ocean! The Ocean needs you! - Thank You
By Farah Obaidullah - originally published on LinkedIn
2019 is the year we celebrate gender and the ocean – or at least that is the theme for this year’s UN World Oceans Day! Brilliant. The nexus of women and the ocean is getting the spotlight, at least for now. You might wonder why women are important to ocean health and vice versa and I’ll gladly point you to some great resources here and here. But what I want to talk about is what these well-intended themes reveal to me about the way we are going about saving our ocean. Before I do so, I want to make clear that I welcome themes as a way of raising important issues of global concern. I have spent a fair bit of time working for non-profit organisations and I am proud of the work I have been able to do through these organisations. I have campaigned for healthy oceans be it through better governance of the High Seas, tackling illegal fishing, pushing for sustainable seafood and calling for protected areas at sea. Most recently I have been pushing for recognition of the intersection between women and oceans. If we want to achieve healthy oceans we must bring women to the table in all aspects of decision making around the ocean. Continue Reading While you are here: Women4Oceans is currently run entirely by volunteers. With your help we can continue to spread the word on the importance of lifting women's voices in the blue space. In 2019, W4O focus will be to upgrade our platform making it easier for women to connect and be made visible. We will also be focussed on capturing the incredible work women do for our oceans through film. Help us help the ocean! The Ocean needs you! - Thank You.
Farah Obaidullah, Ocean Advocate & Founder of Women4Oceans will be speaking at The Economist's World Ocean Summit next week (March 6th) on a panel discussing coastal populations affected by #climatechange & #ocean degradation, and how to ensure all our voices are heard as we shape the new blue economy.
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#Together4Oceans While you are here: Farah runs Women4Oceans without any pay. For example she is not being paid to speak at the Ocean Summit. With your help Farah can continue to spread the word on the importance of lifting women's voices in the blue space. In 2019, W4O focus will be to upgrade our platform making it easier for women to connect and be made visible. We will also be focussed on capturing the incredible work women do for our oceans through video. Help us help the ocean! The Ocean needs you! - Thank You. Check out A Mermaid's Tale Podcast and their episode featuring our very own Women4Oceans founder Farah Obaidullah.
Farah Obaidullah, Ocean Advocate and Founder Women4Oceans shares her passion for the ocean and her motivation to set up the Women4Oceans platform with the group "Girls Gone Water".
“The ocean is my life, my career, my passion.” Farah Obaidullah has always been an ocean advocate, and as a child she spent endless hours exploring the beach, rescuing marine life, and learning as much as she could about the world underwater. She followed her passion by focusing her studies in biology and environmental technology on the ocean, and has since gained extensive expertise along her career path. Farah’s journey is especially notable for her drive to fill gaps she has identified along the way, whether personal or career-related. For example, after four years as an environmental consultant, she realized she wasn’t following her passion and redirected her career towards the ocean. She then worked for Seas At Risk, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, and Greenpeace, campaigning about global marine issues.
“We don’t all have to be marine biologists working for a big campaigning organisation to make a difference. All of us can be change-makers in the everyday actions that we take.” - Farah Continue reading While you are here: Farah runs Women4Oceans without any pay. With your help Farah can continue to spread the word on the importance of lifting women's voices in the blue space. In 2019, W4O focus will be to upgrade our platform making it easier for women to connect and be made visible. We will also be focussed on capturing the incredible work women do for our oceans through video. The Ocean needs you! - Thank You.
To healthy #oceans in 2019 & beyond!
To less CO2 emissions, (#plastic) pollution & overfishing. To more marine protected areas, marine animal welfare, respect for life & #sustainable #ocean use! How will you get involved with the #ocean this year? #women4oceans #together4oceans.
If there is ever a time to take action for our oceans, it is now!
A big thank you to Eve Isambourg and Immersion Surf Magazine for this interview. I hope you feel inspired to support #W4O and mobilise for the #ocean! "My advice is always to follow your dreams. If you are not sure what that is, which is totally normal, then listen carefully to both your heart and mind. Make sure your dream has a purpose – whatever that purpose may be, it will set you on a path. Once you are on that path then the view ahead becomes clearer. Is it risky, perhaps. But without taking risk you are not pushing yourself to be the best of who you can be". - Farah
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