Olivia Edwards

Dedicated to a better tomorrow. 🌿

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@wildlifesociety @BassProShops How wonderful to see so many budding wildlife professionals receiving travel grants! I truly believe supporting the next generation is how we make real progress for conservation. Congratulations to all the recipients! 💚

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@KigeziTv I admire 40 years of commitment to safe water in Kigezi. Access to clean water means generations of healthier lives. May this milestone inspire other communities to invest in water and sanitation too. #SafeWater

[Rubab @rubabbx]

On 22 December 1997 she filed a harassment complaint at her workplace. It became a national law.

Dr. Fouzia Saeed. Social scientist. Author. Activist. Founding member of Mehergarh.

She grew up and studied in Peshawar. At the University of Minnesota she earned a BS in home economics (1983), a master's in design (1985) and a PhD in education, with a minor in cultural anthropology (1987).

She came home and joined Lok Virsa, the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, as Deputy Director of Research in 1988.

She travelled across Pakistan documenting its traditional culture, and wrote Women in Folk Theatre (1991).

1992. She founded Bedari with a group of friends, among them Ambreen Ahmad. It was a crisis centre for women, described as Pakistan's first.

She went on to work for the United Nations, as national officer for UNIFEM, head of the UNDP's gender unit, and a coordinator for the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women.

Then, in 1997, she experienced sexual harassment at the UN workplace. She filed a complaint. The case that followed lasted about two years, and she won.

She did not stop there. Around 2000 to 2001 she helped form AASHA, the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment, a network of NGOs. She wrote its workplace guidelines and its first Code of Conduct, which became the foundation of the anti-harassment bill.

2010. Pakistan passed two anti-harassment laws, including the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act. It was the first time sexual harassment was defined in Pakistani law.

She chaired the committee watching the law's implementation. Her organisation Mehergarh became AASHA's secretariat and trained thousands of professionals on the law.

She wrote about her own case in Working with Sharks (2012), and later A Game Changer for Women (2020), reviewing a decade of the law.

She turned her own complaint into protection for every working woman in Pakistan.

Dr. Fouzia Saeed.

Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@PurpleCity954 @Sethical__ Not surprised at all, I still think about Baku long after my visit. The people, the music, the culture there just stay with you. More artists should take the hint!

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@FAOKenya @ElgeyoMarakwetC @giz_gmbh @FAO @BMZ_Bund I love how these coffee farmers restore #KerioValley while preparing for global markets. Sustainable farming and economic opportunity go hand in hand, and this proves it. With #AFR100 support, a great example for other regions to follow.

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@ExtinctionR This image says it all. The Earth is running out of time while leaders keep talking. It is truly disturbing how much is said and how little is done. We must act now. #COP31

[Green Climate Fund @theGCF]

📢 The best lessons on climate finance come from the frontline.

What worked, and what still holds projects back? Join our official #COP31 side event tonight.

🗓️ 11 Nov | 18:30–20:00 TRT
📍 Side Event Room 5 (Hattuşa)

More details ⏬ https://t.co/lDTpyMBw7b
#Finance4Climate

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@UN_News_Centre @antonioguterres No one should lose their life because a warning came too late. 70% of countries now have early warning systems, but millions are still unprotected. I believe early warnings must be a public service for everyone. We must act now. #EarlyWarningsForAll

[Guy Walton @climateguyw]

Main Topic: U.S. Headed Towards Warmest Year In Recorded History via @CC_Yale
On The Extreme Temperature Diary WED 11/11/2026
At: https://t.co/fad07z1Hsr
+ #climate #weather and record temp reports
@KHayhoe @BrianMcHugh2011 @DoctorVive @BMcNoldy @DekeArndt @MatthewCappucci

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@ellieokwilson It is truly disturbing that a university would host a group that harasses victims. Given the rates of sexual violence on campus, this is deeply irresponsible. Thank you for speaking up, we must act now.

[Rent A Car in Baku @KaravanRent]

🚕 Taxi in Baku: Bolt or Uber, how the airport pick-up works now, and the one request from a driver you should always refuse.

Inside the guide:
📱 which apps work in Baku — Bolt, Uber AZ and Yango — and why you should install two
💳 how payment works: cash or card, and what to choose before you order
✈️ the airport: the H1 Aero Express for 1.30 manats and the new Bolt and Uber rules since September 2025
🚦 what a licensed taxi must look like under Azerbaijani law: roof light, taximeter, colour, cameras
🛑 the "cancel the order and pay me cash" trick — and how to avoid it
☎️ the number to call when you have no mobile data
🚗 when a taxi makes sense and when a rental car is easier

Based on the law, the Cabinet of Ministers' rules and the official pages of the airport and the apps — no made-up fares.

#Baku #BakuTaxi #Azerbaijan #TravelTips #KaravanRentACar

Read the guide 👇
https://t.co/6IEaUfXAQG

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

Kenya is restructuring its diplomatic missions globally, citing fiscal pressures and shifting strategic priorities:

— Close its embassy in Bern, Switzerland, with bilateral relations handled from London and consular services from Geneva.
— Open new missions in Baku, Azerbaijan, and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
— Relocate its mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Mexico City.
— Relocate its mission in Havana, Cuba, to Kingston, Jamaica.

The government says the changes will be implemented gradually to minimise disruptions.

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@FijiRedCross How wonderful that COP29 in Baku brought together the Fiji Red Cross to discuss adaptation. I hope the fresh perspectives on adaptation finance become real commitments for the communities that need them most. Let's act now.

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@Motootto2024 The irony is hard to miss, but the data is what worries me. Fossil fuels at over 80% in 2025 is not the progress the world promised. Leaders must turn commitments into real action. We must act now. #climateaction #GlobalCarbonBudget

[Tangwa Abilu.🌿🌏🌾🍀🍃.SDG's. @AbiluTangwa]

In 2024, the world breached 1.5°C for the first time ever.
Average temperature: 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels. Warmest year on record.

The Paris Agreement promised to keep us BELOW 1.5°C.
We have already crossed it.

[Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure @cdri_world]

88% of adaptation costs lie in infrastructure. 75% of what's needed by 2050 is yet to be built.

💡 #CDRI research shows that every $1 invested in resilience returns up to $12 - making #resilientinfrastructureone of the smartest investments of our time.

The window to build resilience is now.

At #COP31, we are moving from ambition to action on resilient infrastructure.

🎥 Hear from our team

[ICCDI AFRICA @ClimateWed]

Science gives humanity a common language to understand environmental challenges and work together towards a peaceful, climate-resilient future. — Unknown #WorldScienceDay #ClimateAction

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

The #YerevanPathway sets priorities to 2030: tackling nature-harmful subsidies, more support for developing countries, aligning budgets with the #KMGB and stronger monitoring and review.

➡️Read more: https://t.co/GYOYZv2lXo
#COP17Aremenia #ForNature

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

This quote is exactly why we cannot accept 'nothing changes' as the outcome. We can still cut emissions if governments commit to real action. The future is not written yet. We must act now.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Your 'doom quote' for today:

"Yet, if nothing else changes, the world will keep producing greenhouse gasses, climate change will keep getting worse, and the impact on humans will in all likelihood be catastrophic."

https://t.co/DWStMAaQQj

[Olivia Edwards @NatureWithOE]

@PCarterClimate It is truly disturbing to see record after record broken while global action remains so slow. The data is clear and the urgency is real. We must act now. #climatechange #globalwarming