International Social Work Summer (SWS) Camp in Turkey is a joint initiative of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality (Dept. of Social Services), Muğla Branch of Turkish Association of Social Workers…
Search Results for: climate
AASW COP27 Climate Action Statement
indigenous-women-climate-change-
Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability Volume 3
Climate Action: ‘Community Transformation for Climate Justice in Bolivia’ p.276 By Amanda Martin, MSW, MPH Chapter 14: SDG 14: Life Below Water: ‘One Health: How the Health of the Oceans…
SDGs Halfway Point: Social Work for Transformative Change
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW…encompassing critical issues such as poverty reduction, gender equality, quality education, clean water, and climate action. However, turning these global objectives into tangible improvements in people’s lives requires more than…
Minutes DM 2017
…national level partnerships IFSW Global worked on borderless problems such as migrations, climate change, tax evasion etc and on 2 main areas: • Internal: She commented that after the Global…
IFSW is contributing to the SDGs/ HLPF: The High Level Political Forum
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, UN…IFSW is co-organizing with Harvard University and the International Science Council a half day session on the theme “Practices and approaches on quality education towards environment and climate” on Thursday,…
Social workers respond to the growing social crisis in Europe
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW…and the reality of continued conflicts and social conditions which are driving migration in some countries;
Responding to Nature’s Call for Change: A statement on the role of social work in the context of catastrophic weather traumatising communities around the world
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Disaster, Environment…with all social workers facing these climate change challenges. They are not only responding to the immediate needs of communities resulting from the physical challenges, but also from the emotional…
Globalisation and the environment
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Environment…Climate Change – Rio de Janeiro 1992
Health
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights…in the distortions in health research and provision linked to global pharmaceutical companies’ interests. Economic growth is also bringing profound threats to the physical environment and to the climate which…
World Disasters Report 2012 - Focus on forced migration and displacement
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN…each year. The 2012 focus is on forced migration – on the people forcibly displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence, disasters, climate change and development projects, whose numbers are increasing…
Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability Volume 2
…Work and Social Development theme of working toward environmental sustainability. We hope that by making this workbook available, we are enabling climate justice issues to be acknowledged as urgent and…
World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWNo-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This is not a journey of…
"Investing In Women: Empowering Social Workers To Address Crises And Accelerate Progress" A Call To Government, Donor Agencies And Stakeholders On International Day Of Women Celebration 2024
Topic: Women…soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change. These challenges are multifaceted and require holistic solutions that empower women. As we observe International Women’s Day today, March 8th,…
New article explores the Path to an Eco-Social World after the pandemic
Information Type: NewsTopic: Environment, Ethics…crises, notably the climate emergency. It uncovers the ethical dilemmas faced by social workers, such as self-care, digital working, and navigating reduced bureaucracy, while highlighting the importance of holistic, community-based…
Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All: The Essential Role of Social Work in Advancing Human Rights
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, UN…the multifaceted crises of our times – from climate change to social inequalities, pandemics, armed conflicts and beyond. Joachim Mumba, IFSW President commented “At this crucial time in our global…
Earth Day 2012: “Mobilize the Earth”
Information Type: NewsTopic: Environment…and social forces; – People’s health and wellbeing suffer as a result of inequalities and unsustainable environments related to climate change, pollutants, war, natural disasters and violence to which there…
Social workers find it difficult to challenge unsafe practice in the UK
Information Type: NewsTopic: Ethics, Employment…a recent article in Community Care magazine. A recent survey by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) found many social workers talking about a climate of fear and intimidation…
EU supports development plan that aims for poverty reduction through sustainable growth
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection…the world a sustainable future’ the EU says very clearly that eradicating poverty and fighting climate change must go together. “Two of the most pressing challenges facing the world are…