Middle East & North Africa
There are 48 resources related to Middle East & North Africa.
Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk
2022
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
José Francisco Alvarado Cóbar, Kyungmee Kim, Geoffrey Dabelko, Anniek Barnhoorn, Florian Krampe, Evelyn Salas Alfaro, Noah Bell, Claire McAllister, Emilie Broek, David Michel, Karolina Eklöw, Elise Remling, Jakob Faller, Elizabeth Smith, Andrea Gadnert, D
Behind the headlines of war in Europe and the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, our world is being drawn into a black hole of deepening twin…
Women and Land in the Muslim World
2018
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UN-HABITAT
Ombretta Tempra, Siraj Sait, and Rafic Khouri
Access to land is a key element that allows women and men to fully play their role in building peaceful, stable and prosperous societies and…
Gender in Energy Interventions in Fragile and Conflict Situations in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Insights from Iraq, Lebanon, Republic of Yemen, and the West Bank and Gaza
2020
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World Bank Group
Elisabeth Maier, Samantha Constant, and Ali Ahmad
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is home to some of the most fragile situations and conflict-affected population in the world. With one in…
IRC Watchlist 2021
2020
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International Rescue Commission
The IRC is launching Watchlist 2021 as a call to action for global leaders and the general public. Historically, the annual Watchlist was a humanitarian…
Integrating Gender Perspectives into Environmental Sustainability: Ecological Security and Post-Conflict Impacts in the Middle East
2025
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Sociology and Cultural Research Review
Sania Haroon, Samrana Afzal, and Hina Butt
Understanding the pressing need to incorporate gender views into environmental sustainability initiatives in Middle Eastern conflict-affected areas with a special focus on Iraq, Syria, and…
Be a Man: A Theory of Climate Change, Masculinities and Violence
2024
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Environment and Security
Ben Francis
Experts increasingly agree that the impacts of climate change are likely to create new violent conflict risks and exacerbate existing ones. However, the extent of…
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance on Ecological Crisis, Climate Justice, and Racial Justice
2022
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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
E. Tendayi Achiume
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance highlights the racially discriminatory and unjust roots…
Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed Conflict: More Dangerous to be a Woman?
2020
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Emerald Publishing Limited
Stacy Banwell
Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies, Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed Conflict delves into visual as well as text-based materials to…
Women in War and Peace: Grassroots Peacebuilding
2000
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United States Institute of Peace
Donna Ramsey Marshall
The United States Institute of Peace strives, through research, education, and training, to understand this role of nongovernmental entities in bringing about a stable peace…
Lessons from Environmental Peacebuilding Programming
2019
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K4D
Sian Herbert
This rapid literature review collates lessons from conflict resolution/peacebuilding programmes that include land, resource management, and/or environmental issues. This is a burgeoning area of research…
Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy: A Basic Mapping of the Challenges in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan
2019
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Journal of Hydrology
Natasha Carmi, Mey Alsayegh, and Maysoon Zoubi
Until now, limited attention has been afforded to the role of, and challenges faced by, women involved in water diplomacy. In addition to research being…
Water, Cooperation and Peace in the Middle East
2013
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American University School of International Service
Christina Kehoe, Courtney Owen, Moses Jackson, Heather Speight, Joanna Fischer, Charles Christian, Erin Rosner
Water, Cooperation, and Peace presents a multidisciplinary study of environmental peacebuilding. The paper’s primary objective is to assess the peacebuilding significance of a cooperative Israeli-Palesti-nian…
Women’s Resistance to War, Injustice, and Environmental Crisis
2025
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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Genevieve Riccoboni and Jacqueline Dyna
The root causes, manifestations and attempts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis all hold profound implications for gender equality and human security. Women,…
Post-Conflict Restitution of Customary Land: Guidelines and Trajectories of Change
2023
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World Development
Sandra F. Joireman and Rosine Tchatchoua-Djomo
Since the 1990s a body of soft international law and public policy has developed around property restitution after conflict. The Pinheiro Principles and the Voluntary…
Integrating Gender, Peace and Environment: The Gender Dimension of Environmental Peacebuilding
2023
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Research Handbook on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding
Sarah Mead and Marie Jacobsson
The interlinked nature of environmental protection and natural resource management on the one hand, and peacebuilding on the other, has been clearly established in the foregoing chapters.…
Climate, Women, and Conflict: Rebel Groups’ Armed Activities after Major Disasters
2023
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Global Studies Quarterly
Tobias Ide
This study builds long-anticipated bridges between the literature on (i) climate/disaster security, (ii) women, peace, and security, and (iii) rebel group behavior. Specifically, I analyze…
A Gender and Inclusive Climate-Migration Study in Hatra
2023
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People In Need
Majd Zaghir
As highlighted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Iraq ranks as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, with factors such as decreased…
Are Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change Gender Neutral? Lessons Learned from Paddy Farmers in Northern Iran
2023
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Land Use Policy
Imaneh Goli, Hossein Azadi, Maryam Omidi Najafabadi, Farhad Lashgarara, Ants-Hannes Viira, Alishir Kurban, Petr Sklenička, Kristina Janečková, and Frank Witlox
Adopting a qualitative approach, this study performs a gender analysis of the climate change effects on rice farmers’ adaptation strategies (AS) in Mazandaran Province (northern…
Gender, Environmental Change, and Migration Aspirations and Abilities in Tangier and Tinghir, Morocco
2022
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Human Ecology
Lore Van Praag
Gender plays a role in all aspects of migration but is underrepresented in migration theories, particularly relating to environmental migration. In this research I address…
Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden [Video]
2022
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VICE News
Ben C. Solomon
In Iraq, climate change has transformed the once mythical mesopotamian marshes into deserts. It's not only temperatures that exceed 125°F and record low rainfall, but…
"If I Leave… I Cannot Breathe": Climate Change and Civilian Protection in Iraq
2022
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Center for Civilians in Conflict
Jordan Lesser-Roy
Climate change is set to cause unpredictable weather patterns, including droughts and flooding, desertification of once arable lands, and increased water shortages. Over the next…
Gender, Climate, and Security in Yemen: The Linkages and Ways Forward
2022
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Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Muna Luqman and Nadia Al-Sakkaf
This report presents a summary of discussions with WROs regarding peace processes, gendered climate advocacy in Yemen and the linkages of the climate/security/gender nexus in…
Risking the Future: Climate Change, Environmental Destruction, and Conflict in Yemen
2022
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Center for Civilians in Conflict
Niku Jafarnia
CIVIC’s research demonstrates that climate change and environmental degradation must be addressed immediately to promote stability and prevent the outbreak of further conflicts over access…
Legislative Framework to Women's Participation In Political And Peacebuilding Processes
2022
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ElBarlament
Rejna Alaaldin
Iraq has suffered immense devastation and degradation after two decades of armed conflict and political instability. While this has far-reaching implications for the social fabric…
Women Speak: The Lived Nexus Between Climate, Gender and Security
2022
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DCAF
Megan Bastick and Camille Risler
A growing body of research recognises the gendered impacts of climate change, and how these are impacted by armed conflict. Women often bear the brunt…
Climate Change and Security: Perspectives from the Field
2020
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UN University Centre for Policy Research
Adam Day
This policy brief examines the issue of climate- security primarily from the perspective of UN field offices around the world. It draws principally on aset of…
Climate, Peace, and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
2022
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Iraq is highly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. The country’s vulnerability is shaped by its physical exposure, a strong natural resource dependency and low adaptive…
In Iraq, the Bitter Legacy of War Still Lies Hidden Underground
2021
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Foreign Policy
Jack Losh
Like the neck of a giraffe, a minesweeping vehicle extends a serrated bucket forward and dips its teeth into the blighted earth. It drags the…
Integrating Gender and Security in Climate Adaptation: Principles for Success
2021
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International Alert
Lucy Holdaway, Camille Marquette, and Moira Simpson
Men and women, and boys and girls, experience climate change, peace and security in different ways. Deeply rooted gender norms, expectations and roles lead to…
Gender, Place, and Agricultural Extension: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understand Farmer Needs in Liberia
2021
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The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Rebecca Witinok-Huber, Steven Radil, Dilshani Sarathchandra, and Caroline Nyaplue-Daywhea
This study explores the intersection of gender and place with agricultural extension services to understand disparities in resource and information access and build community resilience…