Sub-Saharan Africa
There are 298 resources related to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Evaluating the Sustainability of Local Women's Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Durban, South Africa: A Feminist Political Ecology and Intersectionality Perspective
2024
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ERP Environment
Fidelis Udo, Johannes Bhanye, Bakissa Daouda Diallo, and Maheshvari Naidu
This paper employs a feminist political ecology and an intersectionality framework to examine the multiple dimensions of local women's vulnerability and adaptation to climate change…
From Forests to Frontlines: Echoes of Ecofeminism and Antimilitarism in Congo's Struggle
2024
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Jamia Millia Islamia
Hajar Taha
Amidst the tumultuous currents of our world, rife with armed conflicts, rampant militarism, forced displacements, humanitarian crises, and the unsettling rise of far-right ideologies, ecofeminists…
YouTube's role in skill development and self-employment.
2024
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Pauline Wanjuki Njeru
I am Pauline Njeru, I hold a Master of Science degree in Plant Pathology. Well, having graduated with this degree I thought life would be…
Policy Dialogue on the Role of Women in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Ethiopia
2022
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UNDP
UNDP
UNDP and the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA) organised a one-day national-level policy dialogue in July 2022 to provide a platform for key…
Women and Indigenous Resource Conflict Resolution Options in Uganda’s Oil Region: A Case of Barazas
2024
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Mobility, Identity, and Conflict Resolution in Africa
Deborah Birungi, Nicholas Tunanukye, and John Mushomi Atwebembeire
Resource ownership has been associated with power, which has been greatly influenced by patriarchy. The role of women in organising, planning, allocating, and controlling the…
Empowering Women, Peace and Security in the Coral Triangle: Bridging Civil-Military and State Boundaries to Tackle Maritime Environmental Crimes
2024
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Pacific Forum
Lily Schlieman, Maryruth Belsey Priebe, Charity Borg, Anny Barlow, and Tevvi Bullock
The Coral Triangle, spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste, is renowned for its unparalleled marine biodiversity. The region is…
Can Peace Operations Mitigate the Effect of Armed Conflict on Malnutrition? Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
2023
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Environment and Security
Kyle Beardsley and Jessica Beardsley
Armed conflict increases food insecurity leading to malnutrition especially in women, but can peace operations mitigate the increased prevalence of malnutrition in conflict zones? This…
Empowering Women, Peace and Security in the Coral Triangle: Bridging Civil-Military and State Boundaries to Tackle Maritime Environmental Crimes
2024
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Pacific Forum International
Lily Schlieman, Maryruth Belsey Priebe, Charity Borg, Anny Barlow, and Tevvi Bullock
The Coral Triangle is renowned for its unparalleled marine biodiversity and provides food security to over 130 million people living in and around the region.…
Gender in Civil-Military Climate Security and Disaster Response: Co-Creating Gender-Transformative Approaches amid the Global Climate Crisis
2024
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Pacific Forum International
Maryruth Belsey Priebe and Tevvi Bullock
With the growing frequency, intensity, and severity of climate crisis events and disasters, defense and security institutions will be increasingly called upon to provide humanitarian…
Realities Beyond Reporting: Women Environmental Defenders in South Africa
2022
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Feminist Media Studies
Dalena Tran
Women environmental defenders continue to face marginalization despite their growing significance in ecological conflicts. The media’s role in empowering or further rendering them invisible is…
Impact of Environmental Crime on Indigenous Women: Evidence from Ecuador, Mexico, Cameroon and Indonesia
2023
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Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Faith Ngum and Radha Barooah
Organized crime is driving environmental degradation and biodiversity loss in forest eco- systems around the world. The impact of environmental degradation on indigenous forest-dependent communities…
Community Voices on Climate, Peace and Security: Kenya
2023
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CGIAR
Leonardo Medina, Vanessa Souza de Matos, Alex Lekaram, Caroli Giulia, Anna Belli, Oliver Unverdorben, Nyang'ori Ohenjo, Benson Kenduiywo, Theresa Liebig, Grazia Pacillo, Peter Laderach, John Hellin, Stefen Sieber, and Michelle Bonatti
This study conducted a participatory appraisal of climate vulnerabilities and conflict risks three communities across Kenya: 1) members of the Yiaku Indigenous Peoples in the…
A Changing Climate for Peace: Navigating Conflict in the Climate Crisis
2023
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Conciliation Resources
Laura Aumeer, Tom Barton, and Kat French
The global climate crisis, and how humans respond to it, is changing and amplifying the dynamics of current violent conflicts and is contributing to new…
Gender, Cultural Identity, Conflict and Climate Change
2023
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Conciliation Resources
Amy Dwyer and Gabriel Nuckhir
Gender and social inequality, the climate crisis and conflict are three of the biggest challenges of our time. But despite clear connections, there is a…
Challenging Shea As a Woman’s Crop – Masculinities and Resource Control in Burkina Faso
2023
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Gender, Place & Culture
Jenny Friman
This article pays attention to the gendered resource struggles and changing division of labor of the feminized shea fruit in Burkina Faso. The aim of…
Women, Human-Wildlife Conflict, and CBNRM: Hidden Impacts and Vulnerabilities in Kwanfu Conservancy, Namibia
2015
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Conservation and Society
Kathryn Elizabeth Khumalo and Laurie Ann Yung
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes are designed to ensure that rural residents benefit from conservation initiatives. But where human-wildlife conflict threatens life and livelihood,…
Gender Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Tigray, Ethiopia
2023
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Global Environmental Change
Engdawork Assefa and Gebremichael Gebrehiwot
Female-headed households were more vulnerable to climate change than male-headed.
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…
Status of Gender Equality in Ocean Research, Conservation and Management Institutions and Organisations in Kenya
2023
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African Journal of Marine Science
RA Ojwala
Gender equality is key to achieving the objectives of the United Nation’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In patriarchal societies, men’s dominance has…
Contextualising Gender and Environmental Crises in Religious Settings: Zimbabwean Women’s Experiences at Johanne Masowe WeChishanu Apostolic Churches’ Open Ground Gatherings
2023
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HTS Teologiese Studies
Priccilar Vengesai and Linda Naicker
The Constitution of Zimbabwe guarantees religious freedoms and freedom of association including for religious purposes. While people can gather for religious purposes, the main thrust…
Resilience, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Transitional Justice
2023
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Taylor & Francis
Janine N. Clark
This interdisciplinary book constitutes the first major and comparative study of resilience focused on victims-/survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Locating resilience in the relationships…
An In-Depth Analysis of Climate Change as a Driver of Natural Resource Conflict: A Study in Sambang—The Gambia
2023
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Open Access Library Journal
Omar Sambou and Muhammed Ceesay
Climate change is one of the most underreported triggers of conflict. The menace did not only cause crop failures and a decline in agricultural productivity…
COVID-19, Gender and Health: Recentring Women in African Indigenous Health Discourses in Zimbabwe for Environmental Conservation
2023
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Theological Studies
Molly Manyonganise
In precolonial Africa, women were the major authorities in herbal remedies within their own homes and at the community level, where they focused on disease…
Taking Stock of Gender Gaps in Crop Production Technology Adoption and Technical Efficiency in Ghana
2023
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Agricultural Economics Research, Policy and Practice in Southern Africa
Abigail A. Adaku, Francis Tsiboe, and Joseph Clottey
There is a strong linkage between agricultural performance and economic growth in developing countries. However, the gain from agriculture disproportionately trickles down to the poor…
Gender Gap in the Impact of Social Capital on Household Food Security in Zimbabwe: Does Spatial Proximity Matter?
2023
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Review of Economics of the Household
Terrence Kairiza, George Kembo, Vengesai Magadzire, and Lloyd Chigusiwa
Despite the numerous strides that have been made towards ensuring food security since the launch of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the gap…
Decoupling Local Ownership? The Lost Opportunities for Grassroots Women’s Involvement in Liberian Peacebuilding
2016
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Cooperation and Conflict
Theodora-Ismene Gizelis and Jonathan Joseph
Civil society organizations and grassroots groups are often unable to play an active role in postconflict reconstruction and peacebuilding. A possible explanation for the observed…
A Gendered Analysis of Cyclone Idai Disaster Interventions in Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe
2023
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Development Southern Africa
Hellen Venganai and Frank Mupoperi
When disasters happen in the world, government departments and NGOs collaborate to support survivors through various interventions. Whether these interventions respond to the gendered impacts…
Gender, Climate Change and Food Insecurity: A Zimbabwean Rastafari Perspective
2023
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Pharos Journal of Theology
Fortune Sibanda
The global climate change crisis has a direct bearing on the imbalances affecting the ecosystem including food security. In Africa, the theme of food security…
Financing the Unbanked: How Community Savings Groups Can Create Pathways for Legal Artisanal Gold in Burkina Faso
2023
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IMPACT
Kady Seguin, Victoria Reichel, Raphael Deberdt
This paper explores the connections between financial inclusion, formalization of artisanal miners, and illicit trade. The research demonstrates why financial inclusion is a crucial component…
“Why Should a Married Man Fetch Water?” Masculinities, Gender relations, and the Embodied Political Ecology of Urban Water Insecurity in Malawi
2023
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Social & Cultural Geography
Ellis Adjei Adams
In sub-Saharan Africa, water insecurity is intertwined with gender and sociocultural norms. While extensive scholarship exists on gender-water relations in the region, it predominantly focuses…