Sub-Saharan Africa
There are 298 resources related to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pathways to Achieving Food Security, Sustainable Peace and Gender Equality: Evidence from Three FAO Interventions
2018
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Development Policy Review
Patricia Justino, Katharine Hagerman, Julius Jackson, Indira Joshi, Ilaria Sisto, and Asha Bradley
There is increasing recognition that livelihood security, sustainable peace, conflict prevention and gender equality are complementary goals requiring integrated policy approaches, yet there is limited…
Pathways to Achieving Food Security, Sustainable Peace, and Gender Equality: Evidence From Three FAO Interventions
2018
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Development Policy Review
Patricia Justino, Katharine Hagerman, Julius Jackson, Indira Joshi, Ilaria Sisto, and Asha Bradley
There is increasing recognition that livelihood security, sustainable peace, conflict prevention and gender equality are complementary goals requiring integrated policy approaches, yet there is limited…
Assessment of Dispute Resolution Structures and HLP Issues in Borno and Adamawa States, North-East Nigeria
2018
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Majida Rasul and Simon Robins
The armed conflict in the Lake Chad region has caused mass displacement in north-east Nigeria, forcing people to flee the violence and abandon their homes.The…
Gender Dimensions of (Non)Violence in Communal Conflict: The Case of Jos, Nigeria
2019
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Comparative Political Studies
Jana Krause
Peacebuilding is more likely to succeed in countries with higher levels of gender equality, but few studies have examined the link between subnational gender relations…
Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women and Peace
2018
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Silja Halle and Clare Church
In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as…
How Do Post-Conflict Environmental Initiatives Affect Women's Empowerment within Natural Resource Management in the Short Term?
2018
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Uppsala University
Gertruda Uleviciute
This thesis aims to explain how post-conflict environmental initiatives affect women’s empowerment within natural resource management in the short term. It argues that the lack…
Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors
2019
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Land
David Betge
Humanitarian and development organizations working in conflict-affected settings have a particular responsibility to do no harm and contribute to the wellbeing of the population without…
Gender, Cash Assistance, and Conflict: Gendered Protection Implications of Cash and Voucher Assistance in Somalia/Somaliland
2019
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USAID and CARE
Jillian J. Foster, Allison McGrath, and Sarah Littisha Jansen
Protection issues are multi-dimensional in Somalia and Somaliland. Vulnerability is as much about physical violence as it is about drought and chronic food insecurity. The…
Women Participation in Conflict Management in Nigeria: A Case of a Rural Community in the Niger Delta Area
2019
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American Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Gbenemene Kpae and Juliana Masi
The Niger Delta of Nigeria is plagued by crisis and youth criminality, most of which are committed by jobless and frustrated youths. Communal/ethnic, political, and…
Conflict and Hunger: The Lived Experience of Conflict and Food Insecurity in South Sudan
2018
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Concern Worldwide
As the global community strives to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) of ending hunger, progress is being fundamentally undermined by conflict. This report seeks…
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…
The Gendered Construction of Reparations: An Exploration of Women's Exclusion from the Niger Delta Reintegration Processes
2016
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Palgrave Communications
Olakunle Michael Folami
The Niger Delta is located in the South-south region of Nigeria. Oil exploration and exploitation by the multinational oil companies led to environmental degradation. The…
‘I Acted Like a Man’: Exploring Female Ex-insurgents’ Narratives on Nigeria’s Oil Insurgency
2016
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Review of African Political Economy
Temitope Oriola
This paper explores how a small sample of female ex-insurgents make sense of their engagement in Nigeria’s oil insurgency. The study is informed by three…
Land Tenure in South Sudan: Does It Promote Climate Change Resilience?
2017
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The Sudd Institute
Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai, and Nyathon Hoth Mai
Land was a key driver of the war between Khartoum and Southern Sudan. The Khartoum government had placed the land and its resources under the…
Gender-Sensitivity in Natural Resource Management in Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan
2015
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Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice
Adrienne Stork, Cassidy Travis, and Silja Halle
Over the past decade, a wide body of scholarship has emerged on the relationship between violent conflict and natural resources. As this research unequivocally demonstrates,…
South Sudan Food Security and Land Governance Factsheet
2010
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LANDac, Royal Tropical Institute
Martijn ter Heegde, Thea Hilhorst and Nicholas Porchet
Food security depends of secure access to land and water (rainfed or irrigated). In South Sudan most farmers rely on customary tenure systems, but which…
From Vulnerability to Agency: Gendered Dynamics of Food Security, Conflict, and Resilience in Eastern DRC
2026
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World Food Programme
World Food Programme
Eastern DRC continues to face protracted conflict, largescale displacement, and recurrent livelihood disruption, deepening food insecurity across the eastern provinces. According to the October 2025…
'Still Struggling with the Commons': An Overview of Progress & Problems Securing Community Lands in Africa (Brief No. 08 of "Transforming Conservation: From Conflicts to Justice" Series)
2026
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Forest Peoples Programme
Liz Alden Wily
This Brief provides main findings from a study of all land and resource laws in force in Africa in 2025 to assess the legal status…
Integrated Assessment of Climate-Related Security Risks for Peace and Security in Blue Nile, Sudan, and Their Gender Dimensions
2026
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UNEP
Hector Morales Munoz, Lukas Rüttinger, and Yosr Khèdr
The Blue Nile State in Sudan is grappling with a severe and escalating crisis, marked by an intensifying conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)…
Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Armed Conflict: Exploring the Triple Challenges for Female Farmers in Northwestern Cameroon
2025
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Society & Natural Resources
Lotsmart Fonjong and Mbuli Clodine
Armed conflict amidst climate challenges significantly impacts on men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. In dominantly agrarian communities, climate vulnerability aggravates food insecurity, especially for…
Global Women, Peace and Security Initiative: Phase I Implementation Report - Chad, Mongolia and Ukraine
2025
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UNDP
UNDP
Phase I Implementation Report (2024-2025) Chad, Mongolia and Ukraine
In 2024–2025, in partnership with the Government of France, UNDP established and implemented Phase I of the…
More than Connecting the Gender Dots: Exploring a Deep Relations Approach in Environmental Peacebuilding
2025
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Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Heidi Hudson
This article proposes a paradigm shift in environmental peacebuilding beyond the peaceful distribution of resources, cooperative approaches and integrative frameworks and offers a feminist-relational approach…
Sudan: Women, Food Insecurity, and Famine Risk in Sudan, Gender Snapshot
2025
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UN Women
UN Women
This fact sheet, developed by the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group Sudan, highlights key gendered trends from World Food Programme Quarter 1 2025…
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,…
The DRC Inquiry: Ad-Hoc Parliamentary Inquiry into the Responses to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the DRC
2025
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APPG on International Law, Justice and Accountability and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
APPG on International Law, Justice and Accountability and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains one of the most under-reported and under-discussed crimes, despite the changing perception of sexual violence in conflict as seen over…
Land, Law, and Legacy: Reconciling Gender Equality with Tradition in Northern Uganda
2025
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Oxfam
Alexandra Foote
The Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda faces a tension in its post-conflict period: reconciling local peacebuilding approaches with national and international standards of gender equality.…
Climate, Peace and Security in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
2025
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Katongo Seyuba
Local communities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) face the combined challenge of climate change and violent conflict, which exacerbates vulnerabilities, poverty, displacement…
Gender Dynamics Within Food Systems in Displacement Contexts: Experiences from Displaced Populations in Nampula, Mozambique
2025
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Frontiers
Thea Synnestvedt, Gracsious Maviza, and Mandlenkosi Maphosa
In Nampula province, Mozambique, internally displaced and refugee communities live in settlements situated at the outskirts of Nampula city. This paper explores the intersection of…
L'Entraide en Temps de Crise : Étude de Cas Tchad
2025
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Groupe URD
Cécile Petitdemange and Aline Hubert
This case study was chosen because Chad is one of the most vulnerable countries and the least prepared for climate change, and is very frequently…
Evolution of Food Insecurity in Sudan during the Ongoing Conflict
2024
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International Food Policy Research Institute
Oliver K. Kirui, Khalid Siddig, Monica Fisher, Hala Abushama, Mosab Ahmed, Mariam Raouf, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Sudan's food security landscape has been dramatically impacted by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which…