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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #91 – October 15, 2026 |
SpotlightsFeminist and Green Foreign Policy: Building a Stronger Alternative October 14, 2026 | Francesca Fassbender, Falguni Lalwani, and Gunel Madadli In January 2025, Argentina’s president used his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos to attack feminism and environmentalism as parts of the same ideological agenda, one that used demands for equality and… |
AnnouncementsOctober 13, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck invite abstracts for a three-day symposium on environmental peacebuilding in mountain areas.Request for Proposals to Host the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding October 12, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacemaking Association® (EnPAx®) invites proposals to host the Sixth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding in 2030.Call for Inputs to the 2027 Thematic Report on Climate Change and the Rights of Women and Girls UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls The UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls is preparing its annual thematic report on the issue of climate change and the rights of women and girls. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. 2026 United Nations Water Conference December 8, 2026 - 2026-12-10 United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Senegal Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation is an essential end in itself and is also critical to progress on the 2030 Agenda as a whole.The 4th International Women in Science, Engineering & Technology November 23, 2026 - 2026-11-25 IEM Women Engineers Section Meru, Malasia The IEM-WE is organising the 4th International Conference of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WiSET) 2026.World Conference on Women's Empowerment, Gender Equity, and Social Impact November 12, 2026 - 2026-11-13 Scientific Research Conferences Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Welcome to the World Conference on Women’s Empowerment, Gender Equity, and Social Impact (WCWEGESI -2026), a premier global platform dedicated to advancing inclusive development, gender equality, and sustainable social transformation.Climate, Conflict and Gender – Pathways Forward October 21, 2026 Kairos Canada Remote Join us for an online forum to hear partners reflect on their work with communities as they confront the interconnected and compounding crises of climate crisis, conflict and gender inequalities.United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP17 Women's Forum October 19, 2026 - 2026-10-30 CBD Women’s Caucus, the CBD COP17 Presidency, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Yereván, Armenia The Women's Forum aims to promote the implementation of the Gender Action Plan and advance gender-responsive approaches in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.Fall 2026 Seminar Series: Gender, Power, and Social Change September 14, 2026 - 2026-11-30 Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program Our Fall 2026 seminar series explores how gender intersects with systems of power, and how individuals and movements work to reshape these systems to advance social change. |
LibraryIn the past month, several new publications were added to our online library of materials on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace. Here is a sampling of the new additions: November 12, 2026 | Lorena Aguilar, Seemin Qayum, and Carla Kraft (UN Women) The transformation of societies and economies towards paradigms centred on interdependence, care, and sustainability is urgently needed.Why Nature Finance and Gender Data are Central to Achieving the World’s Biodiversity Goals August 6, 2026 | Nicola Sorsby and Karen Wong Pérez (International Institute for Environment and Development The 17th meeting of parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) will be a critical moment towards achieving global commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.August 1, 2026 | Nejamkis Lucila and Gavazzo Natalia (Universidad Nacional de San Martín) Este documento de trabajo analiza once experiencias desarrolladas en seis países deAmérica Latina que despliegan acciones comunitarias en las intersecciones entre cambio climático, cuidados, desigualdades de género y defensa de los territorios, desde una perspectiva… August 1, 2026 | Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls, World Resources Institute, and UNSRID This note is intended to provide options that may support Parties in preparing submissions under Deliverable A. 3. 9 of the Belém Gender Action Plan (Decision 7/CP. 30). Deliverable A. 3.April 18, 2026 | Women and Gender Constituency The Rio Conventions — the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) — were adopted at the…April 1, 2026 | Livia Charles, Allison Fabrizio, Osprey Orielle Lake, and Jillianne Lyon The scope of this policy brief examines the implications of decarbonization, specifically focusing on mining related to renewable energy development; it also identifies some of the critical governance and policy gaps that must be addressed…Women Peacebuilders at the Nexus of Climate, Conflict and Gender Kairos Canada Women are building peace amid destabilizing forces - armed conflict, climate disruption,economic instability, shrinking civic space and growing impunity. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Namibia: Programme Specialist - Gender Coordination UN Women UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement…Francophone West Africa: Women Building Power for Climate Justice Lead WoMin To lead WoMin’s WCJ team and its contributions to building and strengthening an African women’s movement for climate justice, which holds a progressive Pan African ecofeminist politics at its core; and to the…Indonesia: Humanitarian and Resilience Program Manager Plan International The Program Manager for Humanitarian and Resilience will play a key role in ensuring the achievement of the programme objectives which relate to the managing and supervising of safe learning and school environment,… |
International NewsIn the past month, several International News items were added on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Kenya: Turkana Women Turn Prosopis-Infested Land into Irrigated Vegetable Farms October 8, 2026 | Peter Gitonga The triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution – has very real and very unequal impacts on women, girls and gender-diverse people.October 3, 2026 | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development October 3, 2026 (Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through the Building Women’s Economic Resilience for Sustainable Peace (BWERSP) Project, has concluded a two-day training for…October 1, 2026 | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development October 1, 2026 (MOGADISHU, Somalia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through the Building Women’s Economic Resilience for Sustainable Peace (BWERSP) Project, has concluded a three-day capacity-building training for women leaders and peace…Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Drought Deepens, and Women Bear the Heaviest Burden October 1, 2026 | Inter Press Service KABUL, October 1 (IPS) - Drought has depleted wells, withered fruit trees, and reduced crop yields across Afghanistan.September 1, 2026 | Wairimu Mwangi Students, educators, government leaders, and development partners came together in Nyeri County, Kenya, to launch the Hug the Earth Tree Nursery, an initiative encouraging young people, especially girls, to take an active role…Afghanistan: In Badakhshan, UNAMA Reaffirms Support for Women and Sustainable Livelihoods August 26, 2026 | UNAMA During a visit to Badakhshan province, UNAMA Acting Head and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Georgette Gagnon engaged with local authorities, women entrepreneurs, community leaders, and stakeholders on issues affecting the lives…July 24, 2026 | Global Alliance of Territorial Communities Developed through a collaborative effort between the Shandia Platform, the GATC Women’s Movement, and territorial funds—including Fundo Rutî, IPAS, Podáali Fund, REPALEAC Fund, Fondo Territorial Mesoamericano (FTM), Jaguatá, Fundo Indígena do Rio Negro… |
Blogs and OpinionIn the past month, several Blogs and Opinions were added on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Call for Applications from Women’s and Young Women’s Organizations in Haiti October 9, 2026 | Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals to support local women’s and young women’s civil society organizations in Haiti to strengthen their active participation and leadership in…How the United Nations Can Address Growing AI Concerns to Peace and Security September 21, 2026 | Ana Lejava (Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security) As world leaders convene in New York this week for the UN General Assembly’s high-level session, and as AI industry leaders prepare to brief the Security Council on the state of artificial intelligence,…August 27, 2026 | Sawsan Gharaibeh, Naomi Clugston, Gemma Ferguson, and Tamara Bah Gender-based violence (GBV) is pervasive across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). |
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Compiled by Maria Camilla Cadonicci, Morgan Dreibelbis, Natalia Jimenez, and Maryruth Belsey Priebe Edited and Coordinated by Andy Zhang Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and Published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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