Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Issue #3 – May 16, 2019

Events

For more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events.

First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25

Environmental Peacebuilding Association

University of California, Irvine

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019 at the University of California Irvine.

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Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice

June 3, 2019

Global Justice Now

London, UK

Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.

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Women Deliver 2019 Conference

June 3, 2019 - 2019-06-06

Women Deliver

Vancouver, Canada

The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will be the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in the 21st century.

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Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take?

June 2, 2019 - 2019-06-04

Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)

Washington, DC

Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do we understand resilience in global food systems?

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Library

In the past month, 18 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:

Citizen Engagement in Climate Adaptation Surveyed: The Role of Values, Worldviews, Gender and Place

January 1, 2019 | Ebba Brink and Christine Wamsler

Local governments' limited mandate and capacity to adequately deal with increasing climate risk and impacts means that citizen engagement is becoming increasingly important for adapting to hazards such as floods and storms.

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Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs

January 1, 2019

This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment.

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Women, Mining, and Power in Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: The Case of Kisengo

January 1, 2019 | Marie-Rose Bashwira and Jeroen Cuvelier

Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women’s involvement in ASM, with many authors drawing attention to two frequently occurring trends: the fact that women move to mining areas to escape…

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Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal

January 1, 2019 | Marinella Leone

In many developing countries women are responsible for the collection and management of forest products essential to the daily lives of their household.

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UN Security Council Resolution 2467

January 1, 2019

This was a resolution on sexual violence in conflict, passed with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (China and Russia).

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Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care

May 10, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.

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Myanmar/Burma: Gender Analysis Consultant

May 7, 2019 | Relief International

Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress.

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Call for Experts: Gender and Climate Smart Agriculture

April 29, 2019 | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of 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…

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International News

In the past month, 16 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Climate Change: Climate Change Will Fuel More Wars and Displacement in the Middle East, Experts Warn

February 19, 2019 | Borzou Daragahi, Independent

The most volatile region in the world is about to be plunged into further chaos because of climate change, academics and international officials warned at a conference on Tuesday.

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Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s KRG Suspends Oil Exports to Iran

February 16, 2019 | Ali Mohamed, Anadolu Agency

The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has suspended oil exports to neighboring Iran.

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Climate Change: UN Security Council Divided on Climate-Security Link

January 26, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of a lack…

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Blogs & Opinions

In the past month, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

Is Empowering Women in Agricultural Development Projects Worth the Investment? Yes, When Done Right

May 2, 2019 | Agnes Quisumbing, Joao Montalvao, and Markus Goldstein

A recent article in Inside Philanthropy has a provocative title: “Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?

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Our Relationship with Water Isn't Gender Neutral. Here's Why that Matters

May 1, 2019 | Dalia Saad

When thinking about water management, gender is probably the last thing on many people’s minds.

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Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?

April 24, 2019 | Michelle Sieff

In 2017, about 11 percent of the world’s population—around 821 million—was undernourished, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Compiled by Charlotte Collins, Marlotte de Jong, Nina Hamilton, Juliette Millies, and Ann Williamson

Edited by Isabelle Morley

Coordinated by Sierra Killian

Designed by Graham Campbell

Managed and published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch

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