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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #8 – October 17, 2019 |
AnnouncementsOctober 17, 2019 The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019, in Irvine, California. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. Africa in Transition: The Role of Women in Peace and Security October 29, 2019 Wilson Center Washington, DC Please join the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Maternal Health Initiative, in partnership with The Population Institute, to discuss holistic approaches to complex security challenges in sub-Saharan Africa at the…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. |
LibraryIn the past month, 10 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: January 1, 2019 | Elizabeth Mesok This report is the result of extensive desk-based research, interviews, and continuous discussions with civil society organizations (CSOs) and experts on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE).January 1, 2019 | 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.Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2019 January 1, 2019 The ‘leave no one behind’ approach aims to identify not only who is left behind, but also the ways in which marginalization and exclusion are experienced. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. October 15, 2019 | BRAC Founded in 1972, BRAC works with the poorest people in nine countries in Asia and Africa.Burundi: Expat Psychosocial and Trauma Expert for Sexualized Gender-based Violence (female) October 15, 2019 | Medica Mondiale medica mondiale e. V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany.South Sudan: Gender-Based Violence Specialist October 15, 2019 | IOM Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. |
International NewsIn the past month, 10 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: Send in the Troops: Congo Raises the Stakes on Illegal Mining July 16, 2019 | Aaron Ross, Reuters Deploying soldiers to clear tens of thousands of illegal informal miners from mining concessions is a new approach by the authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo, who have wrestled with the problem for…Iraq: Iraq Seeks to Promote Oil Exports via Integrated Infrastructure: Minister July 12, 2019 | Hellenic Shipping News The Iraqi oil minister said that his ministry seeks to promote Iraqi oil exports through establishment of integrated infrastructure.July 12, 2019 | Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post Chinese and Vietnamese coastguard vessels have been involved in a week-long confrontation over a reef in the South China Sea, risking the biggest clash between the two nations in five years. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 13 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: From Rajasthan to Mexico: Why Gender Matters at the Heart of The Energy Transition October 13, 2019 | Costanza Burstin, Mouna Chambon, Morgane Ollier, and Cécile Spanu In 2013, the climate negotiations (COP19) culminated with a promising consensus for women across the world: gender was voted as an independent agenda item in the international climate talks.Land Reform Has Failed the Women of South Africa October 7, 2019 | Sobantu Mzwakali The government’s plan to combat the plight of women’s landlessness has been shown to have borne little fruit thus far, when the report of the High Level Panel Advisory on Land Reform revealed in July…September 30, 2019 | Myn Garcia Women from across the Commonwealth met in advance of the 12 Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (12WAMM) on 16 and 17 September to discuss policy recommendations to accelerate national, regional, and global action to implement the Commonwealth commitments on gender equality… |
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Compiled by Jasmine Chen, Charlotte Collins, Desirée De Haven, and Adrienne Derstine Edited by Marie Mavrikios Coordinated by Sierra Killian Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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