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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #15 – May 21, 2020 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. AGENT Webinar: Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages - Key Issues and Strategies for Change June 4, 2020 International Union for Conservation of Nature and USAID Online Join IUCN, USAID, and other partners for the first in a series of webinars and presenting AGENT research and key findings on linkages related to: Access and control of land and natural resources…IWRA Webinar: Women & Resilience in the Water Sector May 27, 2020 International Right of Way Association Online This webinar from the IWRA looks at the gendered aspects of resilience in the water sector.Women’s Housing and Land Rights and COVID-19 May 26, 2020 Land Portal, Landesa, the Global Protection Cluster HLP AOR, GIZ, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, LANDac, New America, and UK's Department for International Development (DFID) Online Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population, but many face legal and social barriers that limit their ability to access, use and benefit from the land they tend and depend… |
LibraryIn the past month, 13 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, 2020 | Munsu Kang, Benjamin Schwab, and Jisang Yu Recent research has increased interest in the intersection of land tenure and gender roles in African agriculture.Lessons Never Learned: Crisis and Gender‐Based Violence January 1, 2020 | Neetu John, Sara E. Casey, Giselle Carino, and Terry McGovern The COVID‐19 pandemic exposes underlying inequalities in our socio‐economic and health systems, such as gender‐based violence (GBV). In emergencies, particularly ones that involve quarantine, GBV often increases.January 1, 2020 | Christine Chinkin, Mary Kaldor, and Punam Yadav This brief introduction to the special collection outlines the main features of new wars and discusses some of the conceptual thinking around gender in the context of new wars and how it relates… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Gender Equality in Water Security and Climate Resilient Development in Africa May 17, 2020 | Global Waters Partnership The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder international action network created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in…Jordan: Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor May 17, 2020 | Siren Associates Siren Associates helps develop safe and secure societies where there is equal access to justice and freedom from fear.West and Central Africa: Regional Gender in Emergency Specialist May 17, 2020 | Plan International Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. |
International NewsIn the past month, 12 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: January 8, 2020 | Thao Hoang, UN Women When Tran Thi My Linh, a 51-year-old rural woman first said that she would replace her rice fields with lotus fields, she raised many eyebrows.Colombia: Wildfire Modeling Helps Predict Fires in Colombia December 31, 2019 | Amanda Heidt, American Geophysical Union A new wildfire model helps predict where and when wildfires will start in the Aburrá Valley of Colombia.Spain: How Climate Finance and Technology Could Better Integrate Women December 30, 2019 | Julie Mollins, Forest News Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U. N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision on a five-year enhanced Lima Work Program on Gender. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 21 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: May 10, 2020 Women in low-income households have limited access to financial services and educational opportunities, which in turn restricts their ability to tap into the labor market and cements their role as caretakers of the…Equality in a Post-Pandemic Era: Gender, COVID-19, Agriculture, and Climate Change May 8, 2020 Globally, one in three women works in agriculture, which tends to be informal, low paid, and especially vulnerable to shocks.How COVID-19 Puts Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights at Risk May 4, 2020 | Victoria Stanley and Paul Prettitore Around the world, land serves as a foundation for security, shelter, income and livelihoods. But rights to land are not equitably distributed to all. This is especially true for women. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Elen de Paula Bueno, Claire Doyle, Emma Gillies, and Molly Kellogg 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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