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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #16 – June 18, 2020 |
AnnouncementsCall for RISE Grant Applications to Address Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages June 18, 2020 | USAID USAID has reopened the RISE Challenge in order to identify and fund the innovative application of promising or proven interventions that prevent and respond to gender-based violence across programs that address the access,… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. United Nations 2020: Enhancing Peace, Disarmament and the Role of Women June 24, 2020 Unfold Zero Online A webinar to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and to highlight issues of peace, disarmament and the role of women.Gender Equality in Peace and Security: The Role of Male Leadership June 24, 2020 Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security online Join distinguished leaders across defense, diplomacy, and civil society for a conversation on men's role in advancing gender equality in peace and security.Parliamentarians' Action for Gender Equality and Food Security as a Response to COVID-19 June 18, 2020 FAO, IISD and OXFAM Online This webinar will offer a unique opportunity for a transversal discussion among parliamentarians from Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a view to generating a reflection on their role in tackling the COVID-19… |
LibraryIn the past month, 24 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: The Women, Peace and Security Agenda and the Climate Crisis: Inextricable Links January 1, 2020 | Carol Cohn This talk was presented as part of the research seminar, African Perspectives on the 20th Anniversary of UNSCR 325 - Gendering Peace and Security, The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden, March 9-10, 2020.Climate Change in Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans January 1, 2020 | Elizabeth Smith This SIPRI Insights paper explores how the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) national action plans (NAPs) of 80 states frame and respond to climate change and security.Gender, Climate & Security: Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change January 1, 2020 Climate change is a defining threat to peace and security in the 21st century – its impacts are felt by everyone, but not equally. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Switzerland: Associate Researcher, UNIDIR Gender and Disarmament Programme June 16, 2020 | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and related problems, particularly international security issues. |
International NewsIn the past month, 9 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Water: Water Insecurity as a Driver of Global Instability February 19, 2020 | OOSKAnews A new report, compiled and written by international military and security experts, provides a global overview of security risks specifically as they relate to changing climate.Uganda: Uganda to Begin Certifying Conflict Minerals February 13, 2020 | John Odyek, New Vision Uganda has signed an agreement with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), to adopt the certification mechanism and audit…Myanmar: Myanmar Earns US$310 M from Fishery Exports in 2020 January 31, 2020 | Eleven Myanmar earned about US$310 million from fishery export from October 1 to January 17 in this fiscal year and it is more US$45 million compared with the amount of fishery export in the… |
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: Mother Nature Gets Tired Too - How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change May 27, 2020 | Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu In dealing with the effects of climate change in the Global South, it seems the world has tasked women with building resilient and adaptable communities.Women's Empowerment in Agriculture is Essential to COVID-19 Survival and Recovery May 20, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic presents a devastating threat to lives and livelihoods around the world.Libya's Forgotten Half: Between Conflict and Pandemic, Women Pay the Higher Price May 14, 2020 | Asma Khalifa Immediately after the state of emergency was declared in Libya, the government in Tripoli began dispensing funds intended to combat the pandemic. |
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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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