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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #17 – July 16, 2020 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. The Gender Agenda: From Theory to Action in Urban Planning and Development July 28, 2020 ICLEI Africa Online Cities in Africa are some of the most vulnerable to climate change in the world, and for them to become more resilient, a significant amount of funding is required to enable climate change…Women, Power and Politics in the Middle East July 22, 2020 Chatham House Online In 2019, the visibility and participation of women in protests across the Middle East and North Africa challenged male-led political establishments in the region.July 22, 2020 Royal Roads University and Koya University Online With the rise, fall and resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS), the vulnerable position of Kurds in Rojava, a region in Northeastern Syria, has become a highlighted media topic and has been placed… |
LibraryIn the past month,17 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: Gender and Climate Change in the Context of COVID-19 January 1, 2020 2020 was intended to be a pivotal year for the global gender equality agenda and global climate change ambition.January 1, 2020 | Juana Vera Delgado Global Forest Coalition (GFC) member organizations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia have conducted gender assessments in the communities that they work in based on processes of recognizing, understanding, and adressing the causes…Evicted by Climate Change: Confronting the Gendered Impacts of Climate-Induced Displacement January 1, 2020 Climate-induced displacement is an option of last resort. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Egypt: Regional Emergency Gender Based Violence Advisor (REGA) Arabic speaking July 16, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council We are seeking a talented individual for the post of Regional Emergency Gender Based Violence Advisor (REGA) level P4/P5 to be based in Cairo, Egypt to join our global team of REGA experts.United States: Policy Specialist - Gender and Peacebuilding July 15, 2020 | UN Women BackgroundUN 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… |
International NewsIn the past month, 13 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: National Parks Pay the Price as Land Conflicts Intensify in Colombia March 24, 2020 | Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay Since the demobilization of the FARC in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed in the region, most notably in Tinigua Natural National Park.Honduras: Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars March 24, 2020 | Jared Olson, Nation Here, in the heart of Carlos Escaleras National Park, at the head of dozens of rivers, a deadly water conflict is playing out between the local oligarchy, intent on extracting as much value…South Sudan: Root Causes of Ongoing Conflict Remain Untouched March 22, 2020 | Andrew Edward Yaw Tchie, The Conversation Since civil war broke out in December 2013 in the young state of South Sudan, the country has made 12 peace agreements. None of which have brought sustainable peace.Hidden in Plain Sight: Women and Girls in Internal Displacement March 5, 2020 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre More than half of the 41 million people worldwide living in internal displacement at the end of 2018 were women and girls. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month,15 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: June 29, 2020 Since March 2020, Guatemala has recorded more than 600 COVID-19 deaths and over 11,000 infections.Scope for Improvement: Linking the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to Climate Change June 18, 2020 | Elizabeth S. Smith Climate change can increase the risks of violent conflict, create risks to human security, and challenge conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts.Local People Hold the Key to Solving Burkina Faso’s Water Challenges June 17, 2020 | Liza Debevec Thanks to its usually abundant rice production, the Kou River Valley has for decades been known as Burkina Faso’s granary. But then the water stopped flowing. |
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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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