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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #25 – March 18, 2021 |
AnnouncementsApril 23, 2021 | International Development Research Center (IRDC) The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Canadian Crown corporation funding research in developing countries to advance knowledge and solve practical development problems.April 15, 2021 | Global Affairs Canada Global Affairs Canada is issuing a call for nominations for Canada’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Civil Society Leadership Award.March 19, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and UN Environment Programme In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth observation, and crowd-sourcing have become critical to monitor…March 8, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association; Geneva Peacebuilding Platform; Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva; and UN Environment Programme The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and partners are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.March 7, 2021 | Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, PeaceNexus Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform acts as a neutral convener of the Geneva Dialogue on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace in order to improve the exchange between environmental and peacebuilding communities. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. Forests in Women’s Hands - International Conference on Women in Forestry April 12, 2021 - 2021-04-13 BFW, IUFRO, IFSA, Forstfrauen Online At the international conference Forests in Women’s Hands, connecting women in forestry is a central theme.Climate, Gender and Economics Webinar for the General Public March 29, 2021 The Green Economics Institute Online The Green Economics Institute Exhibition Stand was one of the few at Paris United Nations COP15 in 2015, which Ban Ki Moon- The General Secretary of the United Nations said had real solutions…March 23, 2021 Affinity Intercultural Foundation Online The integrated nature of the SDGs shows the strong link of peaceful and inclusive societies with strong institutions to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women. |
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: Understanding Gender Dimensions of Disaster Impacts on Agriculture in the Global South January 1, 2021 | Zubaria Andlib, Givemore Munashe Makonya, and Kumbirai Ivyne Mateva Climate change is recognized as inevitable and one of the most complex challenges that humankind faces now and, in the future.January 1, 2021 | Zechariah Langnel, George Babington Amegavi, and Kingsley S. Agomor The paper examines how environmental degradation affects female economic inclusion.Climate Change in the Arctic - The Need for a Broader Gender Perspective in Data Collection January 1, 2021 | Arja Rautio, Natalia Kukarenko, Lena Maria Nilsson, and Birgitta Evengard Climate change in the Arctic affects both environmental, animal, and human health, as well as human wellbeing and societal development. Women and men, and girls and boys are affected differently. |
International NewsIn the past month, 11 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity, Driving Displacement, Warn UN Agencies November 10, 2020 | UN Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their…Mexico: Cross-Border Clash Signals Growing Dispute as Mexico Drowns in Water Debt November 10, 2020 | Laetitia Dogbe, Organization for World Peace Last August was the driest in 90 years, leaving Mexico unable to pay its water obligations to the superpower next door. Mexico’s deadline to pay off these obligations was October 24th.Afghanistan: Supporting Saffron Production in Afghanistan November 2, 2020 | Antoinette Fang, Borgen Magazine SEATTLE, Washington — Saffron is one of the most prized spices in the world, termed by some as “red gold. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Towards a More Inclusive Peace March 13, 2021 | Keina Yoshida and Lina Céspedes-Báez The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and environmental peacebuilding literature’s shared failure to engage more effectively with each other has directly undermined their attempts to foster sustainable peace.Rethink Gender Issues to Better Tackle Climate Change March 8, 2021 | Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently.How Lake Chad Fuelled the Ecofeminist Movement February 15, 2021 | Oladosu Adenike Climate change crises create a feminist issue as climate change shadows gender equality in several ways. I am Oladosu Adenike from Nigeria – an ecofeminist, ecoreporter and climate justice activist. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Elen de Paula Bueno, Claire Doyle, Molly Kellogg, Rachel Mural, and Rachel Stromsta Edited by Marie Mavrikios Coordinated by Shehla Chowdhury Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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