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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #28 – June 17, 2021 |
AnnouncementsRegister Now for the MOOC Gender and Mining Governance 13/09/21- 10/10/21 June 10, 2021 Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women's voices in mining governance? |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. Will the European Green Deal and EU Recovery Fund Benefit Women? June 29, 2021 Green European Foundation Online Gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting have become popular concepts in recent years, and the Von der Leyen Commission has highlighted gender equality time and time again as a key objective.Climate, Environment, and the Rights of Women and Girls June 23, 2021 Population Connection Online Karen Gaia Pitts, Project Coordinator for Transition Earth and founder of the Maasai Harmonial Development and Sustainability project, will discuss how the program focuses on the use of community-based solutions to enhance conservation…Beyond Men - Challenging Gendered Dynamics of Conflict Transformation June 22, 2021 Berghof Foundation Online Wars and conflicts are highly gendered phenomena. Men and boys are typically perceived as perpetrators, while women and girls are portrayed as victims. |
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, 2021 | Claude Iguma Wakenge, Marie-Rose Bashwira Nyenyezi, Sylvia I. Bergh, and Jeroen Cuvelier For the last two decades, the Congolese Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has been undergoing reforms of its governing structures.The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: A Colombian Perspective January 1, 2021 | Keina Yoshida and Lina M. Céspedes-Báez On 12 November 2019, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), handed down a landmark decision in the case of ‘Katsa Su’ concerning the Awa indigenous group in Colombia.January 1, 2021 | Lotsmart N. Fonjong and Adwoa Y. Gyapong In this paper, we critically engage with SDG-2- Target 2. 3 and SDG-5 to examine how and why large-scale agricultural land acquisitions modify the social relations of women’s food access. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Thailand: Senior Research Fellow - Gender, Environment and Development June 13, 2021 | Stockholm Environment Institute The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues.Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project June 13, 2021 | Oxfam Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.June 13, 2021 | UN Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. |
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: Afghanistan/Iran: Dam Building in Afghanistan Threatens Hamoun Wetlands in Iran March 3, 2021 | Tehran Times The dried-up wetlands became a source of sand and dust storm, and the DOE has called on the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Energy to pay serious attention…Iraq: Decades after the Gulf War, Iraq’s Youth View Oil as a Curse February 26, 2021 | Sofia Barbarani, Al Jazeera Like most of the young people who joined Iraq’s countrywide demonstrations in 2019, musician Sally Mars took to the streets to demand that the government tackle unemployment, improve basic services and end corruption.Ethiopia/Sudan: Will Sudan-Ethiopia Border Conflict Affect GERD Talks? February 11, 2021 | Hagar Hosny, Al-Monitor Border tensions have escalated between Sudan and Ethiopia in the past few days, coupled with Ethiopian threats to Sudan if it does not respond to peaceful solutions, which has triggered questions about the… |
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: What’s at Stake for Women, Peace and Security Agenda? June 12, 2021 On March 8, during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the President launched the third National Plan (NAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women peace and security (WPS) which…Sexual Violence Is a Hidden Impact of the Climate Crisis That’s Not Discussed Enough June 4, 2021 | Nylah Burton We know the climate crisis is already here—with environmental destruction leading to many people being displaced from their homes, as well as causing health problems and economic hardship.Hurting or Helping? Why We Need Gender and Food Systems Research May 26, 2021 | Nicoline de Haan Well-intended efforts are being made across the globe to reduce gender inequalities in agriculture, including by engaging women farmers in entrepreneurship or new jobs within the wider food system. |
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Compiled by Ford Brodeur, Brendan Carr, Desirée De Haven, Elen de Paula Bueno, 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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