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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #31 – September 16, 2021 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Nominations August 22, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association sponsors awards for leaders, practitioners, and researchers. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. State of the Field: Charting a Collective Agenda for Gender and Climate Security Research October 5, 2021 Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021 Online The climate crisis is the existential threat of our time.Integrating Gender Perspectives into Climate and Conflict Sensitive Projects October 4, 2021 Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021 Online Following last year’s coffee hour on gender, climate, and security, this event will “take stock” of advancements in programming at the gender-climate security nexus.September 20, 2021 Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Online UN Women is organizing a virtual Learning Exchange with a goal of identifying promising practices on gender-responsive data generation for climate action. |
LibraryIn the past month, 12 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 | Putri Ariza Kristimanta Many works of conflict resolution and peacebuilding focus on the Government or top-level leadership efforts. However, peace efforts require a comprehensive approach that is simultaneously conducted at the grass-roots level.Gender and Climate Change Linkages in the Semi-Arid Region of Ghana January 1, 2020 | Michael Mensah, Paul L. G. Vlek, and Benedicta Y. Fosu-Mensah Climate change is projected to have a serious impact on all sectors of the world.Overcoming Gender Inequality for Climate Resilient Development January 1, 2020 | Marina Andrijevic, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Tabea Lissner, Adelle Thomas, and Carl-Friedrich Schleussner Gender inequalities are reflected in differential vulnerability, and exposure to the hazards posed by climate change and addressing them is key to increase the adaptive capacities of societies. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Australia: Emergency WASH Gender Advisor September 14, 2021 | CARE Australia The Emergency WASH Gender Advisor is responsible for ensuring a quality, gender-responsive approach to CARE’s emergency WASH.Tunisia: Women Peace and Security Programme Assistant September 14, 2021 | UN Women Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Country Representative and direct supervision of the Women Peace and Security Analyst, the WPS Programme Assistant works with and provides support to the members of…September 14, 2021 | UN Women La entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las mujeres, ONU Mujeres, basándose en la visión de igualdad consagrada en la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, trabaja para… |
International NewsIn the past month, 14 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: 75pc of Mining Sites Controlled by Militants and Strongmen May 10, 2021 | Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News A table of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) shows that of 748 mining areas in different parts of Afghanistan, about 283 are controlled by the Taliban, 281 by government and the…Myanmar: Trafficking of Banned Myanmar Teak Lands German Company with $4m Fine May 10, 2021 | Nicolás Bustamante Hernández, Mongabay WOB Timber, a logging company based in Hamburg, Germany, has been ordered by a court to pay a $4 million fine for illegally trading Myanmar timber.Philippines: Tausug Women in Conflict Areas Find Solution to Food Security May 5, 2021 | Liza Abubakar-Jocson, Manila Bulletin A simple gardening program in Sulu is bringing soldiers and residents together to address the root of poverty and conflict in island communities. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Conflict in the Sahel Likely to Worsen as Climate Change Impacts Increase September 7, 2021 | Steve Killelea Currently there isn’t a lot of good news coming out of the Sahel, the area in Africa that borders the Saharan desert to the north, the Sudanian Savannah to the south, and stretches…To Address Climate Change, Address Gender Inequity September 3, 2021 | Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee Hurricane Ida has devastated communities in Louisiana, leaving many without electricity during one of the hottest months of the year.The Climate Crisis Is Worse for Women. Here’s Why. August 24, 2021 | Lauren Jackson The world’s leading climate scientists issued a landmark report this month with their clearest clarion call to date: The climate crisis is here, it’s humanity’s fault, and it’s a catastrophic, planet-threatening problem that will… |
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Compiled by Molly Kellogg, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stromsta, Sarah Xu, and Leela Yadav 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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