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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #32 – October 21, 2021 |
AnnouncementsRegister Now for the Geneva Peace Week 2021 October 21, 2021 Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar, and the flagship event of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions September 23, 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. November 9, 2021 UN Climate Change Conference - COP26 Recognizing and celebrating gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in climate policy and action, Gender Day will be held on Tuesday 9 November 2021.Women Facing the Climate Change Crisis November 5, 2021 UN Climate Change Conference - COP26 Glasgow This exciting event, to be held at COP26, will feature women who are leading the way in the climate change area:Jo Hand, co-founder of Giki Social EnterpriseJan Stannard, wildlife campaignerDonna Stimson, councillor and cabinet lead… Where Are the Women? Staying Curious about Gender in International Security October 22, 2021 International Peace Institute (IPI) and UNIDIR Online The International Peace Institute (IPI) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is hosting a virtual discussion addressing women’s experiences in international security and exploring ways to overcome structural gender inequalities… |
LibraryIn the past month, 13 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: Climate Smart Agriculture Extension: Gender Disparities in Agroforestry Knowledge Acquisition January 1, 2021 | Colm Duffy, Greg Toth, John Cullinan, Una Murray, and Charles Spillane Numerous extension efforts promote climate smart agriculture (CSA) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The need to focus on gender disparity within CSA is widely understood.Rapid Gender Analysis: Haiti 14 August 2021 Earthquake January 1, 2021 Haiti is prone to natural disasters of many kinds: cyclones, tropical storms, landslides, floods and earthquakes.Report of the Secretary-General on Women and Peace and Security (S/2021/827) January 1, 2021 1. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Call for Consultants: Gender Guidance for WASH Projects at WaterAid October 20, 2021 | WaterAid WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust.October 20, 2021 | Oxfam Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome.South Sudan: Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Officer October 20, 2021 | International Organization for Migration IOM in South Sudan has a broad range of programming centered around three broad areas: humanitarian coordination and support; humanitarian response and resilience; and peacebuilding, transition and development. |
International NewsIn the past month, 12 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Myanmar's Renewed War Scatters Tens of Thousands to Forests June 17, 2021 | Reuters The United Nations estimates nearly 110,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's Kayah State by the recent violence.Iraq: Rise in Iraqi Cancer Cases May Be Linked to Wars, Environment June 16, 2021 | Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor Director of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are recorded annually due to oil flares that release…Conflict Minerals: US Plays Catch-up with EU on Conflict Minerals to Turn Page on Trump Era June 16, 2021 | Africa Intelligence Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining supply chain transparency. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: How Can Climate Considerations Be Better Integrated into the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda? October 15, 2021 | Adriana Abdenur, Mayesha Alam, Adam Day, Cristal Downing, and Beatrice Mosello As the impacts of climate change become more clear—starkly outlined this August by the International Panel on Climate Change’s latest report—responses to them will require an agile and transformational approach, one that is based on…Focus on Women and Girls Matters as Disaster Risks Shift October 14, 2021 | Riyanti Djalante and Mohammad Naciri At its heart, ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response has a simple but visionary objective to reduce disaster risks and losses in lives.Educating Girls: The Overlooked Solution to Climate Change October 12, 2021 | T. Shawn Taylor Addressing a global challenge as complex as climate change demands a full suite of solutions and actors, but one powerful intervention is widely overlooked: educating girls. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Molly Kellogg, 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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