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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #33 – November 18, 2021 |
AnnouncementsRegister Now for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! November 16, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association® and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and our partners invite people to register for the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. Putting Gender at the Heart of Climate Security November 30, 2021 CGIAR Online Gender-sensitive and gender-inclusive peace initiatives are essential in securing sustainable and durable peace, and the gender dimension of the climate security nexus overlaps with this.Discussing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Instrumentalist or Rights-Based Approaches? November 23, 2021 Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) Online UNSC Resolution 1325 is credited with two achievements: First, it established a gendered perspective on violence and war, by stating that women and girls suffer disproportionately from war and violence.Gender-Based Violence: Preventing, Healing and Accessing Justice November 20, 2021 Tufts University, The Fletcher School The workshop will outline the extent of gender-based violence (GBV) on the international stage. Our panelists will present from three different fields within GBV: preventing, healing, and accessing justice. |
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: Beyond Ownership: Women's and Men's Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa January 1, 2021 | Vanya Slavchevska, Cheryl R. Doss, Ana Paula de la O Campos, and Chiara Brunelli Advancing women’s land rights is a priority for the international development agenda.Gender Justice and Climate Action: A Feminist Analysis of Forest and Climate Policy-Making January 1, 2021 As the global climate negotiations convene for the 26th time, this time in Glasgow, Scotland, we are reminded once more of the extent to which climate change is the largest, most complex and…Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2021 January 1, 2021 | Claudia Pfeifer, Timo Smit, and Jaïr van der Lijn United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security stresses the importance of women’s full and equal participation in all efforts towards maintaining and promoting peace and security, including peace… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. South Sudan: Gender Based Violence-ASRH Coordinator November 14, 2021 | Norwegian Church Aid Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has been providing humanitarian and development assistance in South Sudan since 1972. |
International NewsIn the past month, 8 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Taliban Attack Salma Dam July 14, 2021 | Afghanistan Times Afghan National Water Authority has said Taliban have fired dozens of mortars on the Salma Dam, major source of electricity and irrigation in Chesht district of Herat province.South Sudan: South Sudan Poised to Realize Nile Dam Dream June 26, 2021 | New Business Ethiopia The world’s youngest country is plagued by flooding, a lack of power, water scarcity and poor infrastructure, but the project is part of the oil-revenue funded government’s plan to fix its many ills,…Myanmar: Deforestation of Endangered Wildlife Habitat Continues to Surge in Southern Myanmar June 25, 2021 | Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay Tanintharyi, Myanmar’s portion of the spit of land that splits the Gulf of Thailand from the Andaman Sea, is still swathed in old growth rainforest home to a unique medley of animals and… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 14 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: How to Address the Sexual Violence Epidemic in Ethiopia? November 12, 2021 | Ndeye Sow Earlier this month, a joint report by the United Nations and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) exposed how Ethiopia’s brutal and rapidly expanding war has been marked by widespread sexual and gender-based violence.…Africa: Peacebuilding Needs More Women, Youth - What's Holding Them Back? November 9, 2021 First, I just want to welcome you both to all Africa's Silence The Guns series, where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica.COP26: Why Are Women Still Missing at the Top Climate Table October 30, 2021 | Bonnie Chiu When the global face to climate action is Greta Thunberg, it can appear that women and girls are well represented at the top table. As the U. K. |
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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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