Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Issue #35 – January 21, 2022

Events

For more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events.

Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding: From Protection to Agency

February 3, 2022

Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Online

As part of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, join us in a Panel with:

Joanne Lebert, Chair, IMPACT (Canada)Caitl Ryan, Panelist, University of Groningen (Netherlands)María Martín de Almakelgro, Panelist, Université de Montréal (Canada)Szilvia Csevár, Panelist, The Hague…

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The Role of Gender in Environmental Peacebuilding

February 2, 2022

Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Online

Gender has long been recognised as a crucial dimension of both peacebuilding and natural resource management.

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Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

February 1, 2022 - 2022-02-04

EnPAx™ and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

online

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) are delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held online on February 1-4, 2022, convened…

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Library

In the past month, 11 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:

Taking Food Out the Private Sphere? Addressing Gender Relations in Urban Food Policy

January 1, 2021 | Marina Di Masso, Daniel López-García, Julia Clemente-Longás, and Verónica García-García

Urban food policies are increasingly considered central instruments for the promotion of food systems sustainability.

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Gender in the Climate-Conflict Nexus: "Forgotten" Variables, Alternative Securities, and Hidden Power Dimensions

January 1, 2021 | Tobias Ide, Marisa O. Ensor, Virginie Le Masson, and Susanne Kozak

The literature on the security implications of climate change, and in particular on potential climate-conflict linkages, is burgeoning.

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Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding and Localised Human Security in the Context of the Darfur Genocide: An Africentric Rhetorical Analysis

January 1, 2021 | Kgothatso B. Shai and Mbay Vunza

The argument established in this article is that existing domestic and inter-national legal instruments have given a false sense in terms of women inclusion in the post-genocide political life of Darfur.

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Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

Iraq: GBV Coordinator

January 19, 2022 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering.

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Jordan: Regional Gender Equality / GBV Advisor

January 19, 2022 | Save the Children International

Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of children.

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International News

In the past month, 10 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Radioactive Time Bombs Will Be Lifted from Ocean Floor in 2030

October 4, 2021 | Thomas Nilsen, Barents Observer

The November-class submarine K-159 sank in late August 2003 while being towed in bad weather from the closed naval base of Gremikha on the eastern shores of the Kola Peninsula towards the Nerpa…

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Colombia: Colombia’s Aerial Fumigation Push Fuels Fear of Coca Conflict

September 28, 2021 | Steven Grattan, Al Jazeera

Henri is one of an unclear number of Colombian farmers harvesting coca illegally in the South American nation, the world’s biggest producer of cocaine according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and…

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COP26: Women Must Be Heard on Climate, Say Rights Groups

September 25, 2021 | Fiona Harvey

Women must be enabled to play a greater role at the Cop26 summit, as the needs of women and girls are being overlooked amid the global climate crisis, a coalition of feminist groups has…

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Blogs & Opinion

In the past month, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

Climate Change Is a Feminist Issue Not Just an Environmental One

December 23, 2021

In 2015, Botswana experienced its worst drought in history. Since then, families have had to move, taking their children out of schools; farmers have lost crops, leaving communities hungry and desperate.

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Cover Women from Climate Change to Tame Gender Wars

December 21, 2021

As the year winds down, it is a good time to reflect on how the effects of climate change have impacted the lives and livelihoods of some of the most vulnerable people in…

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Gender and Climate Change

December 20, 2021 | Bita Rais

Sustainable Development Goal 5 is a major driver in gender equality. Since its introduction there has been a significant focus on gender-related aspects within the context of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).

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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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