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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #38 – April 25, 2022 |
AnnouncementsOpen Online Course on Gender and Environment April 25, 2022 | UN CC: Learn Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and to figure out how you can do it?April 22, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE Publishing are partnering to launch a new peer-reviewed journal, Environment and Security – the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to understanding environment, climate, security, conflict, and peace… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. Beyond the Vertical: What Enables Women to Mediate April 27, 2022 London School of Economics - Centre for Women, Peace, and Security Online Drawing from the experiences of WMC network members, this report demonstrates how a complex mix of factors such as regional and local networks, positive visibility, intergenerational collaboration, effective peer-to-peer learning, flexible funding, responsive…Independent Commissions in Post-Conflict Societies: The Inclusion of Women April 27, 2022 School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin Online A peace settlement can provide the dispensation for a broader and more representative political process. It provides a unique opportunity to establish conditions for new inclusive democratic structures.Social Vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation: Gender Inequality, Poverty, and Exclusion April 26, 2022 - 2022-04-29 Nottingham Trent University Nottingham This workshop will explore the challenges and opportunities for integrating considerations of social exclusion into climate change discourse and policies, ensuring climate change adaptation strategies are effective. |
LibraryIn the past month, 4 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 | Kelechi Johnmary Ani and Dominique Emmanuel Uwizeyimana The male gender has often dominated the quest for societal security.Gender Equality in European Union Development Policy in Times of Crisis January 1, 2019 | Gill Allwood Gender equality is firmly established on the European Union development policy agenda.January 1, 2019 | Gianna Bonis-Profumo, Rebecca McLaren, and Jessica Fanzo Food insecurity and malnutrition are prevalent in post-conflict countries. Climate change poses further challenges to their food production. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Ukraine: Gender and GBV Technical Adviser April 16, 2022 | Save the Children To support Ukraine CO to adhere to gender and GBV international standards and best practices, to ensure women and girls have equal access to, benefit from, and influence over, our programmes and that…USA: Program Manager, Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones March 13, 2022 | Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights’ Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones (SVCZ) is seeking an experienced and qualified program manager who will work with the program to increase local capacity for the collection…November 14, 2021 | International Medical Corps This position is for building International Medical Corps talent pipeline. Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for future anticipated positions. |
International NewsIn the past month, 3 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Gold Extraction Escalating Near Suspended Myitsone Dam January 12, 2022 | Kachin News Group Under military rule, gold mining has increased around the suspended Myitsone Dam along the Mali hka and Irrawaddy rivers, and in Chipwi Township in Kachin State, with crony mining companies using large backhoes…The Soldiers Came Home Sick. The Government Denied It Was Responsible. January 11, 2022 | Megan K. Stack, New York Times The soldiers with inexplicable breathing complaints started appearing in Dr. Robert F. Miller’s pulmonology clinic in 2004, the year after Baghdad fell to invading United States forces.Burkina Faso: Minexx Uses Blockchain to Export Gold December 16, 2021 | Max Schwerdtfeger, Mining Magazine Mineral supply chain tech company Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through a blockchain-based platform from Burkina Faso.Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study December 16, 2021 | Agence France-Presse Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender and Security March 31, 2022 | Deseri Tsepetis While there has been progress in advancing civil rights and visibility for women and transgender folks, there is a long way to go to build a safe and secure world for all.The Key to Climate Action and Sustainable Peace? Women’s Full and Equal Participation March 31, 2022 Climate change is not gender neutral, and for activist Fatima Muriel, this fact is all too real for thousands of women in her home country, Colombia.Informal Spouses and Other “Invisible" Women: The Dark Underbelly of Land Rights Formalization March 23, 2022 | Dr. Anne Hennings As every year, the month of March has been packed with content and events around the globe related to women's land rights. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Molly Kellogg, Rachel Stromsta, and Sarah Xu 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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