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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #43 – September 19, 2022 |
AnnouncementsSeeking Perspectives on Issues of Gender, Peace, Environment, and Sustainable Development August 24, 2022 | The National Women’s Network in Colombia The National Women’s Network in Colombia is seeking individuals who would be interested in engaging in a dialogue of experts and others investigating the possibilities of action at the intersection between gender, peace,…“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions! August 8, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security! |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. September 29, 2022 Academi Heddwch Cymru Online Join us for this online panel discussion, which will explore the topic of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in the context of contemporary South Asia (by Dr.Peacebuilding and Women Rights in Nigeria September 28, 2022 Georgetown University Online This webinar will be a conversation between two leading women activists (one Muslim, one Christian) who work at communal, regional, national, and international levels to promote and protect girls’ and women’s rights in…Showcasing Transformative Approaches for Women’s Land Rights September 22, 2022 Both ENDS and Land Portal Foundation online Thursday, 22 September 20227:00-8:30 AM EST | 1:00-2:30 PM CEST | 7:00-8:30 PM PST Register now! |
LibraryIn 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: Legislative Framework to Women's Participation In Political And Peacebuilding Processes January 1, 2022 | Rejna Alaaldin Iraq has suffered immense devastation and degradation after two decades of armed conflict and political instability.Educating Girls in Africa Using Carbon Offsets January 1, 2022 | Myanna Dellinger and Guðný Nielsen Myanna Dellinger interviews Guðný Nielsen who explains how her organization, SoGreen, uses carbon offsets for the education of girls in Africa and how that, in turn, helps reduce climate change.January 1, 2022 | Noémie G. Bautista My research is a study of forest fires that occurred near the Atikamekw community of Wemotaci (Quebec, Canada). |
International NewsIn the past month, 10 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Ukraine: Troops Defend Utility Plants as Conflict in Ukraine Continues June 3, 2022 | PA News Agency As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines…Ukraine: The Environmental Casualties of War in Ukraine June 2, 2022 | Amanda Solliday, Duke University While the war in Ukraine disrupts lives immediately and violently, damage is also happening to the soil, air and water that make up the places Ukrainians call home.Somalia: Enhancing Livelihoods and Business Skills for Vulnerable Women in Somalia May 31, 2022 | African Business DRC: Chinese Companies Linked to Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC May 31, 2022 | Gloria Pallares, Mongabay In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the past month, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Fishing for Equity and Inclusion: Women’s Socioeconomic Factors in Kenyan Fisheries August 29, 2022 | Margaret Gatonye Seeing Loreta sort and dry her Omena sardines at the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, one may dismiss this small, middle-aged woman as an ordinary fishmonger struggling to earn a living.August 26, 2022 | Helen Clark, Michelle Bachelet, and José M. Albares Rape is being used in conflict as a deliberate military strategy, and is feared most by women and girls as soon as the shooting starts. They are right to be afraid.South Sudanese Women Are Going Beyond Gender Norms to Cope With Multiple Crises August 23, 2022 | Marisa O. Ensor The links between gender, mass violence, climate change, and human mobility are complex and interrelated. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Molly Kellogg, Rachel Stromsta, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav Edited by Julie Yoon Coordinated by Tori Rickman Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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