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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #55 – September 22, 2023 |
SpotlightGender, Climate, Peace, and Development at the High-Level Meetings in New York City September 22, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor World leaders are converging this week on New York City for the 78th session of high-level discussions held at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). |
AnnouncementsSeptember 18, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association LATEST UPDATE: We are now accepting abstract submissions in English, French, and Spanish. Please note that the working language of the Conference is English. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace, please visit our online calendar of events. MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace October 2, 2023 - 2023-12-15 Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Environmental Law Institute, Duke University, UC-Irvine, UNEP, Columbia University, and the SDG Academy online EnPAx and its partners are delighted to announce that we are offering our massive open online course (MOOC) on "Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace" for a fourth time!WECAN Climate Justice Forum 2023 (multiple webinars) September 15, 2023 - 2023-09-23 Women's Earth & Climate Action Network, International (WECAN) in-person and online As the world prepares for COP28 during the UN Climate Ambition Summit, UN General Assembly and Climate Week in September, global climate justice movements are demanding governments and financial institutions take urgent climate… |
LibraryIn the past month, 11 international news items on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Gender Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Tigray, Ethiopia January 1, 2023 | Engdawork Assefa and Gebremichael Gebrehiwot Female-headed households were more vulnerable to climate change than male-headed.Climate, Women, and Conflict: Rebel Groups’ Armed Activities after Major Disasters January 1, 2023 | Tobias Ide This study builds long-anticipated bridges between the literature on (i) climate/disaster security, (ii) women, peace, and security, and (iii) rebel group behavior.January 1, 2023 | "Alexandra Brewis, L. Zachary DuBois, Amber Wutich and Ellis Adjei Adams and Ellis Adjei Adams" Informed by decades of literature, water interventions increasingly deploy “gender‐sensitive” or even “gender transformative” approaches that seek to redress the disproportionate harms women face from water insecurity. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Multiple Locations: Women, Peace and Security Specialist – Talent Pool Building Exercise September 17, 2023 | Committed to Good Committed to Good: OverviewCTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.El Salvador: Climate Justice Advisor September 17, 2023 | Oxfam-Quebec This is a 12-month mandate in San Salvador, El Salvador. |
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: Ukraine: Ukrainian Drones Deliver Drinking Water to Villagers June 10, 2023 | Reuters Ukrainian soldiers have been using drones to deliver bottled water to desperate villagers trapped in the upper storeys of their homes by floods in Russian controlled south Ukraine.Afghanistan/Iran: Iran and Afghanistan Dispute Helmand Water Rights as Climate Change Deepens Crisis June 10, 2023 | Bahar Makooi, France 24 Iran and Afghanistan exchanged gunfire on May 27 amid rising tensions over water supplies in the region.South Sudan: UNMISS Peacekeepers from China Share Sustainable Farming Tips with Local Authorities June 8, 2023 | Far Eastern Agriculture Ongoing conflict in bordering Sudan has cut off imports into Western Bahr El Ghazal, raising concerns about food security. |
Blogs & OpinonsIn the past month, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Why Gender-Transformative Climate Literacy is Critical for Bhutan September 13, 2023 | Thinley Choden Globally, around 1 billion children (nearly half of the world’s children) live in countries with extremely high risk of climate change disasters, with girls being more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.United Nations on Climate Change and Gender Equity September 9, 2023 | Lucy Buchholz Selin Calik of United Nations and Clever Carbon’s Michelle Li discuss how we can encourage more women into the sustainability sectorWhat are your first thoughts when learning that Earth has seen 20,000 years…Gendering the Climate-Conflict Nexus August 29, 2023 | Tobias Ide The security implications of climate change have been high up on the political agenda for several years now. |
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Compiled by Carrie Hanks, Rachel Stromsta, Aianna Siembab, and 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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