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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #75 – June 19, 2025 |
SpotlightThis month's Spotlight was written by Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar (PhD Researcher in Interdisciplinary Studies, Universidad de los Andes & Community Manager and Representative, IKARWA Community – Arhuaco People) and Natalia Jimenez Galindo (Environmental Peacebuilding Consultant) Spanish translation by Natalia Jimenez Galindo June 18, 2025 | Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar and Natalia Jiménez Galindo Voices from the Iku Indigenous women of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. Colombian Indigenous women can be part of the global progress advancing structural equity.June 18, 2025 | Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar y Natalia Jiménez Galindo Voces de las mujeres indígenas Iku de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Las mujeres indígenas colombianas pueden ser parte del progreso global que promueve la equidad estructural. |
AnnouncementsCall for Proposals: Integrating Gender Perspectives - 2026 EnPax Conference September 4, 2025 Join us virtually September 4, 2025 @ 11 am EDT for an exciting collaborative session where we'll strategize how to meaningfully integrate gender perspectives throughout the 2026 EnPax Conference, moving beyond tokenism to…Call for Proposals: Path To Ottawa May 26, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association & University of Ottawa In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners are hosting the Path to Ottawa, a global,… |
Events2025 Women are Sacred Conference July 29, 2025 - 2025-07-31 The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center Baird Convention Center About the Women Are Sacred ConferenceEvery two years, The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center proudly hosts the Women Are Sacred (WAS) Conference, one of the largest gatherings of advocates, survivors, Tribal domestic and… Environment, Peacebuilding, and Security Policy Working Group Session July 22, 2025 Ecosystem for Peace online This new working group grew out of a breakout conversation in the January 2025 Policy Planning meeting.Advocate for Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding at These Events in 2025! March 15, 2025 - 2025-12-31 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Check out these exciting 2025 events in our infographic! |
LibraryJune 12, 2025 | Angie Dazé, Emilie Beauchamp, Alexandria Gordon, and Demet Intepe Since the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), under the UAE-Bélem work programme, nominated experts have been working to develop a set of indicators to help track progress in climate change adaptation.May 26, 2025 | Thea Synnestvedt, Gracsious Maviza, and Mandlenkosi Maphosa In Nampula province, Mozambique, internally displaced and refugee communities live in settlements situated at the outskirts of Nampula city.Land, Law, and Legacy: Reconciling Gender Equality with Tradition in Northern Uganda May 8, 2025 | Alexandra Foote The Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda faces a tension in its post-conflict period: reconciling local peacebuilding approaches with national and international standards of gender equality.February 24, 2025 | Mónica Juliana Chavarro and Manuel Moreno Currently post-harvest losses in food systems average about 25 percent globally, reducing food availability and increasing food insecurity. Women’s participation in post-harvest processing is almost 50 percent, but their role is undervalued.February 18, 2025 To address issues of gender inequalities, climate change, and political instability, the UNDP has developed the Gender and Recovery Toolkit, a practical resource to guide governments, civil society, and UNDP personnel in embedding…Powering Women Entrepreneurs in Eswatini February 13, 2025 The Powering Gender Equality Project is a transformative initiative designed to address gender disparities in the energy sector by empowering women and promoting gender equality within clean energy systems.December 1, 2023 | Yi Mon Thu, San San Htoo, Nyein Nyein Htwe, and Kathryn Gomersall The study aimed to assess the factors affecting on women’s participation level and decision-making behavior of rural women in livestock management and household activities in particularly 60 randomized respondents from three villages of… |
JobsKenya: Terms of Reference (ToR): Documentation of Women’s Stories, Photography, and Videography June 13, 2025 ActionAid Australia supports climate resilience and women’s leadership projects through local partners. In Kenya, the GRACC project promotes gender-responsive approaches to climate change, especially in drought-affected communities.Syria: Research Analyst, Women’s Political Participation in Syria June 11, 2025 We are looking for a Research Analyst to support the Institute’s Conflict Justice and Reconciliation (CJR) and Gender and Peacemaking (GPM) team.June 10, 2025 The objective of this consultancy is to facilitate training to the staff of the selected Financial Service Providers (FSPs) on Agri-value chain, gender lens investing/gender mainstreaming and Green financing.Ukraine: Project-Designing Resilience Analyses with Peace and Conflict Analysis and Gender Analysis June 6, 2025 Christian Blind Mission (CBM) International is applying for institutional funding from BMZ - Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.June 5, 2025 L’objectif général de l’étude est d’évaluer la faisabilité technique, sociale, économique et environnementale de la mise en place de jardins maraichers urbains et péri-urbains, destinés aux femmes de Tadjourah ville et les localités…Georgia: Consultant, Enabling Actions to Address Challenges of Environmental Migration in Georgia June 3, 2025 Support the compilation of best practices on the migration, environment, and climate change (MECC) nexus mainstreaming and implementation of a case study to assess the nexus between migration, environment, and climate change in… |
International NewsNepal: Centring Women’s Knowledge and Leadership in Nepal’s Climate Response June 5, 2025 | Manjeeta Gurung Indira Dhital, a local woman leader from Kavre, central Nepal, recently recited this poem at the culmination of a UN Women project focused on building women’s climate and disaster resilience by strengthening climate…June 3, 2025 | Tania Lizarazo It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total peace.June 3, 2025 | The Assembly of First Nations (June 3, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On the sixth anniversary of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Assembly of…Sweden: OSCE Workshop Tackles Gender, Climate, Security May 30, 2025 | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe How gender intersects with climate-related security risks was one of the questions explored by experts and practitioners at the "Gendered Perspectives on Climate and Security: Opportunities for Enhancing Equality in Resilience Strategies" workshop…Cambodia: Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, a Force for Peace May 29, 2025 | UN Women Asia and the Pacific "I was the first woman from my village to become a peacekeeper,” says Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, her voice steady with pride. “At first, people thought, ‘She can’t do that.Tanzania: From Burden to Opportunity: Mechanization in Rural Tanzania May 26, 2025 | Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, and Maximillian Saku Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root.Liberia: Men, Tradition Denying Women’s Rights to Land May 16, 2025 | Esau Farr and Harry Browne JORPOLU CLAN, Bong County – In 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights Act. The historic legislation grants communities and women customary ownership of ancestral land, putting an end to decades of deprivation.India: Indigenous Women and their ‘Dream Maps’ Seek to Protect Lands from Climate Change May 15, 2025 | Sibi Arasu At a small stream in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Indigenous villagers catch eels and fish for a dinner celebrating an annual harvest festival. |
BlogsSecuring Women’s Land Rights: A Pathway to Food Security June 5, 2025 | Sunaina Kumar Despite playing a central role in food systems, women lack secure land rights in more than half of all countries, posing serious implications for food and climate security.Why Gender-Responsive Action Must Anchor Africa’s Climate Summit 2025 May 29, 2025 | Salome Owuonda As Africa prepares to convene in Addis Ababa for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in September 2025, the continent stands at a critical intersection.January 16, 2025 | Judite Toloko Da Silva and Heila Monteiro Access to energy remains a major challenge for rural communities in Angola. |
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Compiled by Maria Camilla Cadonicci, Maansi Misra, Kathleen McLean, Natalia Jimenez, and Maryruth Belsey Priebe Edited by Madeleine Loll Coordinated by Mara Pusic Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and Published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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