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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #78 – September 19, 2025 |
SpotlightThis month's guest Spotlight was written by Szilvia Csevár (The Hague University of Applied Sciences) and Yasmine Rugarli (United Rising). Spanish translation by Natalia Jimenez Galindo (Environmental Peacebuilding Consultant). Por Szilvia Csevár y Yasmine Rugarli Este artículo se basa en el artículo completo en inglés Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua, publicado en Global Studies Quarterly.Szilvia Csevár and Yasmine Rugarli This spotlight is based on the full article Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua published in Global Studies Quarterly. |
AnnouncementsPlease Vote!: How Will Our EnPax Gender Interest Group Collaborate? September 18, 2025 | Gender Interest Group Please complete the EnPAx Gender Interest Group Collaboration Poll to vote on how you'd like our group to work together on the road to the 4th International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.September 15, 2025 Tobias Ide and Aleksandra Balinskaia will organise a panel on environmental peacebuilding at the 5th Conference of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) in Tokyo, 4-7 March 2026.CALL FOR ARTISTIC SUBMISSIONS: Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding September 2, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa The Arts Initiative of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce the call for artistic contributions for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, to take place…August 19, 2025 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. |
EventsGender, Conflict & Peacebuilding October 8, 2025 Swiss Peace kHaus This course will delve into the intersectional relationship between gender, conflict, security, and peacebuilding, catering to policymakers, peacebuilding practitioners, and international development professionals.Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus October 8, 2025 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa University of Ottawa and online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce that they will host a one-day thematic symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus, which will take place at the University of…Gender in Food, Land, and Water Systems Conference 2025 October 7, 2025 CGIAR The year 2025 marks the beginning of the final five years of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs.Peacekeeping in the Climate Crisis: A WPS Agenda for Resilience and Relevance October 1, 2025 Alliance for Peacebuilding On Wednesday, October 1st at 10am ET, the Alliance for Peacebuilding will kick off Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) month with a hybrid discussion focusing on the intersection of peacekeeping, climate change, and…Cyprus Women Environmental Peacemakers September 22, 2025 WIFT CY Women in Film and Television Cyprus It is our great honor to invite you to participate in a powerful new initiative taking place this September in Cyprus: the Cyprus Women Environmental Peacemakers (CWEP) project.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! |
LibraryProgress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2025 September 15, 2025 | UN Women The “Gender snapshot 2025” sounds the alarm: if current trends continue, the world will reach 2030 with 351 million women and girls still living in extreme poverty, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG…July 1, 2025 | Sania Haroon, Samrana Afzal, and Hina Butt Understanding the pressing need to incorporate gender views into environmental sustainability initiatives in Middle Eastern conflict-affected areas with a special focus on Iraq, Syria, and Yemen is crucial. |
JobsSomalia: Design of Gendered Displacement Drivers Assessment (GDDA) Framework September 18, 2025 | CARE Nagaasho – Integrated Solutions for Preventing Displacement and Strengthening Rural Resilience in Somalia and Somaliland is a consortium of national and international organizations – CARE (lead agency), iRise Hub, Saferworld, the World Food…Yemen: Gender and Stakeholders Engagement Specialist (Biodiversity Enabling Activities) September 18, 2025 | CTG (Committed To Good) The GEF created a global program to support countries to design a national biodiversity finance plan. |
InternationalWomen, Peace and Security Champion Profile: Network of Civic Women for Peace, Thailand September 11, 2025 | UN Women Asia and the Pacific Based in Pattani, in Thailand’s Deep South, the Network of Civic Women for Peace (Civic Women) is an inspiring community-based women’s empowerment organization that has been supporting women and children impacted by the…Mary’s New Harvest: How Innovation Is Changing Farming in Embu September 10, 2025 | Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Lutomia Cosmas, and Victor Nyamolo Mary, a smallholder farmer in Runyenjes, Embu, joined GTSTIB pilots to test new seeds, soil tools, and gender dialogues.They Dug for Decades for Colombia’s Disappeared and Now They Are a National Symbol September 9, 2025 | Astrid Suarez Luz Elena Galeano intently watches as the earth is sifted for clothing, documents and bone fragments, hoping for a sign of her husband, who disappeared two decades ago during the urban conflict that…Risking It All to Feed the Children: Liberian Women Exercise Right to Trade Without Fear September 8, 2025 | Front Page Africa Eighteen years ago, Saybah Fomba left Liberia for Sierra Leone, braving the uncertainty of her first cross-border trading trip.Empowering Women Key to Easing Stress Amid War in Ukraine: UN Women September 3, 2025 | Nathalie Minard Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on people’s mental health is severe.Afghanistan: Women Mushroom Farmers in Kabul Seek Cold Storages September 2, 2025 | Sonita Azizi A number of women in Kabul, working with diligent hands and hopeful hearts to cultivate mushrooms using straw, lime and bran, say they need cold storage facilities to expand their businesses.AU Seeks Women’s Hand in Bringing Peace to Sudan, Sahel, Horn of Africa August 31, 2025 | Dotto Lameck IN strengthening the African Union’s efforts to advance the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda across the continent, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, held his first official…The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable August 24, 2025 | Katie Surma When Jingjing Zhang saw a string of urgent texts light up her phone, she knew something had gone wrong.From Scrap Collector to Climate Warrior: How a Vietnamese App Is Empowering Women August 15, 2025 | Thao Hoang Every morning, before the city awakens, 38-year-old Ngô Thị Thu pushes her handcart through the alleys of Mễ Trì Thượng, a ward in the Vietnamese capital of Ha Noi.Climate Change: Why Women, Peace and Security Plans in the Mediterranean Must Confront Climate Risks August 14, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) National Action Plans are a powerful but underused tool for tackling the interconnected challenges of gender, climate, and conflict. |
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Compiled by Maria Camilla Cadonicci, Kathleen McLean, Natalia Jimenez, and Maryruth Belsey Priebe Edited by Mara Pusic Coordinated by Mara Pusic Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and Published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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