Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Issue #87 – June 18, 2026

Events

Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary Outreach Events

April 15, 2026 - 2026-07-10

Environmental Peacebuilding Association

With the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide forthcoming in June 2026, a series of events are being organized to reach out to diverse audiences.

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Library

In the past month, several 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:

Recommendations for Strengthening Water Security, Peace, and Gender Inclusion Ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference

May 19, 2026 | Melanne Verveer, Shaima Gargash, Antti Rautavaar, Nelson Gomonda, Nompumelelo Ntshalintshali-Motsa, Foman Forough, Elizabeth A. Koch, and Tamara Bah

This policy paper summarizes key insights and recommendations for strengthening water security through a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) lens ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference.

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From Sovereignty to Solidarity: First Nations Women Shaping Global Futures - First Nations, Indigenous Women’s Statement

May 1, 2026 | Women Deliver Conference 2026

We, First Nations and Indigenous Women and Girls, gender diverse and intersex people from across the lands, waters, oceans, and skies of the world, affirm that we are descendants of sovereign Peoples whose…

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International News

Afghanistan: Solar-powered Greenhouses Enable Afghan Women to Grow Food, Income, and Hope

June 8, 2026 | Hortidaily

For seven years after her husband died, Noorhaya, 45, toiled under the harsh sun in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, trying to grow enough vegetables to feed her three children.

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Middle East and North Africa: Women at the Frontlines of Water Scarcity

June 3, 2026 | Fanack Water Editorial Team

Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis.

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Canada: Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Women across the Prairies

May 25, 2026 | Andy Airey

Across the Canadian Prairies, water carries memory, identity, responsibility, and life. Yet the voices of those most deeply connected to it are often absent from climate and water policy discussions.

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Somalia: Girls Face Heightened Risk as Hunger Crisis Worsens

May 14, 2026

Somalia is facing a deadly hunger crisis made worse by soaring food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict; a years-long climate change induced drought; and chronic internal instability, according to a new report…

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Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency

May 5, 2026 | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an important step towards more inclusive and equitable disaster…

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Blogs

Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

June 15, 2026

Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.

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AI’s Environmental Footprint Is a Gendered Security Risk

May 12, 2026 | Tamara Bah

The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications.

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Compiled by Maria Camilla Cadonicci, Thomas Kerber, 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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