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Assessing the Impact of Due Diligence Programs in Eastern DRC: A Baseline Study
Briefs & Development
Between the year 2016 and 2018, the authors visited a total of 623 mine sites that employed an estimated 115,500 artisanal miners. Half of these…
United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security
Briefs & Development
The United States is unapologetic in championing the principles upon which our country was founded: individual liberty, free enterprise, equal justice under the law, and…
Tackling Global Challenges to Equality and Inclusion through the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Spotlight on SDGs 10, 13 and 16
Briefs & Development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development carries huge transformative potential. Its vision of putting people and planet first, focusing on sustaining peace, putting gender equality…
Gendered Vulnerabilities to Climate Change: Insights from the Semi-Arid Regions of Africa and Asia
Briefs & Development
Emerging and on-going research indicates that vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change are gendered. Still, policy approaches aimed at strengthening local communities’ adaptive capacity largely…
Discursive Translations of Gender Mainstreaming Norms: The Case of Agricultural and Climate Change Policies in Uganda
Briefs & Development
While the international norm on gender mainstreaming, UN-backed since 1995, has been widely adopted in national policies, gender inequalities are rarely systematically addressed on the…
Activity Report: Gender Integration in Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Policy: A Framework Proposal
Briefs & Development
Effective gender integration in policy has been proposed in many sectors and policies. CCAFS FP1 LAM has endorsed to favor mainstreaming of gender issue within…
Inclusive Management Through Gender Consideration in Small-Scale Fisheries: The Why and the How
Briefs & Development
In a world in which ocean degradation is widespread and aggravated by the effects of climate change, there is a need to contribute with new…
How Violence against Women and Girls Undermines Resilience to Climate Risks in Chad
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What consequences does ‘everyday violence’ have on the abilities of survivors to protect themselves from further risks? This paper seeks to establish the linkages between…
Women, Water and ‘Wicked Problems’: Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Pakkoku, Myanmar
Briefs & Development
In a very poor, very dry area of NW Myanmar, Northern Pakkoku exhibits numerous ‘wicked problems’—the interplay between lack of water, too much water when…
Women’s Participation in Peace and Reconciliation Processes in Mali
Briefs & Development
This report presents findings from a study about the participation of women in peace and reconciliation processes currently underway in Mali. The findings are based…
UN Security Council Resolution 2467
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This was a resolution on sexual violence in conflict, passed with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (China and Russia).
Citizen Engagement in Climate Adaptation Surveyed: The Role of Values, Worldviews, Gender and Place
Briefs & Development
Local governments' limited mandate and capacity to adequately deal with increasing climate risk and impacts means that citizen engagement is becoming increasingly important for adapting…
Gender and Climate Change: Do Female Parliamentarians Make Difference?
Briefs & Development
This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes. Based on data from a large sample of countries, we…
Conducting Gender Analysis to Inform National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: Reflections from Six African Countries
Briefs & Development
As countries advance their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, they are increasingly focused on issues of effectiveness, aiming to put into practice the principles and…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
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This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the…
Climate Change, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
Briefs & Development
This paper considers the conflict impacts of climate change and outlines potential opportunities for peacebuilding in Solomon Islands, a small independent state in the region…
Women, Mining, and Power in Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: The Case of Kisengo
Briefs & Development
Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women’s involvement in ASM, with many authors drawing attention to two frequently occurring trends: the fact…
Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal
Briefs & Development
In many developing countries women are responsible for the collection and management of forest products essential to the daily lives of their household. However, women are often…
Towards Transformative Change: Women and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord
Briefs & Development
Women and women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) were told for two years, when they tried to raise the situation of women and women’s rights in…
Exploring Community Resilience and Early Warning Solution for Flash Floods, Debris Flow and Landslides in Conflict Prone Villages of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Briefs & Development
There is a visible paradigm shift in disaster research from hazard and vulnerability assessment to developing framework for community resilience. Further, there is growing recognization…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment are globally recognized priorities, matters of fundamental human rights, and prerequisites for sustainable development (IUCN, 2018; World Economic Forum, 2015).…
Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy: A Basic Mapping of the Challenges in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan
Briefs & Development
Until now, limited attention has been afforded to the role of, and challenges faced by, women involved in water diplomacy. In addition to research being…
Gender Mainstreaming in the Management of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Briefs & Development
A critical challenge faced by policy makers, environmental managers and development practitioners in mainstreaming gender in the integrated management of marine and coastal ecosystems is the lack…
Women in Politics: Gaining Ground for Progressive Outcomes in Pakistan
Briefs & Development
This paper is an analysis of findings from a study of women’s political voice in Pakistan under the A4EA Research Programme. It is based on…
Armed Conflict, Women and Climate Change
Briefs & Development
The gender-differentiated and more severe impacts of armed conflict upon women and girls are well recognised by the international community, as demonstrated by UN Security…
How Gender and Climate Change Can Be Integrated into Military Operations (Book Preview)
Blog
As the United States develops a strategy to guide all military services on how to promote the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and…
Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study
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A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…
Afghanistan: Saffron Processing Factory in Herat to Hire 700 Women
International
An Afghan businessman has invested USD 2 million to open a saffron processing factory in western Herat province. The factory will offer job to 700…
Opinion: Protect Indigenous, Community, and Women's Land Rights for Food Security and Nutrition
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Legally recognized and protected land rights for indigenous peoples and local communities in the developing world are a key part of revitalizing the world’s food…
Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan
International
The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. Against this background, ICARDA recently reintroduced the concept of village-based…