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Book Review: Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries: Work, Public Policy and Action
Briefs & Development
Since the beginning of this century we have seen a wide range of publications on the theme of gender and climate change, by academics, international…
Vulnerability of Women to Climate Change in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: The Case of India and South Asia
Briefs & Development
This article is a collation and synthesis of the literature review with the focus on the vulnerability of rural women in developing countries to climate…
WPS and Climate Change
Briefs & Development
Climate change can be violent, expressed through immediate weather events, such as floods and storms, and slower, long term violence, such as droughts that impact…
Gendered Vulnerabilities in Times of Natural Disasters: Male-to-Female Violence in the Philippines in the Aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan
Briefs & Development
The precarious situation faced by women and girls in the wake of climate-related disasters is illustrated through fieldwork conducted in Eastern Visayas in the Philippines,…
Linking Gender Vulnerability and Disasters
Briefs & Development
Disasters are one of the most perilous ways to show nature its anger. The pressure of ever-increasing wants and never-ending desires of human beings push…
Women and the Gaps in Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction
Library
This paper attempts to locate the discourse of Disaster Risk reduction from the lens of the women perspective. Navigating through the kinds of problem that…
The Mental Health Needs of Women in Natural Disasters: A Qualitative Study with a Preventive Approach
Briefs & Development
Context:Considering the importance of psychological issues during disasters and the key role of women in the family and society, a preventive approach toward mental health…
Women’s Peacebuilding Strategies Amidst Conflict: Lessons from Myanmar and Ukraine
Briefs & Development
Women play important roles in building peace and advancing security, yet they remain underrepresented in official peacemaking processes. This report offers a unique look into…
Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals, Chapter in Ursula Oswald Spring: Pioneer on Gender, Peace, Development, Environment, Food and Water
Briefs & Development
Climate change is severely affecting Mexico and Central America (IPCC 2014a) and has caused different impacts on men and women, regions and social classes. Several studies…
Legacies of Violence and the Unfinished Past: Women in Post-Demobilization Colombia and Guatemala
Briefs & Development
This article examines the historically grounded social acceptance of impunity and the role of unwanted actors in peace and transitional processes. The article argues from…
A Fair Share for Women: Toward More Equitable Land Compensation and Resettlement in Tanzania and Mozambique
Library
This working paper finds that, despite constitutional commitments to gender equality, governments in Tanzania and Mozambique are not protecting poor, rural women from harmful commercial land…
Gender Equality as an Accelerator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Library
Evidence collected in this paper shows that gender equality is critical to achieving a wide range of objectives pertaining to sustainable development, from promoting economic…
The Impact of Food Assistance on Food Insecure Populations during Conflict in Mali
Briefs & Development
Mali, a vast landlocked country at the heart of West Africa in the Sahel region, is one of the least developed and most food insecure…
Climate Change Profile: Yemen
Country Assessments
Yemen faces serious risks from climate change that further threaten the already fragile state of the country1. As climate change and rapid population growth put…
Conflict Minerals and Sexual Violence in Central Africa: Troubling Research
Briefs & Development
This paper explores “conflict mining-related sexual violence” as a type of conflict sexual violence, tracing the dynamic process by which this category is defined in…
Healing the Scars of War: The Women Rebuilding Mozambique's National Park
Library
In the heart of central Mozambique, Gorongosa park was destroyed in the crossfire of the country's civil war. Now women are leading the way in its restoration,…
Remarks to Security Council on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Root Causes of Conflict – The Role of Natural Resources
Library
The exploitation of natural resources, or competition over them, can and does lead to violent conflict. Preventing, managing and resolving such conflicts is one of the…
The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework 2017-2021
Briefs & Development
The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework (ANPDF) is a five-year strategic plan for achieving self-reliance. The sustainable development that will help Afghanistan meet its…
Country Programming Framework for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2017-2021
Briefs & Development
The Country Programming Framework (CPF) sets out strategic pillars of expertise to guide FAO partnership with and support to the Government of Islamic Republic of…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Gender, Human Rights and Resilience in Artisanal Mining Towns of Eastern Congo
Briefs & Development
Few things evoke reactions as passionate as issues surrounding gender, conflict and mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At once reviled by…
Violence in Environmental Conflicts: The Need for a Multidimensional Approach
Briefs & Development
Although studies on environmental conflicts have engaged with the subject of violence, a multidimensional approach has been lacking. Using data from 95 environmental conflicts in…
Peace with Hunger: Colombia’s Checkered Experience with Post-Conflict Sustainable Community Development in Emerald-Mining Regions
Briefs & Development
The interactions between conflict and local development has puzzled scholars and practitioners alike. This article explores why the advent of peace in Colombia’s emerald-mining regions…
Women and Land in the Muslim World
Library
Access to land is a key element that allows women and men to fully play their role in building peaceful, stable and prosperous societies and…
Reforming Women's Property Rights in Afghanistan
Blog
On paper, the law is clear: men and women enjoy equal property rights under Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution. But on-the-ground reality says otherwise as a combination…
Climate Change: Climate Change Leaves Women Farmers in Central Asia Fighting for Water
International
In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women
International
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
Addressing Women's Burdens from Water Risks Could Help Reduce World Hunger
Blog
For hundreds of millions of women, providing food to feed their families is a daily imperative. Many of them depend solely on the meager yields…
Inside Conflict: What Does Research Reveal About Women's Rights and Changing Gender Roles in Yemen?
Blog
Until the acceleration of violence in 2015, women in Yemen were making some headway in challenging a system that largely excludes them from public life.…
Reconceptualizing Women's Participation in Water Governance
Blog
There is growing emphasis on community-managed water supply and sanitation that embodies a new paradigm in water governance based on demand management. However, projects have…
How Men Can Promote Gender-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
Blog
Gender’s importance and the vital roles played by women in all facets of development, humanitarian aid, and disaster response are increasingly recognized. But recognition is…