Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
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Conflict, Aspirations, and Women’s Empowerment: Household Survey Evidence from Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria
Library
Using original survey data from three states in rural, southwestern Nigeria, this study examines the relationship between conflict intensity at various distances and the empowerment…
Bridging Generations: Pathways to a Youth-Inclusive Climate, Peace and Security Agenda
Briefs & Development
Over 698 million young people, ages 15-35, live in fragile and conflict-affected settings. These settings are highly affected by climate change. Young people find themselves…
Where Are They and Who Are the Peasant Women of the South? The Double Invisibilisation of Women Working on the Land
Briefs & Development
Through socio-environmental and eco-territorial conflicts, we seek to investigate the conception of peasantry as a contextualized identity, with an unequivocal feminist approach. The peasant subject…
Natural Disasters, Foreign Direct Investment; and Women's Rights in Developing Countries
Library
We examine the conditions under which women's economic and political status is less vulnerable in the aftermath of natural disasters. We theorize that women in…
Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement
Briefs & Development
The contributors to this book represent a wide breadth of scholarly approaches, including law, social and environmental science, engineering, as well as from the arts…
Leveraging Livelihood Diversification for Peacebuilding in Climate- and Conflict-Affected Contexts
Briefs & Development
Livelihoods are central to the relationship between climate change and conflict. Despite the recognition that climate change related livelihood deterioration is associated with conflict, livelihood…
Women Leaders in Environmental Management
Briefs & Development
This book chapter explores the significant role of women leaders in environmental management and their impact on sustainable development. Historically, women have been underrepresented in…
As Climate Change Pushes Millions of Women into Poverty, UN Women Calls for a New Feminist Climate Justice Approach
International
Dubai/New York — On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report.
Afghanistan: Iron Smelting Plant Opens in Kabul
International
Some officials of the current Afghan government spoke at the factory's the opening ceremony about the Islamic Emirate leadership's unwavering support for all investors and…
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana: Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change Adaptation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
International
As the impacts of climate change intensify around the world, adaptation efforts are crucial to ensuring that communities, ecosystems and economies are able to survive.…
How Women Are Tapping into Sustainable Land Management for Livelihoods and Landscape Restoration in Mali
News
Djelika Malle is a farmer in the village of Dintiola who relies heavily on the land and its resources for her livelihood. From a distance,…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Looking at Indian Women in Climate Science and Research
Blog
While the Indian government is attempting to encourage more women scientists through awards and growth schemes, true success requires systemic change and mindset shifts.
Can Peace Operations Mitigate the Effect of Armed Conflict on Malnutrition? Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Library
Armed conflict increases food insecurity leading to malnutrition especially in women, but can peace operations mitigate the increased prevalence of malnutrition in conflict zones? This…
Post-Conflict Restitution of Customary Land: Guidelines and Trajectories of Change
Briefs & Development
Since the 1990s a body of soft international law and public policy has developed around property restitution after conflict. The Pinheiro Principles and the Voluntary…
Gendered Violence Martying Filipina Environmental Defenders
Briefs & Development
This article contributes to discussions of extractive violence by exploring how gender influences violent circumstances under which women were assassinated during environmental conflicts. Partnership with…
Community Voices on Climate, Peace and Security: Kenya
Briefs & Development
This study conducted a participatory appraisal of climate vulnerabilities and conflict risks three communities across Kenya: 1) members of the Yiaku Indigenous Peoples in the…
Infographic: Climate Change, Conflict and Peace
Library
Our climate and environment is changing at a rate never seen before in human history. The way we respond to these changes has the potential…
The Impact of Conflict on Food Security: Evidence from Household Data in Ethiopia and Malawi
Briefs & Development
Violent conflicts threaten food security and household welfare in sub-Saharan Africa. While a more robust understanding of the causal relationship between food security and conflict…
Race, Ethnicity, and the Case for Intersectional Water Security
Briefs & Development
This Forum article reports on a meta-review of more than 19,000 published works on water security, of which less than 1 percent explicitly focus on…
A Changing Climate for Peace: Navigating Conflict in the Climate Crisis
Briefs & Development
The global climate crisis, and how humans respond to it, is changing and amplifying the dynamics of current violent conflicts and is contributing to new…
Gender, Cultural Identity, Conflict and Climate Change
Briefs & Development
Gender and social inequality, the climate crisis and conflict are three of the biggest challenges of our time. But despite clear connections, there is a…
Standing Firm: The Land and Environmental Defenders on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Briefs & Development
For the past 11 years, Global Witness has documented and denounced waves of threats, violence and killings of land and environmental defenders across the world,…
The Role of Fair and Equitable Benefit-Sharing in Environmental Peacebuilding (chapter in "Research Handbook on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding")
Briefs & Development
This chapter explores the role of international legal obligations on fair and equitable benefit-sharing to the integration of natural resource management and environmental protection in…
Gender, Conflict and Climate Change: Dissecting Gendered Vulnerabilities of Small Holder Farmers Due to Climate Change in the Eastern Province Sri Lanka
Briefs & Development
Batticaloa district, which is situated in the Eastern coast of Sri Lanka is identified as one of the most climate vulnerable districts in Sri Lanka…
An In-Depth Analysis of Climate Change as a Driver of Natural Resource Conflict: A Study in Sambang—The Gambia
Briefs & Development
Climate change is one of the most underreported triggers of conflict. The menace did not only cause crop failures and a decline in agricultural productivity…
Financing the Unbanked: How Community Savings Groups Can Create Pathways for Legal Artisanal Gold in Burkina Faso
Country Assessments
This paper explores the connections between financial inclusion, formalization of artisanal miners, and illicit trade. The research demonstrates why financial inclusion is a crucial component…
Droughts and Welfare in Afghanistan
Briefs & Development
his paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated…
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
Country Assessments
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with more frequent extreme weather events and temperatures that are increasing faster than the global…
UN Philippines Peace-Building Program Scores Gains in Bangsamoro Region
Blog
A United Nations (UN) Philippines peacebuilding joint program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked its completion with results that have significantly…
Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS
International
The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…