Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
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The Contribution of Women in Rebuilding Livelihoods in the Long-Term after Involuntary Resettlement: A Case Study of Resettlers of Kotmale Dam, Sri Lanka
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The experiences of resettlers of Kotmale Dam, Sri Lanka is revisited, with a focus on the involvement of women in shaping the well-being of the family,…
Protecting the Environment and Women in Darfur through Fuel-Efficient Stoves
Briefs & Development
The protracted conflict since 2003 in Darfur, Sudan, has resulted in massive loss of human lives and assets, disrupted livelihoods and led to severe food…
Women, Agriculture, and the Nutrition Factor
Briefs & Development
Across the world, women form an integral part of the agricultural sector. In much of South Asia, women make up a majority of the agricultural…
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
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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…
Climate Change: Dangers without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World
International
In a little over a decade, climate change could make the installation and other military sites on Kwajalein uninhabitable. A 2018 study commissioned by the…
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
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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…
DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.
Women, Water Resource Management, and Sustainable Development: The Turkey-North Cyprus Water Pipeline Project
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Women’s role in water resource management is recognized, yet the implementation of methods and strategies to get beyond gender-based obstacles to women’s equal participation in…
How Afghanistan's Urban Gardens are Changing Women's Lives
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It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the…
Afghanistan: How Afghanistan's Urban Gardens Are Changing Women's Lives
International
It may look like they're just planting and weeding, but for the women tending the public gardens of Jalalabad, the tasks represent far more: the…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone in Fourth Bid to Launch Oil Sector with Licensing Round
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Seeking to capitalise on higher oil prices, Sierra Leone has extended the deadline of a fourth oil licensing round for five deep water offshore blocks…
Common Pool: Equitable Water Governance Brings Prosperity to Sabkhali
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The Sundarbans, a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Lying…
DRC Mining Industry Is a Prime Example of How Corporate Power Threatens Women’s Rights
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On a research trip to the Kamituga gold mine in her home province of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), activist Marie-Rose…
Q&A: Getting Women's Land Rights Recognized
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Philippine Sutz describes work under way to help secure land rights for women in Senegal and Tanzania, and explains how accessing land gives them greater…
Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women, and Peace
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In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as a model…
No Guns, No Drugs, No Atrocities, No Rape, No Murder. Just Bananas…
International
Don José Manuel Suarez has seen some things. Father of seven and grandfather of 15, his 80 years have been spent farming a patch of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Denies Pull-out from Oil-Rich Kirkuk
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Iraq’s Defence Ministry on Saturday denied media reports about the withdrawal of federal police forces from the oil-rich Kirkuk province. Local media said federal police…
Liberia: Liberia Looks to Women for Equal Distribution of Forest Resources
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An eight-bedroom guesthouse, a five-classroom school and a palaver hut are major achievements of a community forest development committee (CFDC) of a community affected by…
Pathways to Achieving Food Security, Sustainable Peace and Gender Equality: Evidence from Three FAO Interventions
Briefs & Development
There is increasing recognition that livelihood security, sustainable peace, conflict prevention and gender equality are complementary goals requiring integrated policy approaches, yet there is limited…
Pathways to Achieving Food Security, Sustainable Peace, and Gender Equality: Evidence From Three FAO Interventions
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There is increasing recognition that livelihood security, sustainable peace, conflict prevention and gender equality are complementary goals requiring integrated policy approaches, yet there is limited…
Housing Land and Property in the Far North of Cameroon
Briefs & Development
The ongoing armed conflict in the Lake Chad Basin region has caused mass displacement in northeast Nigeria and the Far North of Cameroon forcing people…
Assessment of Dispute Resolution Structures and HLP Issues in Borno and Adamawa States, North-East Nigeria
Briefs & Development
The armed conflict in the Lake Chad region has caused mass displacement in north-east Nigeria, forcing people to flee the violence and abandon their homes.The…
Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda
Briefs & Development
Approximately 1.8 million people were displaced in northern Uganda as a result of the LRA conflict. This paper explores risk and protective factors as well…
Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience among Women in Northern Uganda
Briefs & Development
Approximately 1.8 million people were displaced in northern Uganda as a result of the LRA conflict. This paper explores risk and protective factors as well…
The Gender Gap in Land Rights
Briefs & Development
For rural women and men, land is often the most important household asset for supporting agricultural production and providing food security and nutrition. Evidence shows…
Anger and Sadness: Gendered Emotional Responses to Climate Threats in Four Island Nations
Briefs & Development
Climate change presents an important threat to community livelihoods and well-being around the world. Biophysical vulnerability to the effects of climate change, such as sea…
Taking Gender Seriously in Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Science Research: Views from Feminist Debates and Sub-Saharan Small-scale Agriculture
Briefs & Development
People, places, and production contributing the least to climate change will suffer the most. This calls for adaptation as a key climate change response. But…
Plan de Accion Genero y Cambio Climatico de Republica Dominicana (PAGCC-RD)
Briefs & Development
El Plan de Acción de Género y Cambio Climático para República Dominicana (PAGCC-RD) es el resultado de un proceso de coordinación nacional que tuvo lugar…