Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
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Structural Change and Wife Abuse: A Disaggregated Study of Mineral Mining and Domestic Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1999–2013
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Mineral mining may be a mixed blessing for local communities. On the one hand, extractive industries can be a positive economic driver, generating considerable revenues,…
Women, Peace, and Security: Afghanistan-Pakistan Women’s Policy Brief
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The Pakistan-Afghan Women’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PAWFPD) was established in 2012 to enhance cross-border cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This initiative engages and…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Women Farmers Demonstrate Agriculture Can Recover after War
International
An aid project in Afghanistan helps enterprising women to multiply grain seeds for cropping, share vegetable seeds and breed better goats. So far the work…
Liberia: First Forest Atlas for Liberia Launched
International
The international resource organization, World Resource Institute and the Forestry Development Authority recently launched the first Forest Atlas for Liberia to promote sustainable forest management…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Take on Farming
International
Agriculture, a central pillar of Afghanistan’s economy, has traditionally been dominated by men. Women are sometimes recruited to work the fields or tend livestock, but…
The Top-Secret Cold War Plan to Keep Soviet Hands off Middle Eastern Oil
International
On a cool summer day in London in 1951, an American CIA officer told three British oil executives about a top-secret U.S. government plan. The…
Enhancing Women's Role in Land Management Decisions
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How can women's rights be strengthened when decisions are being made about large-scale agricultural investments that affect their livelihoods?
A recent IIED webinar examined how women's…
Women Pay Heavier Price for Big Dams
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Large dams are displacing thousands of people in West Africa in societies where women traditionally have few legal or customary rights to the natural resources…
Can Mining Dig Rural Women Out of Poverty in Ghana?
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Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it dawns on me that the local population has…
The Role of Women in Creating Climate Resilient Communities: Focus on the Philippines
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The Philippines is one of the world’s most vulnerable populations to the effects of climate change. When the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction…
Leveraging Co-benefits between Gender Equality and Climate Action for Sustainable Development: Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects
Briefs & Development
In September 2015, world leaders from 193 nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly. While some have hailed…
Effects of Armed Conflict on Agricultural Markets and Post-Conflict Engagement of Women in Export-led Agriculture in Nepal
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Nepal entered into a new era after ending 10 years of civil war through signing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the government and the…
"Just Women" Is Not Enough: Towards a Gender-Relational Approach to Water and Peacebuilding
Briefs & Development
Nepal entered into a new era after ending 10 years of civil war through signing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the government and the…
Women and Sustainable Development Goals
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On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as the agreed framework for international development. It is…
The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal
Briefs & Development
Migration is increasing in the middle hills of Nepal, and it has diverse consequences for the people remaining behind, their livelihoods, and the way they…
‘I Acted Like a Man’: Exploring Female Ex-insurgents’ Narratives on Nigeria’s Oil Insurgency
Briefs & Development
This paper explores how a small sample of female ex-insurgents make sense of their engagement in Nigeria’s oil insurgency. The study is informed by three…
Artisanal Mining, Conflict, and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
Briefs & Development
The natural resource abundance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has featured in policy debates as the prime example of ‘conflict minerals’ driving…
Does Artisanal Mining Increase the Risk of Sexual Violence? Micro-Level Evidence from Eastern Congo
Briefs & Development
DR Congo’s natural resource abundance has featured in policy debates and amongst advocacy groups as the prime example of ‘conflict minerals’ driving conflict-related sexual violence.…
Role of Women in Artisanal Mining & Peacebuilding [Video]
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Southern Voices Network Scholar, Maame Esi Eshun says that focusing on the role of women and improving conditions for those involved in artisanal mining in…
Indigenous Women & the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
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Indigenous women have made remarkable contributions to women, peace and security agenda, and have pioneered innovative approaches to conflict prevention and justice. Indigenous women's experiences…
Decision-Making and Joint Control Rights over Land in Rwanda
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This report explores and analyses community perceptions of the obstacles facing women’s participation in decision-making about jointly held land. It also examines the factors that…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between…
Corporate Social Responsibility and Natural Resource Conflict
Briefs & Development
This book examines the possibilities and limitations of corporate social responsibility in minimising the violent conflict often associated with natural resource exploitation. Through detailed and…
Gender Equality Is Central to Effective Climate Action
News
As the nations of the world meet in Paris to address climate change, it is critical that women play a central role in these historic…
Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security
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Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000…
Getting to the Root of Gender Equal Land Governance
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While there is international agreement that we need gender equality in land ownership – achieving this in practice is more complex.
Women face a number of…
Does Gender Balance Improve Forestry and Fishery Management?
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Differences in women's and men's access to, control over, and use of local natural resources shapes the way that these resources are managed. Yet women…
Challenges After Conflict: Regional Consultation on Resolution 1325
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Resolution 1325 is not just a tool which can be used to protect women and sustain peace. It is also a testament to strong women…
Empowered Women = Happy Planet? Gender Equality in a Changing Environment
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Gender and women's empowerment are getting increasing attention in global discussions on climate change, sustainable development and the green economy. The international community is recognising…
Women On the Frontlines of Water Insecurity
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Water is essential to life on earth, but we are facing a global crisis. According to a new report released by UNESCO on March 22…