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Iraq: Iraq State Company Denies Shiite Militia Smuggling Mosul Oil
International
Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC) denied on Sunday that Shiite militia groups were smuggling oil from Nineveh to Syria and Iran, saying that the company…
Brazil: Brazil's First Indigenous Congresswoman Defends Her People's Rights From Bolsonaro
International
When indigenous leader Joênia Wapichana first came across Jair Bolsonaro, she was appalled. The year was 2008, and there was a heated debate about the demarcation…
Climate Change: Lake Chad Water Crisis, Climate Change Take Centre Stage at Hague Conference
International
World leaders have converged on The Hague, Netherlands to call on countries to take urgent actions toward reducing the impact of climate change to water,…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give up Their Rights’
International
American diplomats have been racing to seal a peace deal with the Taliban that would end the longest war in U.S. history—and decades of civil…
Climate Change: Climate Change Seen as Top Threat in 13 Countries
International
Climate change beats out terrorism and cyberattacks as the top security worry in more than a dozen countries, according to a survey published Sunday by…
Afghanistan: Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway
International
The Afghan war is the addiction that Washington can’t quit. The longest war in US history, it’s a conflict that has generally fallen out of…
Transparency and Accountability in the Extractives Sector: A Synthesis of What Works and What Does Not
Library
While there are a number of transparency and accountability initiatives in the natural resources governance sector, evidence on the impact of these initiative remains sparse.…
How Mining Companies Promote Gender Equality Through Sustainable Development?
Briefs & Development
Gender equality has been promoted among social responsibility by mining companies. A key challenge for the management of sustainable development programs for gender equality is…
¡Sin Mujeres Indígenas, No!
Briefs & Development
El presente documento ofrece el análisis de los derechos e impactos diferenciados que sufren las mujeres en contextos donde se desarrollan actividades extractivas, abordando también…
Accountable to Whom? Promoting Women's Rights through Extractive Industries Revenue Accountability
Library
Oxfam believes that extractive revenues—if communities have been duly consulted about extractive projects—should be used to fund important social programs that can lift people out…
CTCN Webinar: Women Greening the Energy Sector
Library
The Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and S2 Services invite you to the webinar focused on women's representation as energy professionals, active…
Involving Victim Population in Environmentally Sustainable Strategies: An Analysis for Post-Conflict Colombia
Briefs & Development
Environmental objectives tend to receive a push to the background in post-conflict scenarios. On the other hand, the processes displacement and refugee's relocation in post-conflict…
Land Tenure as a Cause of Tensions and Driver of Conflict among Mining Communities in Karamoja, Uganda
Briefs & Development
This paper offers insight on the missed narrative of land and resource conflict beneath the reality of gemstones and ores in the inchoate industry of…
Understanding Gender Relations in the Land Discourse
Library
This study is a compilation of laws, successful community initiatives and customary practices from our members in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Nepal, who are…
The West and Central Africa Advantage
Library
A new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that by working with women, men, young people and indigenous peoples as change…
Country Gender Assessment of Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Indonesia
Library
Agriculture, as a vital sector of the Indonesian economy, provides income for the majority of Indonesian households today. This sector is sustained by agricultural commodities…
Country Gender Assessment of Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Papua New Guinea
Library
In 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) commissioned a gender assessment of the agriculture and rural…
Gender Quotas Increase the Equality and Effectiveness of Climate Policy Interventions
Briefs & Development
Interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions strive to promote gender balance so that men and women have equal rights to participate in, and benefit from,…
Energy, Gender, and GBV in Emergencies: State of Principles, Knowledge, and Practice
Briefs & Development
The Women's Refugee Commission and Mercy Corps’ Energy in Emergencies: Reducing Risks of Gender-based Violence (EEMRG) project, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau…
Towards Gender-Responsive Implementation of Extractive Industries Projects
Library
Women and men are impacted differently by extractive industries projects. Despite this, extractive industries companies frequently take a gender-neutral approach to human rights due diligence,…
Tapping our Potential: Women’s Water Leadership in the Nile Basin
Briefs & Development
Cooperation over the shared water resources of the Nile Basin is essential to water security and development in the region. To mitigate and manage potential…
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…
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…
The Intertwined Relationship between Power and Patriarchy: Examples from Resource Extractive Industries
Briefs & Development
This study examines the relationships between extractive industries, power and patriarchy, raising attention to the negative social and environmental impacts these relationships have had on…
Women Miners’ Exclusion and Muslim Masculinities in Tajikistan: A Feminist Political Ecology of Honor and Shame
Briefs & Development
This article explores the gendered process that leads to women informal miners’ restricted access to natural resources, their exclusion and their stigmatization in one village…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
Library
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).…
DRC: DRC Cobalt Will Become 'Strategic'
International
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon declare cobalt and other minerals as “strategic” resulting in miners having to pay even higher royalties.
Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change
International
The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…
Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem
International
Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd,…
South Sudan: A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve
International
Based on interviews, the UN estimates that 70% of women living in camps have been raped. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2013, South…