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Twin Peaks: The Seasonality of Acute Malnutrition, Conflict and Environmental Factors in Chad, South Sudan and the Sudan
Briefs & Development
This is the first in a series of three briefing papers that form part of the Mind the gap – Bridging the research, practice and…
A Constructive Leadership Approach of Poor Tribal Women, Towards Equitable and Gender just Relations around Common Land
Briefs & Development
This paper highlights struggle of poor tribal women towards protection and conservation of village common lands i.e. forestland, village pastures and reservoirs. These studies capture…
Improving the Socioeconomic Status of Rural Women Associated with Agricultural Land Acquisition: A Case Study in Huong Thuy Town, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam
Briefs & Development
Since the 2000s, agricultural land acquisition (ALA) for urbanization and industrialization has been quickly implemented in Vietnam, which has led to a huge socioeconomic transformation…
The Lives of Women in a Land Reclamation Project: Gender, Class, Culture and Place in Egyptian Land and Water Management
Briefs & Development
This article links feminist political ecology with the academic debate about commoning by focusing on the gendered distribution of common pool resources, in particular land…
Role of Women in Environment Conservation
Briefs & Development
Growing population and technological advancement are continuously putting a strain on the environment and on country’s natural resources. Over-exploitation of the country’s resources like land,…
Land Governance in Post-Conflict Settings: Interrogating Decision-Making by International Actors
Briefs & Development
Humanitarian and development organizations working in conflict-affected settings have a particular responsibility to do no harm and contribute to the wellbeing of the population without…
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,…
Lessons from Environmental Peacebuilding Programming
Briefs & Development
This rapid literature review collates lessons from conflict resolution/peacebuilding programmes that include land, resource management, and/or environmental issues. This is a burgeoning area of research…
Climate Change Impacts on Gender Relations in Bangladesh: Socio-Environmental Struggle of the Shora Forest Community in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
Briefs & Development
This book explores gendered perceptions of the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh, and the extent to which these perceptions are affected by extreme weather events (specifically,…
Empowering Women Means Taking a Stand for Environmental Rights
Briefs & Development
The Samburu, a pastoralist indigenous tribe from the vast semi-arid and arid rangelands of Northern Kenya, face many of the same challenges as other indigenous…
Empowering Women on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Briefs & Development
On any given morning in the locality of Al-Rahad in Sudan, women like Hawa Abdullah, dressed in bright colours, can be seen turning up the…
Shoring Up Stability: Addressing Climate and Fragility Risks in the Lake Chad Region
Briefs & Development
The people of Lake Chad are caught in a conflict trap. Violent conflict between state security forces and armed opposition groups, poor governance, endemic corruption,…
Land and Conflict Prevention: How Integrated Solutions Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Briefs & Development
Furthering interlinkages between different Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) and its partners have compiled a dossier with good…
Gender and Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Library
Conservation agriculture (CA) involves the practice of concurrent minimum tillage, permanent soil cover using crop residue, and crop rotation. Evidence indicates that CA increases agricultural…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
Library
This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the…
Climate Change, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
Briefs & Development
This paper considers the conflict impacts of climate change and outlines potential opportunities for peacebuilding in Solomon Islands, a small independent state in the region…
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 as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal
Briefs & Development
In many developing countries women are responsible for the collection and management of forest products essential to the daily lives of their household. However, women are often…
Towards Transformative Change: Women and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord
Briefs & Development
Women and women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) were told for two years, when they tried to raise the situation of women and women’s rights in…
Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: A Guide for Development Organizations Based on the Sustainable Development Goals
Briefs & Development
Gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture remain pressing challenges across the Global South. Food insecurity; unequal access to land, productive resources and education; the…
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).…
The Contribution of Women in Rebuilding Livelihoods in the Long-Term after Involuntary Resettlement: A Case Study of Resettlers of Kotmale Dam, Sri Lanka
Library
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,…
Opinion: Protect Indigenous, Community, and Women's Land Rights for Food Security and Nutrition
Blog
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…
Meet the Women Protecting Vanuatu's Resources for Future Generations
News
Located in the South Pacific, the small, low-lying islands of Vanuatu are home to immense cultural and ecological diversity. However, these beautiful islands and the…
Land Rights: Liberia Is at a Crucial Moment in Its History
Blog
A historic election gives President George Weah the momentum and mandate to enact a robust agenda, and Mr. Weah has rightly identified secure land rights…
Common Pool: Equitable Water Governance Brings Prosperity to Sabkhali
Blog
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…
Q&A: Getting Women's Land Rights Recognized
Blog
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…
Liberia: Dowry and Women's Land Rights in Liberia: A "Double-Edged Sword" for Women
News
As an African woman and gender expert, the concept of “dowry,” or bride price, is not new to me. For women attempting to exercise their…
Liberia: Dowry and Women’s Land Rights in Liberia: A “Double-Edged Sword” for Women
International
Dowry is a double-edged sword. Research indicates that, on one side of the sword, it can afford a woman social status from both her biological…
Liberia: Weah Warned Against Cruel Land Reform
International
Enacting the Land Rights Bill, which has been severely altered against the interest of poor forest dwellers would no doubt undermine Liberia’s peace, security, economic…