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Conflict Minerals: Are Green Resource Wars Looming?
International
Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of…
Fiji: United States Hosts First-Ever Clean Energy Workshop and Women in Clean Energy Conference for the Pacific Islands
International
Suva, Fiji – In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific…
Gambia: ‘Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change Mitigation is Our Priority’
International
US: ‘I Feel Angry and Incredibly Motivated’: US Abortion Providers Consider Options for Fighting Back
International
Doctors around the country are anticipating the struggles of patients and providers after the likely fall of Roe v Wade: ‘We’ve been planning for it’.
Afghanistan: Nearly 400 Jawzjan Women Self-Reliant in Mushroom Farming
International
A number of women in northern Jawzjan province, who have become self-reliant in cultivation of mushrooms, have called on the government to train them.
#BringBackOurGirls: Ecofeminism, Climate, and Conflict
Blog
On the night of April 14, 2014, a group of militants attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria. They kidnapped 276 female students,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Official Says 27 Killed in Attack in Disputed Abyei Region
International
A local official says at least 27 people were killed and four others wounded in an attack in the Abyei region that’s disputed between South…
South Korea: South Korea’s Poisonous Gender Politics a Test for Next President
International
The identity of South Korea’s next leader will be determined this week by the economy, housing prices and incomes, but the road to the presidential…
Realities Beyond Reporting: Women Environmental Defenders in South Africa
Briefs & Development
Women environmental defenders continue to face marginalization despite their growing significance in ecological conflicts. The media’s role in empowering or further rendering them invisible is…
Gender-Based Environmental Violence in Colombia: Problematising Dominant Notions of Gender-Based Violence During Peacebuilding
Briefs & Development
Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement is innovative in many ways. Remarkably, the agreement places significant emphasis on gender as a guiding principle. Gender-related measures are at…
The UN Security Council and Climate Change: Tracking the Agenda after the 2021 Veto
Briefs & Development
On 13 December 2021, the Security Council voted on a draft resolution on the security implications of climate change, proposed by Ireland and Niger. The…
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Country Assessments
Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in over four decades. More frequent and intense floods and droughts fuel competition over natural resources, exacerbating community tensions…
Climate Violence = Extreme Climate Conditions x Social Realities: Critical Focus on Women and Girls in Africa
Briefs & Development
Climate Change and violence are threats to the livelihood and economic sustainability of women and girls in Africa. Despite the current efforts to address the…
Security Risks of Environmental Crises: Enviroment of Peace (Part 2)
Briefs & Development
SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative focuses on managing the risks that are created by two interwoven crises: the darkening security horizon and the immense pressures…
Climate Change, Conflict and Internal Displacement in Afghanistan: 'We Are Struggling to Survive'
Briefs & Development
Afghanistan faces one of the world’s most complex crises. Recurring cycles of conflict, violence and natural hazard-related disasters – often exacerbated by climate change –…
Climate Change and Conflict in the Horn of Africa: A Gendered Perspective
Briefs & Development
Despite much research on climate-conflict linkages, little attention has been paid to the conflict-climate-gender triple nexus. Threats from conflict and climate change, as well as…
Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden [Video]
Multimedia
In Iraq, climate change has transformed the once mythical mesopotamian marshes into deserts. It's not only temperatures that exceed 125°F and record low rainfall, but…
Coping with the Risks of Conflict, Climate and Internal Displacement in Northern Mozambique: ‘We Can’t Just Sit Here with Our Arms Crossed’
Briefs & Development
Displacement brings trauma and suffering, as well as destabilising changes to people’s physical surroundings, social networks, livelihood opportunities and local governance structures (Turner, 2010). These…
Defueling Conflict: Environment and Natural Resource Management as a Pathway to Peace
Briefs & Development
Natural resources management can be a powerful driver of fragility and conflict or a critical tool for peacebuilding. Protracted, cross-border, and compounded transnational challenges such as…
"If I Leave… I Cannot Breathe": Climate Change and Civilian Protection in Iraq
Briefs & Development
Climate change is set to cause unpredictable weather patterns, including droughts and flooding, desertification of once arable lands, and increased water shortages. Over the next…
Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk
Briefs & Development
Behind the headlines of war in Europe and the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, our world is being drawn into a black hole of deepening twin…
Strengthening Women's Resilience and Leadership as a Path to Peace in Regions Plagued by Armed Groups - Security Council, 9158th meeting
Library
Many of the challenges the world faces today, from proliferating conflicts to worsening assaults on human rights, are connected to the trampling of women’s rights…
The Implications of Climate Change for Mediation and Peace Processes
Briefs & Development
This Practice Note identifies practical suggestions for addressing the effects of climate change in mediation processes, including by leveraging climate policy frameworks and climate finance…
Gender, Climate, and Security in Yemen: The Linkages and Ways Forward
Library
This report presents a summary of discussions with WROs regarding peace processes, gendered climate advocacy in Yemen and the linkages of the climate/security/gender nexus in…
Risking the Future: Climate Change, Environmental Destruction, and Conflict in Yemen
Briefs & Development
CIVIC’s research demonstrates that climate change and environmental degradation must be addressed immediately to promote stability and prevent the outbreak of further conflicts over access…
Water and Conflict in the Inner Niger Delta: A Governance Challenge
Briefs & Development
Conflicts in the Sahel region are mounting. The Inner Niger Delta, located in the Sahelian zone of central Mali at the crossroads between lusher south Mali…
Regional Cooperation for Climate Security: A Look into the Horn of Africa [Audio]
Multimedia
In this episode, we speak with Ayan Mahamoud, Senior Coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional economic community with eight member states…
Environmental Degradation and Genocide
Briefs & Development
In January 2021, the International Association of Genocide Scholars and Genocide Studies and Prevention journal hosted three panels on Environmental Degradation, Climate Change, and Mass…
The Climate-Security Nexus in the IPCC Report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Briefs & Development
This document gathers quotations on the links between climate change and conflict in the IPCC Working Group II report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.…
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Ethiopia
Country Assessments
Ethiopia is currently experiencing one of its most severe droughts in decades following four consecutive failed rainy seasons. The country has a high dependency on…