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Perceptions of Gender Dynamics in Small‐Scale Fisheries and Conservation Areas in the Pursat Province of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
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The Tonle Sap Lake of Cambodia is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, supporting millions of small‐scale fisher livelihoods. Women's contributions in…
Governance, Gender and the Appropriation of Natural Resources: A Case Study of ‘Left-Behind’ Women’s Collective Action in China
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China’s rapid urbanization has created large scale of population migration, resulting in many villages being dominated by “left-behind” women, and weak governance of those collectively…
A Constructive Leadership Approach of Poor Tribal Women, Towards Equitable and Gender just Relations around Common Land
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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
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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
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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,…
Gender, Water, and Nutrition in India: An Intersectional Perspective
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Despite the global recognition of women’s central role in the provision, management, and utilisation of water for production and domestic use, and despite the close…
Environmental Disruptors: Global Water Girls
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Globally, we’ve accumulated nearly 9.2 billion tons of plastic since plastic production became widespread in the 1950s. Of this, more than 6.9 billion tons have…
Developing an Environmental Peace Diplomacy
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The 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals may seem lofty, or perhaps tangentially related to peace work, but the author argues that these goals are…
Lessons from Environmental Peacebuilding Programming
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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…
Gender Analysis Approach to Analyzing Gender Differentiated Impacts of Coping Strategies to Climate Change (Chapter in "Handbook of Climate Change Resilience")
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Provision of safe water and fuel for the household is important Practical Gender Needs (PGNs) of women, which in turn are crucial to enable them…
Gender Perspective on Water Use and Management in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study of Melamchi Watershed Area, Nepal
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Increasing trend of the burden of household water management is exemplified by recent literature as the effect of climate change on women. The current study…
Shoring Up Stability: Addressing Climate and Fragility Risks in the Lake Chad Region
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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,…
Advancing Gender in The Environment: Gender in Fisheries—A Sea of Opportunities
Briefs & Development
Sustainable fisheries are vital for achieving food security, alleviating poverty, and increasing economic growth around the world. In coastal countries, seafood accounts for up to…
Mineria, Participacion y Voz de la Mujer: Caso de Estudio de Colombia
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Las mujeres a menudo se ven afectadas negativamente por la minería y sufren por problemas que surgen dentro de sus familias y sus comunidades relacionados…
Mining, Women's Participation and Voice: Case Studies from Colombia
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Women are often adversely impacted by mining, with problems arising within families and communities related to the lack of women’s decision-making and influence on the…
Gendered Vulnerabilities to Climate Change: Insights from the Semi-Arid Regions of Africa and Asia
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Emerging and on-going research indicates that vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change are gendered. Still, policy approaches aimed at strengthening local communities’ adaptive capacity largely…
Discursive Translations of Gender Mainstreaming Norms: The Case of Agricultural and Climate Change Policies in Uganda
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While the international norm on gender mainstreaming, UN-backed since 1995, has been widely adopted in national policies, gender inequalities are rarely systematically addressed on the…
Inclusive Management Through Gender Consideration in Small-Scale Fisheries: The Why and the How
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In a world in which ocean degradation is widespread and aggravated by the effects of climate change, there is a need to contribute with new…
Gender and Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
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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
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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…
Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal
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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…
Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: A Guide for Development Organizations Based on the Sustainable Development Goals
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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…
What's Gender Got to Do with It? Global Gender & Environment Outlook - Water & Sanitation Story Map
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The Global Gender and Environment Outlook (GGEO), published by UN Environment in 2016, occupies a unique space in the landscape of global assessments: it offers…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
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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).…
Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy: A Basic Mapping of the Challenges in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan
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Until now, limited attention has been afforded to the role of, and challenges faced by, women involved in water diplomacy. In addition to research being…
Gender Mainstreaming in the Management of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
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A critical challenge faced by policy makers, environmental managers and development practitioners in mainstreaming gender in the integrated management of marine and coastal ecosystems is the lack…
Protecting the Environment and Women in Darfur through Fuel-Efficient Stoves
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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…
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…