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Country Programming Framework for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2017-2021
Briefs & Development
The Country Programming Framework (CPF) sets out strategic pillars of expertise to guide FAO partnership with and support to the Government of Islamic Republic of…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Gender, Human Rights and Resilience in Artisanal Mining Towns of Eastern Congo
Briefs & Development
Few things evoke reactions as passionate as issues surrounding gender, conflict and mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At once reviled by…
Violence in Environmental Conflicts: The Need for a Multidimensional Approach
Briefs & Development
Although studies on environmental conflicts have engaged with the subject of violence, a multidimensional approach has been lacking. Using data from 95 environmental conflicts in…
Jobs from Agriculture in Afghanistan
Briefs & Development
The agriculture sector can play an important role in poverty reduction and sustained growth in Afghanistan, primarily through job creation, improved productivity, and inclusiveness. Using…
Celebrating Women and Girls: Change Agents for Food and Nutrition Security in Conflict Settings [Video]
Library
Current social movements have focused an overdue spotlight on the disadvantages faced by women and girls around the world. Join us for a discussion of…
Afghanistan: USAID Empowers Afghan Women to Access Agriculture Credits
International
One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women operating agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women often…
Iraq: Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket
International
In Iraqi Kurdistan, farmers face a dizzying array of problems, from drought and polluted water supplies, to ruthless urban expansion and an influx of cheap…
Climate Change: Climate Change Leaves Women Farmers in Central Asia Fighting for Water
International
In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation…
Cambodia: Land Grab Families Given Deadline
International
Nearly 300 families accused of grabbing state land to build huts near a canal in Kandal province have been given three days to dismantle the…
Afghanistan: Improving Livelihoods for Afghan Women through Agricultural Credit
International
USAID's Regional Agricultural Development Program-North (RADP-N), in partnership with Agricultural Credit Enhancement Phase-II project (ACE-II), hosted the Women's Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday…
FAO Welcomes UN Security Council Recognition of Conflict-Famine Link
International
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes the UN Security Council's recognition of conflict as a major cause of famine, and the call to…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agricultural Credit Shura in Mazar-E-Sharif to Improve Livelihoods for Afghan Women
International
When it comes to accessing credit for women farmers and women-owned agriculture-related businesses, challenges have often forced these operations to close because of a lack…
Myanmar: Serenity Amid Conflict at Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake
International
Myanmar is a part of the world where poverty and wealth become very confusing — it suffers from the ‘resource curse’; abundant natural resources but…
Reconceptualizing Women's Participation in Water Governance
Blog
There is growing emphasis on community-managed water supply and sanitation that embodies a new paradigm in water governance based on demand management. However, projects have…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticism of Afghan Dam Projects Draws Rebuke from Kabul Officials
International
Afghan officials reacted strongly to recent remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concerning water management and irrigation projects in Afghanistan. Speaking at an international conference…
Afghanistan: Introducing Safaroma, a Movement and a Brand to Empower Afghan Women with Saffron
International
When it comes to Afghanistan, the public knows about war, crime, and the opium drug trade (most of the world’s deadliest drug comes from Afghanistan).…
DRC: Study Finds Congo's Miners often Resort to Hunting Wildlife for Food
International
A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has revealed how mining for valuable minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agriculture Credit Shura to Improve Lives and Livelihoods of Afghan Women Farmers
International
One of the most difficult challenges for women farmers and agriculture-related business owners in Afghanistan is the access to credit for their agriculture operations, and…
Myanmar: Drilling for a Dream in Myanmar
International
Nga Naung Mone is one of three oil fields near the town of Minhla, in south central Myanmar, and the largest by far. The others,…
LDC Women in World Climate Talks: Building a Cohort of Champions
Blog
The upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn will include a workshop on 10-11 May to develop elements of a 'Gender…
Global Warming Is a Matter of Survival for Pacific Islander Women
International
For Viva Tatawaqa and women like her, climate change is not a question of when. According to the activist from Fiji, it's a question of…
Afghanistan: Enhancing the Success of Afghanistan’s Women Farmers
International
Against the odds, a new agricultural outreach model targeting rural women is taking shape in Afghanistan – and delivering on its promise of empowerment, greater…
Myanmar: Government to Return Land to Farmers
International
Dr Soe Than, regional minister for agriculture, livestock and irrigation, said: “We’re assessing the land. It shouldn’t take long. Within this year we will be…
Missing Voices: Let's Hear Women's Experiences of Climate Change
Blog
Attending the UN climate talks feels like a big deal. Despite having been in the climate change movement for some years, Bonn was my first…
Land in the New Urban Agenda: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward
Library
Land governance underpins all key aspects of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) which was adopted at the closing plenary of the Habitat III, the United…
Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue to Manage Natural Resource Competition: A Synthesis of Lessons from Uganda, Zambia, and Cambodia
Library
Rural development or natural resource management program planning and implementation frequently confront challenges of environmental resource competition and conflict, particularly where common pool resources are…
In the Law & on the Land: Finding the Female Farmer in Myanmar's National Land Use Policy
Briefs & Development
This paper draws upon 12 months of activist research in Myanmar to examine how bureaucrats, activists, international development experts and rural women represented the female…
Women in State Building through Engaging in High Value Cash Crops in Post-Conflict Nepal: Exploring the Linkages
Briefs & Development
Nepal entered the state building process after signing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006, thus ending the decade long bloody armed conflict between the…
“Just Women” Is Not Enough: Towards a Gender-Relational Approach to Water and Peacebuilding
Briefs & Development
Gender is a topic that every large development and peacebuilding organisation mainstreams in its programming. However, often “gender” implies a focus on women. We argue…
More than Women and Men: A Framework for Gender and Intersectionality Research on Environmental Crisis and Conflict
Briefs & Development
Over the past two decades, the important role of gender in environmental and water-related crises and conflicts has been increasingly recognized. Environmental crises occur in…