Blogs & Opinions
Why Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements Are Not Enough to Ensure Post-Conflict Progress for Women
Jul 20, 2020
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Nicole Smith
The United Nations recently announced that almost 80 million people were forcibly displaced around the world last year due to war, conflict, or persecution. As COVID-19 continues…
Crisis Reveals the Fault Lines of Gender in Environmentalism—How Do We Value Everyday Environments?
Jul 20, 2020
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Nathalie Blanc, Sandra Laugier, Pascale Molinier, and Anne Querrien
These are times of crisis. One might even think that the COVID-19 crisis looks like a an alternative expression of crises that are already building,…
Science Suppression Is a Security Threat – Whether Climate or Covid
Jul 20, 2020
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Francesco Femia
A little over a year ago, the White House tried to block the testimony of a respected professional, Dr. Rod Schoonover – senior analyst and senior…
In Mozambique, Promoting Biodiversity Includes Greater Gender Equality
Jul 17, 2020
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Amanda Jerneck and Carmen Lahoz Rallo
Increasing girls’ access to education and empowering women has become a core intervention area of the Mozambique Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Portfolio, of which MozBio is…
Conflict in South China Sea Again?
Jul 16, 2020
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Elfren S. Cruz
The pandemic is at the center of public attention because it is the most relevant among current threats to the Philippines. There are, however, other…
How Women Can Power the Green Transition
Jul 15, 2020
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Irene Giner-Reichl
The world needs to shift from the current fossil-fuel-based energy system to carbon neutrality. Most obviously, this will require countries to roll out renewable energy…
COVID-19 and Gender Equality: Countering the Regressive Effects
Jul 15, 2020
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Anu Madgavkar, Olivia White, Mekala Krishnan, Deepa Mahajan, and Xavier Azcue
As COVID-19 continues to affect lives and livelihoods around the world, we can already see that the pandemic and its economic fallout are having a regressive…
Why the Nile Constitutes a New Kind of Water Dispute – and Why That’s Dangerous
Jul 15, 2020
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Peter Schwartzstein
Ever since workers first broke ground on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, international commenters have fixated on the Nile as a possible…
Tajikistan Shows Why Humanitarian Disarmament Must Adapt to Climate Change
Jul 15, 2020
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Linsey Cottrell
Together with Norwegian People’s Aid, we have been considering how climate change may affect humanitarian disarmament. Tajikistan is affected by landmines and cluster munitions and…
Gender Equity and Climate Change Have More in Common Than You Think
Jul 14, 2020
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Katica Roy
Gender equity is a lot like climate change. It’s a horizontally-integrated issue that largely exists inside a vertically-integrated policy framework. Now is the time to change…
The United States Needs a Natural Security Strategy to Regain Our Global Leadership
Jul 13, 2020
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Sherri Goodman and Johan Bergenas
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly reshaping global economic, security and diplomatic conditions. In only a few months, we found ourselves in a new normal because…
A Dashboard Overview: Gender Inequality and the COVID-19 Crisis
Jul 13, 2020
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Carolina Rivera, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Fernanda Pavez Esbry, and Esuna Dugarova
The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are already…
Myanmar’s Jade-Rich Hpakant Caught in a ‘Winner’s Curse’
Jul 13, 2020
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Joe Kumbun
Natural resources are bestowed by the Earth and seem a blessing for human beings. However, an abundance of natural resources is not necessarily a blessing…
The Power of Women on Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions
Jul 9, 2020
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Linda Coady
When we think about transforming our energy systems, we need to make sure that transformation happens in a way that is not only innovative and…
Mainstreaming Gender When Incorporating Advanced Technology In Agriculture
Jul 8, 2020
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Novela Acharya
With the globalization, massive technological advancement has been observed which has revolutionized the whole world and transformed our daily lives. This digital revolution has not…
Why Investing in Women's Land Rights Helps Overall Gender Equality
Jul 7, 2020
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Karol Boudreaux
It is depressing, discouraging, infuriating – pick your word – to see the scale and scope of abuse and discrimination aimed at women and girls…
Egypt and Ethiopia: The Curse of the Nile
Jul 7, 2020
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Marina Ottaway
A slow-motion crisis has been developing in the Nile Valley since the Ethiopian government announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on…
Countdown to a Bitter Battle Over the Water of the Nile?
Jul 6, 2020
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Ricard González
In the 1990s, after the collapse of the USSR, the idea that water would drive the wars of the future took hold among analysts and…
Depopulating Military Installations Because of Sea Level Rise
Jul 6, 2020
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Marc Kodack
In case you missed it, an audit of the U.S. Department of Defense’s installation climate resilience from last year, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, found that…
Exploitation Of The Environment In War Or Armed Conflict Is Inevitable; Three Case Studies Including Gaza Strip, Yemen, And Iraq
Jul 2, 2020
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George Stacey
Any kind of war or armed conflict is a miserable thing as it kills numbers of innocent civilians. Conflict destroys communities, cultures, infrastructure, and most…
Unlocking the Biggest Resource We Have to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change: Women in STEMM
Jul 2, 2020
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Anna Madlener and Natalie Unterstell
In times of the Covid-19 outbreak, social isolation is illuminating the gender gap perhaps like never before. Just count how many online “manels’’ (a panel…
Climate Change, Disease and the Legitimacy of Armed Non-State Actors
Jul 1, 2020
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Farah Hegazi
To many, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic came as a surprise. It has placed enormous strain on governments to contain the spread of the…
Disasters Meet Political Unrest, Displacing Millions in East Africa
Jul 1, 2020
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Clémentine André, Ivana Hajzmanova, and Maria Teresa Miranda Espinosa
In recent weeks, our news channels have been flooded with stories about the Covid-19 pandemic, political and social unrest around the world, natural hazards upending…
The Coffee Crisis in Colombia
Jun 30, 2020
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Yanis Iqbal
With the unabated march of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic situation of Colombian coffee farmers is rapidly deteriorating. The price of Arabica coffee has reduced to an…
Three Cheers for the Power, Promise of Gender Equity in Agriculture
Jun 29, 2020
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Denise E. Antonio
We need the talents and energy of both men and women to power this sector and contribute to Jamaica's economy — an economy which must…
Gender and Climate – Scaling Impact with a Cross-Cutting Agenda
Jun 29, 2020
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Ting Nan Wang
Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the destructive nature of global crises without immediate resolutions. Likewise, the effects of climate change are slated to be…
In Guatemala, Investing in Indigenous Women's Economic Empowerment is Key to Building Back Better After COVID-19
Jun 29, 2020
Since March 2020, Guatemala has recorded more than 600 COVID-19 deaths and over 11,000 infections. Amidst this crisis, indigenous women have continued to use their…
Prioritizing Gender Equality in Post COVID-19 Tourism
Jun 27, 2020
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Jennifer Musson
Covid-19 has had an unprecedented impact on tourism with the UNWTO anticipating a 60-80% decline in international tourism. The crisis has laid bare structural inequalities…
COVID-19 Impact on Agriculture and Food Security: Regional Perspective
Jun 27, 2020
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Centre of Excellence on Emerging Development Perspectives
Even before COVID-19 hit the world, more than 820 million people were already struggling with hunger and 2 billion people were malnourished. At the end of 2019,…
Op-ed: Build Back Better: Women at the Centre of Decision-Making
Jun 26, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world and our world view, deepening pre-existing inequalities, and exposing vulnerabilities in social, political, and economic systems. Across every…