Blogs & Opinions
What Can National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Do for Women's Rights?
Feb 27, 2020
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Nora Götzmann and Wangui Kimotho
National action plans (NAPs) are currently applied by states as one of the key policy tools for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles…
Climate Change Leads to More Violence Against Women, Girls
Feb 27, 2020
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Jeannette Cwienk
Ntoya Sande was 13 years old when she got married — against her will. "I was sent to be married because of a shortage of food in…
Gender Gap Is Causing Wars Says Defence Forces Chief
Feb 26, 2020
“In the context of eco-system governance, perhaps the most invasive species of all is human beings,” he said.
The gender gap is one of the biggest…
Youth Transitions in the Drylands: Gendered Rights in Land Access and Control
Feb 26, 2020
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Esther Njuguna, Shambel Getachew, Brenda BoonaBaana, Dismas Mwaseba, and Eleanor Mavis
In 2019, the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) initiated a study to understand ‘youth realities, youth aspirations and youth opportunity…
Gender Inclusivity in Attaining Food Security
Feb 25, 2020
In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and…
Hunger Is an Often Overlooked Cause - and Effect - of Gender Inequality
Feb 25, 2020
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Annie Reneau
Around the world, women and girls face many obstacles to advancement, such as unequal access to education, lack of economic opportunity, and disproportionate rates of…
Why Has the AU Been Silent on the Ethiopian Dam Dispute?
Feb 25, 2020
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Meressa K. Dessu, Dawit Yohannes, and Roba D. Sharamo
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are currently engaged in vital talks over the dispute relating to the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Why Climate and Conflict Are Shaping the Crises of Our Time (and What to Do about It)
Feb 24, 2020
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Janani Vivekananda
Humanitarian need is increasing. Crises are becoming more complex through the interactions between climate change, disasters, and conflicts. Not only are humanitarian crises on the…
Climate Heroines: Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Feb 22, 2020
They are the ones who pick up the pieces after extreme weather, droughts, floods, storms.
They are the ones on the frontline when crops fail, when…
In Myanmar, a Land Rights Program Is Accelerating Gender Equality, Growing Rural Incomes, and Preserving Forests
Feb 21, 2020
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Beth Roberts
Ma Phyu, who lives in one such village, recently received a land certificate guaranteeing her right to land she had been farming for two decades.…
Educating Girls Is More Effective in the Climate Emergency than Many Green Technologies
Feb 21, 2020
Hydrogen powered superyachts and donations from billionaires often grab headlines in the fight against climate change. Whilst more simple and potentially more effective ways to…
Marriage of Survival: Will Climate Change Mean More Child Brides?
Feb 19, 2020
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Abigail Higgins
After Cyclone Idai battered southern Malawi last year, the hotline Weston Msowoya manages was flooded with calls. They were reporting cases of young girls being married off…
Meet Five Newly Empowered Women Farmers from Zambia and Mozambique
Feb 19, 2020
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Patricia Malasha
Nine traditional chiefs have partnered with USAID and DFID over the last five years to demarcate and document the land rights of 30,000 women farmers across Zambia…
Australia Needs to Walk the Talk on Women, Peace and Security
Feb 19, 2020
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Louise Allen
In October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1325, which formally established the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. The agenda has become the central…
"Women, Peace, and Security" Initiatives Are National Security Initiatives
Feb 19, 2020
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Alexandra A.K. Melse
Welcome to today’s symposium, “National Security as a Feminist Issue: Twenty Years of Women, Peace, and Security Initiatives.” In recognition of UN Security Council Resolution…
Sharing the Nile Beats War over It
Feb 19, 2020
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Christian Science Monitor
Hot wars often get more attention than efforts to cool the passions that ignite them. This is not the case, however, in a dispute between…
Climate Change More Prominent Than Ever at Munich Security Conference with “World Climate Security Report 2020” Release
Feb 19, 2020
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Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia
Climate change has never been very prominent at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), a leading forum for senior military, security and foreign policy leaders. That…
Gender Inequality, Health and Safety of Women in Small-Scale Mining
Feb 18, 2020
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Gibson Mhaka
Narrating her life as a female miner, Ms Joyce Mpofu (54), a single mother from Bubi District of Matabeleland North province, shared incidents that threaten…
The Urgency and Complexity of Environmental Peacebuilding
Feb 13, 2020
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Jeremy Moore
Daily news headlines sometimes note, but often omit, the rise in violent conflicts linked to environmental shocks from our changing climate. People in parts of…
India's Looming Water Scarcity and the Need for Bringing Women to the Centre Stage
Feb 12, 2020
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Ananya Pathak
As the summer months approach, a reality haunts most households across the length and breadth of India and that is an impending water crisis. Be…
Carving Out Meaningfut Space for Justice in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda?
Feb 11, 2020
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Kimberly Brown
At the core of SDG16+ is the understanding that in order to enable a better and more sustainable future for all, peace, justice and inclusion…
Bridging the Gender Gap in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Feb 10, 2020
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Ines Gabrielle Boumaiza
With abundant natural resources and a thriving mining sector, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing promising economic growth. Nevertheless, the country remains one of the…
New Deal for Women Farmers in Pakistan
Feb 10, 2020
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Quratulain Fatima
When Pakistan’s eastern Sindh province passed the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Bill’ on 20 December, giving women in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and other agro-based work the same rights and…
How Small Water Enterprises Are Transofrming Women's Work
Feb 10, 2020
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Rebecca Root
In low-income countries, women are often shouldering the responsibility of managing household water supply. Whether it’s walking to the nearest borehole, pump, or pond, women…
Why War for Wealth Has Fallen out of Fashion
Feb 10, 2020
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Charles Kenny
As the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq drag towards their third decade, and Syria’s civil war ticks towards 400,000 dead, it may seem trite to…
A New Security Challenge: The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change
Feb 10, 2020
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Friedbert Pflüger
Discussions on energy and geopolitics over the last ten years have often focused on the need for energy security. Now, another challenge—a more universal one—is…
Fisheries Management: A Possible Venue for Navigating Fisheries Conflicts in the Indian Ocean
Feb 10, 2020
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Isigi Kadagi, Zachary Lien, and Cullen Hendrix
A significant increase in fisheries-related conflicts in the Indian Ocean since 2000 is heightening regional tensions. These conflicts have ranged from purely verbal and diplomatic disputes to armed…
The Eco Gender Gap: Why Is Saving the Planet Seen as Women's Work?
Feb 6, 2020
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Elle Hunt
It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to…
India Climate Activist Licypriya Kangujam on Why She Took a Stand
Feb 6, 2020
She is only eight, but Licypriya Kangujam has already been campaigning for action to tackle climate change in her native India for two years.The young…
In Tribute to a Land and Gender Champion: Chief Nyamphanda
Feb 5, 2020
The international development community mourns the loss of Chief Nyamphande IV, a traditional chief of the Nsenga Tribe of Zambia, who passed away suddenly on…