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Helping Asia-Pacific Women to Overcome Climate Disasters

Nov 14, 2022 | Sarah Knibbs, Dechen Tsering and Annamaria Oltorp

The disastrous floods in Pakistan have proven, yet again, that our climate crisis disproportionately hurts women. Of the 33 million people affected, nearly 70 per…

USAID's Best Practices for Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Work

Nov 14, 2022 | M. Mena

Gender inequality exacerbates the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls, and it is a barrier to achieving climate change goals. However, we…

How Climate Discussions Connect to Security

Nov 14, 2022 | Homeland Security Today

Negotiations at COP27 will occur against a highly charged geopolitical landscape, given the Russian invasion of Ukraine and heightened competition between the United States and…

At COP27, 41 Grassroots Women’s Organizations Launch New Global South Alliance for Indigenous and Local Women and Girls

Nov 11, 2022 | Rights and Resources

SHARM-EL-SHEIKH (November 11, 2022) — On November 11 at CoP27, 41 grassroots women’s organizations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America launched a new advocacy network…

The Law of Treaties in Wartime: The Case of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Nov 10, 2022 | Gregor Novak and Helmut Aust

The Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) was in the spotlight recently following a nail-biting attempt by Russia to suspend its participation in one of UN Secretary-General Guterres’…

COP27: An Explainer for Peacebuilders

Nov 10, 2022 | Harriet Mackaill-Hill

COP is short for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and there are all kinds of COPs for various international agreements. But the term COP has come…

The Gender Imbalance at COP27

Nov 8, 2022 | Akanksha Khullar

Women have historically been underrepresented at the UN’s global conference on climate change, and this year’s COP 27 congregation in Egypt, was no exception. A…

Give More Women the Microphone at COP27

Nov 8, 2022 | Catherine McKenna and Amy Meyers Jaffe

Women are leading the climate revolution. At COP27, speakers should cede time to hear what they have to say.

In 2016, I (Catherine) was slated to…

Climate Crisis and Water Stress Create a Perfect Storm for Women: We Need Radical Collaborations for Gender-Just Climate Solutions

Nov 7, 2022 | Deepa Joshi, Mairi Dupar, Ranjitha Puskur, and Alan Nicol

Addressing global stakeholders now engaged in COP27, researchers from CGIAR and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network come together to call for radical collaborations to achieve climate justice for…

Accelerating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture: Reaching Women Farmers in Uganda with Video Extension

Nov 7, 2022 | Moses Lule

Women play a vital role in agricultural production in low-income countries, but often lack the information needed to improve their agricultural practices. A recent dissemination…

COP27 Can Do More for Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change and Conflict

Nov 7, 2022 | Maëlle Salzinger and Sophie Desmidt

14 November will be ‘gender day’ at COP27. Could this be an opportunity to support women in the Sahel in their effort to tackle the…

Armed Conflict and Climate Change: How These Two Threats Play out in Africa

Nov 7, 2022 | Halvard Buhaug

The world is falling miserably short of reducing carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, a 2015 treaty to keep global warming well below 2℃.…

Women are Leading the Restoration of the World’s Second Largest Tropical Rainforest - Here’s How

Nov 6, 2022 | Victoria Masterson

The Congo Rainforest in Africa is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world – but it could be completely gone within 80 years because…

Climate Change and Women: A Crisis Within a Crisis

Nov 6, 2022 | Sarthak Singhal

In addressing the urgent crisis of climate change, it is crucial to acknowledge the gender dimension of its impacts, and for that to be reflected…

Climate Change is a Gender Issue As Well as an Existential One

Nov 6, 2022 | Victoria McKenzie-Mcharg

The latest State of the Environment report was released last month and environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek said it was a “shocking document” that told “a…

Benefiting People and the Planet: Why We Must Prioritise Gender in Anti-Corruption and Climate Efforts

Nov 4, 2022 | Transparency Int'l

No matter what situation you find yourself in, gender* likely influences how you experience it.

The climate crisis, for example, will affect all of us in…

ITSCI is Unwilling to Address Failures of its Due Diligence Scheme - Companies Must Now Pressure it to Take Strong Action

Nov 4, 2022 | Global Witness

In April 2022 Global Witness published the detailed report The ITSCI laundromat - How a due diligence scheme appears to launder conflict minerals, uncovering the serious…

How Deep-Seated Sexism is Making Food Insecurity Worse in Nigeria

Nov 2, 2022 | Philip Obaji Jr.

Last year, Nigerian farmer Odam Obat lost about two thirds of her cassava crop to devastating floods at her home in the Niger Delta –…

Through the Flood: How Conflict and Climate Change Are Converging in South Sudan

Nov 2, 2022 | Frontline Reports

Over the last three years, record amounts of rainfall have led to increased flooding in South Sudan, affecting more than 835,000 people. Since gaining independence…

Women Must Lead the Way Out Yemen’s Climate and Conflict Crises

Nov 1, 2022 | Jackie Abramian

When the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition entered Yemen in early 2015 to “restore” the government to power after the takeover by Houthi fighters in the capital…

Advancing the women, peace and security agenda in the Pacific

Oct 31, 2022 | Heather Wrathall and Melissa C. Tyler

On this day 22 years ago, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1325 in recognition of the fact that women experience and are affected by conflict…

Integrating Gender into Environment Projects in Fragile and Conflict Settings

Oct 31, 2022 | Agathe Christien and Phoebe Spencer

There is growing recognition that natural resource exploitation and environmental pressures can fuel violent conflict. Compounding this threat, situations of conflict and environmental stress also…

Leaving No One Behind at COP27

Oct 31, 2022 | Jenny Grönwall, Xanani Baloyi, and Georgette Mrakadeh-Keane

As COP27 fast approaches a slew of reports highlight how much work is yet to be done to meet the goal of reducing projected warming…

East Africa: Droughts Don't Need to Result in Famine - Ethiopia and Somalia Show What Makes the Difference

Oct 27, 2022 | Joshua Busby

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry…

Will Africa's Metals Boom Suffer the Same Curse as Oil?

Oct 25, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

Mechanical diggers are hard at work in the bleak landscape of the Moanda open-cast mine in Gabon, using giant jaws to rip out manganese and…

Information Challenges for Humanitarian Response to Climate Shocks in Fragile Settings

Oct 21, 2022 | Anniek Barnhoorn and Karen Meijer

As climate change intensifies, humanitarian organizations and their field operations will need a better understanding of how it interacts with conflict and displacement dynamics, as…

Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Utility Infrastructure: Water and Power

Oct 20, 2022 | Brent Stricker

After withdrawing from much of the territory it occupied in Kharkov Oblast, the Russian military has turned to a new strategy of attacking civilian infrastructure, such…

Dangerous Forces: The Protection of Nuclear Power Plants in Armed Conflict

Oct 18, 2022 | Abby Zeith and Eirini Giorgou

As the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on, the international community continues to sound the alarm about the significant risks of a…

Bring Women to the Centre of Peace-building

Oct 18, 2022 | Sima Bahous

The world today is facing a horrendous range of conflicts. We are seeing military coups, seizures of land by force, and explosion of rivalries into…

Using Gender Sensitive Data to Inform Climate Security Planning

Oct 18, 2022 | Steve Recca and Maryruth B. Priebe

There is a growing consensus at the national and grassroots levels that women must be engaged as leaders and essential contributors in responding to the…