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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #86 – May 21, 2026 |
SpotlightThis month's Spotlight was written by Maryruth Belsey Priebe (Co-Founder, aXXelerate). May 21, 2026 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe There are troubling trends at both ends of the minerals supply chain. |
AnnouncementsMay 11, 2026 | Geneva Water Hub Call for Application: Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 12 to October 16, 2026, for a transformative training course on Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding.Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship May 1, 2026 | Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that focuses on women, peace, security, and conflict transformation. |
EventsFrom Presence to Power: Women Environmental Peacebuilders Connect June 18, 2026 EnPAx Gender Interest Group Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Join us for an intimate gathering that brings together women at the forefront of environmental peacebuilding—from community mediators to policy advisors, Indigenous leaders to researchers.Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding June 16, 2026 - 2026-06-19 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa Ottawa, Canada and online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce that the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held on June 16-19, 2026.Care in Action: From the Interpersonal to the Political in Environmental Peacebuilding June 16, 2026 EnPAx Gender Interest Group Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Care is everywhere in environmental peacebuilding- in the relationships that sustain this work, the communities at its center, and the ecosystems it seeks to protect/ restore.Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary Outreach Events April 15, 2026 - 2026-06-30 Environmental Peacebuilding Association With the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide forthcoming in June 2026, a series of events are being organized to reach out to diverse audiences. |
LibraryIn the past month, several new publications were added to our online library of materials on gender, natural resources, climate, and peace. Here is a sampling of the new additions: April 21, 2026 | World Food Programme Eastern DRC continues to face protracted conflict, largescale displacement, and recurrent livelihood disruption, deepening food insecurity across the eastern provinces. According to the October 2025 IPC, 26.UNFCCC Gender Action Plan & CBD Gender Plan of Action April 20, 2026 | Women and Gender Constituency & CBD Women’s Caucus The Rio Conventions - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - were adopted at the…March 19, 2026 | Jamie M. Sommer, Trupti Jain, Biplabketan Paul, Karina Yager, Eliza White, Andrew Hargrove, and Peggy Ann Spitzer Previous research on climate change interventions highlights that adaptation and mitigation strategies must be tailored to local contexts to effectively benefit both people and the environment. |
JobsRemote: Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program May 19, 2026 | ORBIS International The Global Lead, Gender Transformative Program provides global leadership for Orbis International’s gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming.Timor-Leste: Consultant, Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion Public Administration May 13, 2026 | DT Global Program BackgroundPROSIVU is an Australian Government-funded program that focuses on strengthening governance in Timor-Leste. May 4, 2026 | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East The OrganizationUNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly committed personnel wishing to make a change. |
International NewsGlobal: AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk May 12, 2026 | Tamara Bah The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications.Global: Women Deliver 2026: Voices from The Pacific on Feminist Leadership and Resourcing April 28, 2026 | Alliance Magazine Across the Pacific, women’s and feminist movements are leading transformative change in the face of climate pressures, shrinking civic space, fragile economies, and limited access to basic services.April 25, 2026 | Witnessradio.org Women’s community organizations and grassroots movements across Africa are intensifying calls for climate reparations and environmental accountability following the inaugural African Women’s Climate Justice Day, marked on April 15.Global: Indigenous Leaders from 80 Countries to Convene in New York for Historic Global Peace Summit April 24, 2026 | Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network At a time of escalating global conflicts, more than 150 Indigenous peacebuilders, elders, spiritual leaders, mediators, women leaders and youth from 80 countries will gather in New York City for the Second Global Summit…DRC: Goma: Women Trained on Their Role in Peacebuilding April 13, 2026 | Aubin Mukoni Around thirty women, members of village savings and loan associations, took part on April 8 in Goma (North Kivu) in a training workshop focused on the role of women and girls in peace…Kenya & Ethiopia: When Women Intervene: The Quiet Peacebuilders of South Omo March 10, 2026 | Daisy Cheruto Kosgei and Dorina Prech How do you build peace in a place where climate change is making it harder to find water and grazing land? |
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Compiled by Maria Camilla Cadonicci, Thomas Kerber, Natalia Jimenez, and Maryruth Belsey Priebe Edited by Madeleine Loll Coordinated by Mara Pusic Designed by Graham Campbell Managed and Published by Silja Halle and Carl Bruch |
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