Blogs & Opinion
Reclaiming the WPS Agenda: it's Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room
27 September 2019 | Mohbuba Choudhury
Displacement levels in Bangladesh as a result of the influx of Rohingya refugees has had a detrimental impact upon the local environment. The arrival of some 700,000 refugees to a country already mar...
This Land Is Ours: New Law Could End Age-Old Injustice Faced by Liberian Women
17 September 2019 | Alexandra Benjamin
Lofa County, Liberia – Ten women are gathered in the open-air concrete slab building that serves as a community center for Gbonyea, a village a few kilometers from Liberia’s border with Guinea an...
Gender, Environment Complex Connections Hold Back Prospects for Sustainable Management
17 September 2019 | Gibson Mhaka
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest efforts of the Palestine Hydrology Organization. As acting executive dir...
How Feminist Research Will Help Solve the Climate Crisis
17 September 2019 | Maria Tanyag
As the impacts of global warming are already being felt and we are warned of the irreversible impacts, Maria Tanyang tells us why women’s situated knowledge will increasingly prove to be a key an...
When It Comes to Addressing Climate Change, Gender Matters
16 September 2019 | Andrew Urevig
Most low-income people world wide are women, and many women face gender discrimination in addition to poverty. Both factors mean greater vulnerability to extreme events like droughts and floods as the...
Is Environmental Peacebuilding the Answer to South Sudan’s Conflict?
12 September 2019 | Marisa O. Ensor
September 12, 2019 marks one year since South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former Vice President-turned-opposition leader Riek Machar signed a new peace agreement. The human and environmental co...
UNCCD Global Mechanism Addresses Gender Equality in LDN Initiatives
12 September 2019 | Leila Mead
6 September 2019: The Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has published a briefing note and manual to advance gender equality in land degradation neutrality in (LDN...
Let's Get Climate Action Into Traction with Gender Equality
11 September 2019 | Anita Bhatia and Ulrika Modeer
Climate change is already altering the face of our planet. Research shows that we need to put all our efforts over the coming decade to limit warming to 1.5°C and mitigate the catastrophic risks pos...
Securing Better Land Rights for Women Farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso
11 September 2019 | Douglas Donnellan
In Kenya and Burkina Faso, accessing land for agriculture can be a major challenge for women due to poor governance and gender inequality. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, women...
Improving Access to Land for Women in the Arab World: Policy Options and Tools for Triggering Social and Economic Development
11 September 2019 | Everlyne Nairesia, Sina Schlimmer and Ombretta Tempra
It is estimated that in developing countries, women are responsible for the production of 60 to 80 percent of food and yet, they rarely own the agricultural land. They work with low tenure security, l...