Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women and Peace
Publisher: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Author(s): Silja Halle and Clare Church
Date: 2018
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Economic Recovery, Gender, Peace Agreements
Countries: Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan
In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as a model of integration of gender equality and women’s rights as a core principle of a peaceful society. In addition, the Colombian peace process with the FARC fully recognized that sound natural resource management and environmental protection were integral to the achievement of peace and sustainable development.
Silja Halle, Programme Officer with UN Environment’s Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, works internationally towards the integration of gender and natural resources into peacebuilding processes, like in Colombia. To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018, IISD sat down with Halle to discuss the importance of being gender-responsive in conflict-affected contexts, and how this relates to natural resource management and comprehensive sustainability.