Blogs & Opinions

The Blue Economy is an Ocean of Opportunity to Advance Gender Equality

Mar 22, 2021 | Dona Bertarelli

Around the world, women are excessively affected by climate change, by market fluctuations, or shocks like the pandemic, which has put millions of jobs at…

How Animals Are Harmed by Armed Conflicts and Military Activities

Mar 22, 2021 | Janice Cox and Jackson Zee

When the impact of armed conflicts on animals is considered, this is commonly subsumed by more general consideration of the “environment”, of “nature” or of…

Going Big on Climate: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the New Administration

Mar 22, 2021 | Ratia Tekenet

With climate change, we can make no small plans—we need to go big,” said Lieutenant General Wallace Gregson (ret.), former Assistant Secretary of Defense for…

New NASA Maps Will Help Liberia Chart Course for a Sustainable Future

Mar 22, 2021 | Kiley Price

Within Liberia’s borders lies one of the last strongholds of intact forests in West Africa. But as Liberia’s economy recovers following years of civil war, experts fear that these…

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women – But They Can Also Provide the Solution

Mar 21, 2021 | Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Climate change affects us all – no matter where you live or what you do. But the impacts of climate change are not spread evenly…

Bridging Silos at the Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus

Mar 20, 2021 | Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, and Jennifer G. Fernández

International security agendas must account for the overlapping threats of climate change and conflict, and their unequal impacts on women. Similarly, climate action must integrate…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

What Is Climate Feminism?

Mar 18, 2021 | Nicole Greenfield

Last fall, two powerful hurricanes, Eta and Iota, slammed into Central America within two weeks of each other, causing massive flooding and landslides and affecting…

Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security: Inclusively Responding to Crises

Mar 17, 2021 | Sharon Bhagwan Rolls

Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…

Emergency Law Responses and Conflict-Affected States in Transition

Mar 13, 2021 | Erin Houlihan, Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher, Sean Molloy, Christine Bell, and Asanga Welikala

Some type of emergency law response to Covid-19 has been used in most states. However, conflict ‘fault lines’ can mean that the ways in which…

Forced Coca Eradication Could Undermine Colombia’s Peace

Mar 13, 2021 | Elizabeth Dickinson

If President Ivan Duque has his way, Colombia will soon resume aerial fumigation of coca plantations for the first time in over five years. It paused the…

Canada Is Long Overdue for a National Climate Security Strategy

Mar 13, 2021 | Luthfi Dhofier

The impacts of climate change on security issues such as political instability and mass migrations are well-documented. It is time for Canada to make climate…

The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Towards a More Inclusive Peace

Mar 13, 2021 | Keina Yoshida and Lina Céspedes-Báez

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and environmental peacebuilding literature’s shared failure to engage more effectively with each other has directly undermined their attempts…

A Conversation with Marisa O. Ensor on Securitizing Youth and Youth’s Role in Peace and Security Agendas [Audio]

Mar 12, 2021 | Amanda King

“I’ve been quite impressed by the wide diversity and complexity of young women’s and men’s engagement for peacebuilding and development often while confronting seemingly insurmountable…

Climate Security in the UN Security Council: Achieving More through Improved Knowledge and Increased Credibility

Mar 10, 2021 | Judith Nora Hardt, Michael Brzoska and Alina Viehoff

The German government should continue its efforts on climate change and security even after its membership in the UN Security Council has come to an…

Rethinking Women’s Leadership in Crisis Situations

Mar 8, 2021 | UNDP

Welcome to today’s discussions on rethinking women’s leadership in crisis situations. This is held as part of our Development Dialogues: Rethinking Solutions to Crisis in the…

Rethink Gender Issues to Better Tackle Climate Change

Mar 8, 2021 | Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless

Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently. Women…

Climate Change and Women in Bangladesh

Mar 8, 2021 | Eshita Rahman and Raihanatul Jannat

Preventing Human-Wildlife Conflict Is Critical for People and the Planet

Mar 7, 2021 | Kristina Rodina

Each year on 3 March, World Wildlife Day presents us with an opportunity. Not only do we celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wildlife,…

Climate Security and Peacebuilding in a Time of Converging Crises

Mar 7, 2021 | Alec Crawford and Julia Donaldson

Climate change has long been considered a contributing factor to conflict and instability. Risks are particularly acute and amplified in states currently suffering from weak…

Who Pays the Price for Climate Crisis

Mar 6, 2021 | Melanne Verveer and Jessica Smith

President Joe Biden wasted no time after assuming office in taking unprecedented steps to advance women's equality within his own administration. With Kamala Harris as…

Climate Change Isn’t Gender Neutral. Climate Action Shouldn’t be Either

Mar 5, 2021 | Lisa Baumgartner

In Lebanon, despite near equal access to education, only 23.5 percent of women are part of the labour force, compared to 70.9 percent of men.…

10 Young Climate Activists Changing the World, in Honor of International Women's Day

Mar 5, 2021 | Sophie Hirsh

Monday, March 8, 2021 marks the annual International Women’s Day, a global holiday that celebrates women’s achievements, fights for gender equality, and fundraises for women’s organizations.…

Zambia: The Voice of Leadership: Women in Wildlife in Zambia

Mar 4, 2021 | Patricia Malasha

In Zambia, women and men are making the choice to challenge cultural and social barriers to women’s participation in natural resource management

When it comes to…

The US Needs Partners to Tackle the Security Risks of Climate Change

Mar 4, 2021 | Joshua Busby, Morgan Bazilian, and Florian Krampe

We live in an age of “actorless threats” – where challenges to peace and security come not only from agents intentionally trying to do us…

International Women’s Day, 2021 Gender Equality is Our Captain for Sailing to a Green & Just Recovery

Mar 1, 2021 | Jennifer Morgan

The climate crisis doesn’t stop for anyone or anything, not even the pandemic that has forced billions of us to radically overhaul our lives. And…

4 Assumptions About Gender that Distort How we Think About Climate Change (and 3 Ways to Do Better)

Mar 1, 2021 | Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless

Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently.…

How Much Oil and Gas Is Contained in the South China Sea?

Feb 28, 2021 | Ethen Kim Lieser

Stretching from Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the southwest to the Strait of Taiwan, the South China Sea long has been considered one of the…

Climate Change, Conflict: What Is Fuelling the Lake Chad Crisis

Feb 28, 2021 | Abhijit Mohanty, Kieran Robson, Samuel Ngueping, and Swayam Sampurna Nanda

One of Africa’s largest freshwater bodies, the Lake Chad, has shrunk by 90 per cent. Over 10 million people across the region are in need…