Blogs & Opinions
Give More Women the Microphone at COP27
Nov 8, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Preventing Water Wars
Oct 16, 2022
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Asad Tahir Jappa
It is an undeniable truth that throughout human history on the planet earth, conflicts emanating from water scarcity have already been happening. It does not…
The World Cannot Fix the Global Food Crisis Without Rural Women
Oct 15, 2022
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Claudia Sadoff
A shocking jump in the number of women compared to men facing food insecurity lays bare a broadening gender gap, with women now shouldering a…
Cooperation Needed to Correct Course on Gender Equality: UN Report
Oct 14, 2022
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IISD
UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) issued a report, which presents evidence on gender equality across all 17 SDGs. Emphasizing…
Yemen’s Future Conflicts Will Be over Water
Oct 14, 2022
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Niku Jafarnia
In just two days this August, heavy floods caused extensive devastation across Yemen, killing at least 38 people and destroying the shelters of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Transatlantic Subnational Climate Cooperation: Opportunities for Implementation
Oct 14, 2022
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Wilson Center
The subnational level has become increasingly important in keeping international climate diplomacy alive. Cities play an important role informing not only local, but also national…
Gender Inequality and the Connection to Climate Change
Oct 12, 2022
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Nelly Gachanja
Did you know gender inequality and climate change are interconnected? Africa is more vulnerable to climate change than any other region on the planet. Coincidentally,…
Unleashing the Power of Gender-Smart Climate Investing in Developed Markets
Oct 12, 2022
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Suzanne Biegel
With little capital flowing in established economies, and increasing urgency, the time to move money in this direction is now.When many investors — especially those…