Blogs & Opinions
The Changing Face of the Global Humanitarian Crisis: Gender, Climate Change, and Humanitarian Interventions
Dec 13, 2021
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Shruti Samala
“In a changing world with galloping, growing needs, we can’t keep making the same efforts, issuing the same pleas, and just write bigger and bigger…
Russia’s ‘Nyet’ Does Not Mean Climate Security Is off the Security Council Agenda
Dec 13, 2021
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Florian Krampe and Cedric de Coning
On Monday, 13 December, Russia used its veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a thematic resolution on climate change and security put…
Climate Change and Gender Equality
Dec 10, 2021
Takalani Netshitenzhe, External Affairs Director for Vodacom South Africa says,“This year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence was shortly after the United Nations Climate…
UNDP Empowers Women, Promotes Gender Equality Through Energy Management System Training
Dec 8, 2021
In an effort to boost gender equality and female participation in the energy management sector, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held the Srikandi Energy…
Mining Sector Has an Obligation to Fight Gender-Based Violence
Dec 8, 2021
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Nolitha Fakude
The Minerals Council SA and our member companies are well aware that we operate in a context and climate where sexual harassment and gender-based violence…
Climate Threats Are Multiplying in the Horn of Africa
Dec 8, 2021
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Robert Muggah
The four countries on the peninsula—Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia—are warming more quickly than the global average, with dangerous implications for unrest and conflict within…
Colombian Farmers Take on David vs. Goliath Fight against 'Exploitative' Gold Mining
Dec 8, 2021
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Louise Eldridge
Almost five years ago, small-scale farmers in Colombia won a remarkable victory in the fight to protect their land and territories. They voted en masse…
How Does Fighting Climate Change Help Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health?
Dec 7, 2021
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Leah Rodriguez
Climate change doesn’t just damage the world’s natural resources and wildlife — it also has lasting impacts on the health of human beings, disproportionately affecting women and girls.
Ahead…
Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution
Dec 6, 2021
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Jordan Street
Misconceived climate-security policymaking could have significant adverse and counterproductive impacts.
The United Nations Security Council on Dec. 9 will hold its first open thematic debate to explore the links between…
A Darker Shade of “Code Red”: Arms and Climate Change
Dec 2, 2021
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Sarah Grand-Clément
Does the conventional arms community have the necessary tools to address climate change, including the risk of future climate shocks and environmental degradation, in its…
View: Uncertain Futures of women's rights in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2021
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Avni Sablok
Possible Wars for Water Underscore Import of Nepal’s Peace Zone Proposal
Nov 26, 2021
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Anand Aditya
“Nothing is so powerful as an idea whose time has come,” said Victor Hugo. Wading through the strands of arguments that Isabelle Duquesne weaves into…
A Stand Against the Climate Crisis is a Stand Against Gender Violence
Nov 25, 2021
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Heleni Smuha
The climate crisis and environmental degradation are fuelling gender-based violence. Women and gender minorities at the forefront of environmental resistance movements are a prime target…
Walking the talk on SGBV: an implementation checklist to narrow the gaps between international law and domestic practice
Nov 25, 2021
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Rachael Kitching, Vanessa Murphy, Kelisiana Thynne
Thirty years ago today, 23 women launched the ‘16 Days of Action’ against gender-based violence.[1] Each year, this campaign begins on the 25th of November (International Day for…
GIZ Trains Stakeholders to Counter Illicit Movement of Minerals, Terrorist Financing, Others
Nov 25, 2021
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Ishmael F. Menkor
GIZ has trained several national stakeholders to counter the movement of illicit minerals, terrorist financing and money laundering, as well as illicit financial flows, within…
Timor-Leste Is Facing a Make-or-Break Moment
Nov 24, 2021
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Avelino Dos Santos Da Costa
Since the restoration of its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made tremendous progress in social capital (education and health), infrastructure (electricity and telecommunication), and in…
Climate Resilience and Conflict: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships as a Way Forward?
Nov 23, 2021
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Christopher Graham
For groups that were already in disputes over land rights, territorial claims, and resource access or distribution, climate change increases the stakes – escalating or…
Climate Resilience and Conflict: Multi-stakeholder Partnerships As A Way Forward?
Nov 22, 2021
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Christopher Graham
In recent years, there has been an outpouring of evidence that climate change is intensifying and driving conflict situations around the world. The socio-ecological consequences of climate…
Gender Equity and Climate Change are Intertwined
Nov 22, 2021
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Angely Mercado
The climate change conference COP26 which ended last week tackled a number of issues that intersect with addressing the climate crisis—including a full day dedicated…
Understanding the Nexus Between Gender, Climate and Conflict Is Crucial for International Peace and Security
Nov 18, 2021
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Michelle Onello
Understanding the nexus between gender, climate and conflict is crucial for developing successful policies to combat climate change and resolve conflicts, and women must meaningfully…
Why Women’s Participation is Essential to Achieve Global Climate Targets
Nov 17, 2021
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Joanna Collingwood, Georgia Kremmyda, and Modupe Olufunmilayo Jimoh
We are engineers and scientists. We happen to be women, but first and foremost we are citizens of this planet who believe that immediate action…
Women’s Land Rights Are Necessary to Build Climate-Resilient Futures
Nov 17, 2021
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Juliet Schulman-Hall
COP 26, the UN Conference on Climate, ended last Friday, after world leaders made several collective pledges to the climate crisis on issues like deforestation,…
Promoting Gender and Climate Smart Investment
Nov 16, 2021
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Katja Silva-Leander and Kongkona Sarma
Climate change is set to cause unimaginable disruption unless immediate action is taken, and its impacts will disproportionately affect women — increasing inequality. In many…
The Challenge of Securing Access to Minerals for the Green Transition
Nov 16, 2021
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Jewellord Nem Singh
COP26 came to a close in Glasgow this weekend, with activists and developing country governments disappointed in the global ambition as laid out in the…
Climate Change and Farmers-Herders Conflict in Nigeria
Nov 15, 2021
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Ojemire B. Daniel
International attention often focuses on ethnic conflict in the Niger Delta and religious conflict in Northern Nigeria, leaving farmer-herdsmen overlooked. In Nigeria, the conflict between…
To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority
Nov 15, 2021
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Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville
Food has long been a weapon of war, and the prospect of starvation is a powerful motivator for citizens to take up arms. The humanitarian…
We Need More Female Leaders in the Fight Against Climate Change
Nov 14, 2021
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Maria Tanyag
In a stirring speech at the opening of the Cop26 world leaders summit, Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, asked: “When will leaders lead?” The problem…
Why Peace Should Matter for the COP, and Why COP26 Is Important for Peace
Nov 12, 2021
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Cedric de Coning and Florian Krampe
Over the past two weeks, the world’s attention was on Glasgow where the COP26 summit has brought the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention…
On Peace, Security and Climate Finance at COP26
Nov 12, 2021
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George Conway
A few years ago, it may have been unusual to hear discussions around peace, security and fragility at international climate change fora such as COP26.…
How to Address the Sexual Violence Epidemic in Ethiopia?
Nov 12, 2021
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Ndeye Sow
Earlier this month, a joint report by the United Nations and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) exposed how Ethiopia’s brutal and rapidly expanding war has…