Blogs & Opinions
Three Trends to Track in Population-Environment-Security
Dec 9, 2019
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Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba
Exactly 25 years ago the international community met in Cairo for the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. In the aftermath of the Cold War,…
To Address Climate Risks, Advance Climate Security in the United Nations
Dec 4, 2019
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Malin Mobjork and Karolina Eklöw
Climate change is widely recognised as one of the major forces shaping the future. Climate impacts illustrate in stark clarity how human actions fundamentally affect…
Women in Local Governance Are Key to Building Resilience to Climate-Fragility Risks
Dec 3, 2019
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Molly Kellogg and Lauren Olosky
The United Nations has recognized climate change as having important implications for peace and security, acting as a “threat multiplier” to other drivers of insecurity.…
Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress in Achieving Gender Equality
Dec 3, 2019
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Nitya Rao
People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…
Without the Enforcement of Environmental Laws, Petroleum Infrastructure Projects in Timor-Leste Come at a Cost
Dec 3, 2019
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Adilsonio da Costa
Ignoring environmental laws in Timor-Leste to build a petroleum infrastructure project could mean serious problems for communities including environmental destruction, loss of land, and loss of…
Libera: Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities
Dec 3, 2019
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Josefa Sacko
The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 - 2020 as the African Women's Decade and the…
Their Land, Our Future: To Arrest the Climate Crisis, We Need a Democratic Over-haul
Dec 2, 2019
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Musimbi Kanyoro and Beth Roberts
Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. And governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources…
The KRG's Anti-Corruption Effort Must Start from Its Oil Sector
Dec 1, 2019
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Yeveran Saeed
Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and oil has a lot to do with it. With nearly $100bn in annual…
Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities
Nov 29, 2019
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Josefa Sacko
The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 – 2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the…
Land Access and Household Wellbeing in Cameroon: Does Gender Matter?
Nov 29, 2019
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Eric Feubi Pamen
Africa remains a net food importing region spending more than USD 35 billion annually on food imports, although this continent has about 65% of the…
Deepening Our Engagement with Gender Dimensions in Agriculture
Nov 27, 2019
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Krista Jacobs
The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program was delighted to partner with Agrilinks this October to raise awareness about the impacts of gender-based violence in…
An Environmental Movement for Times of War, Too
Nov 27, 2019
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Kira Walker
Oil wells set ablaze in Iraq. Forests pillaged in Colombia. Wildlife populations decimated across the Sahara-Sahel. Around the world, armed conflicts continue to cause significant…
Women Land and Water Defenders Are the Real Peacebuilders
Nov 27, 2019
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Gabriela Jimenez
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are…
Women in Climate Change Hotspots Face Greater Burdens When Under Environmental Stress
Nov 26, 2019
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Suzannah Lyons
Climate change has a negative impact on women's ability to make meaningful decisions in their lives, according to new research looking at climate change hotspots…
Sleepwalking into Catastrophe - Climate Change
Nov 26, 2019
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Linda Witong
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, takes a closer look at how and why climate change aggravates inequalities and increases the risks to women…
A Gender Lens is Essential to Sustaining Peace: Evidence from Mozambique
Nov 25, 2019
Despite decades of relative peace and recent efforts to promote gender equality, women and girls in Mozambique continue to experience a disproportionate amount of insecurity.…
Climate Change is Brutal for Everyone, but Worse for Women
Nov 25, 2019
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Matt Simon
The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t transforming.…
Forest Conservation Must Address Violence Against Women
Nov 25, 2019
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Jeanette Sequeira, Juana Vera Delgado, and Ruth Nyambura
November 25th has been designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. The day also marks the beginning…
Three Provocative Ideas in the First Environmental Peacebuilding Conference
Nov 25, 2019
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Laura Betancur
Under the umbrella of “environmental peacebuilding”, a growing community of researchers and practitioners are framing their efforts in relating the natural environment and the peacebuilding…
The Ethics of Violent Conservation
Nov 25, 2019
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Dan Brockington and Rosaleen Duffy
Conservation practices and decisions have repercussions for people, and different repercussions for different people. Conservation is inevitably a human enterprise. Conservation itself – if ever…
Climate Change: Feminists Have Pushed for Marginalised Voices to Be Heard
Nov 25, 2019
As calls grow for climate action to be more responsive to frontline communities, CIVICUS spoke to Maria Nailevu, a feminist climate activist from Fiji, about…
Colombia Must Protect the Women Risking Their Lives to Defend Black Communities
Nov 23, 2019
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Duncan Tucker
Danelly Estupiñán will never forget the first threats she received back in 2015. First came the text message declaring “Danelly, your end has come.” And…
Climate Change Affects Women More. What Can the State Do to Intervene?
Nov 19, 2019
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Sara Hayat
Climate change is affecting us all, but certain demographics more than others. Marginalised communities — and within them, women in particular — feel the discriminatory…
Mohamed's Story: The Climate Conflict Trap in the Lake Chad Basin
Nov 19, 2019
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Noah Gordon
Years ago, Mohamed’s family had enough to eat, despite being poor. His daughter owned a vegetable stall at a bustling market in northeastern Nigeria. The…
Land Portal at CFS46: Empowering Advocates for Women's Land Rights Through Open Data
Nov 15, 2019
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Laura Meggiolaro
At CFS 46, the Land Portal had the opportunity to be the co-organizer of the side event How the VGGT have changed rural women’s lives: Key…
Countering the Caliphate in North Africa: Three Expert Views on Gender and the Need for Collective Action
Nov 15, 2019
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Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Rachel George, and Melanie Pinet
While the transnational nature of violent extremism across North Africa is becoming increasingly clear, international and national prevention remains restricted by state borders and often…
"Creating the Future Together": SCARA Symposium on ICT and Innovations in Agriculture
Nov 14, 2019
The SCARA Symposium on ICT and innovations in agriculture, “Creating the Future Together“ under the APPEAR project “Strengthening Capacities for Agricultural Education, Research & Adoption in…
Peace, Security and Conservation on Central Africa's Radio
Nov 13, 2019
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Tiffany Gibert
In northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and eastern Central African Republic (CAR), high-frequency radios are helping to cultivate peace, security, and, more recently, conservation.…
Myanmar Risks Losing Forests to Oil Palm, but There's Time to Pivot
Nov 13, 2019
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Nanditha Chandraprakash
Indonesia and Malaysia have long occupied the spotlight for oil palm plantations and their adverse consequences, including deforestation, habitat loss, climate change, and struggles with…
The Many Historical Courses of Gender and Water in India
Nov 12, 2019
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Indu Gupta
Water is essential for human survival and development, but the ongoing water crisis in India, despite 70 years of policy-making is widening the circle of…