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What the COVID-19 Pandemic Tells Us About Gender Equality

May 9, 2020 | Ann Linde and Arancha González Laya

Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care,…

Former SIPRI Researcher Arthur H. Westing—In Memoriam

May 8, 2020 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI mourns the passing of former SIPRI expert Arthur H. Westing (United States), who died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 91.

Equality in a Post-Pandemic Era: Gender, COVID-19, Agriculture, and Climate Change

May 8, 2020

Globally, one in three women works in agriculture, which tends to be informal, low paid, and especially vulnerable to shocks. For example, when droughts and…

Myanmar: Water Shortages in upper Myanmar

May 8, 2020 | Aung Phay Kyi Soe, Myanmar Times

Artesian wells donated to the village by actor Khin Hlaing currently produce 1,200 gallons per day. They initially produced 1,800 gallons, before one of the…

The COVID-19 Response: What Has Women, Peace and Security Got to Do With it?

May 7, 2020 | Naomi Clugston, Michelle Spearing

The United Kingdom is one of the 25 countries deemed least vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of rising death tolls, a stretched National Health…

Afghanistan: Afghan Farmers Return to Poppy Fields amid Coronavirus Pandemic

May 7, 2020 | Mohammad Sadiq Rashtinai and Abubakar Siddique, Ganhara

In a sign that some rural Afghan farmers are attempting to protect themselves amid the looming uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, poppy cultivation has…

Plans to Prevent Future Pandemics Must Consider Gender Issues, Too (Commentary)

May 6, 2020 | Tyler Nuckols

As COVID-19 continues to wrack our lives, the topic of the illegal wildlife trade and its connection to the coronavirus has garnered recent headlines. Many organizations,…

In Memoriam: Arthur H. Westing (1928–2020)

May 6, 2020 | Nils Petter Gleditsch

An in memoriam of Arthur H. Westing, forest ecologist and pioneer in the field of environmental peacebuilding.

As Nils Petter Gleditsch writes:

"On factual academic matters, I was…

COVID-19 Shows Why Protecting Water in Conflict Is Vital

May 6, 2020 | Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal livelihoods around the world and hammered home the centrality of water and water infrastructure for human existence. In conflict-affected…

EnPAx Mourns the Passing of Arthur H. Westing

May 6, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Members of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association are mourning the passing of Arthur H. Westing. Arthur died April 30, in Shelburne, Vermont; he was 91.

Arthur was…

Geodiversity Also Needs Protection during Armed Conflicts

May 6, 2020 | Kevin Kiernan

The IUCN motion on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict acknowledges that in addition to the harm that armed conflict causes to biota it “also…

Guyana at a Turning Point: Oil and Security

May 6, 2020 | Andrew Holland

Five years ago, Guyana moved to the center of the oil world when a consortium led by ExxonMobil announced the first of a series of…

Why Gender Should Be at the Heart of COVID Recovery

May 6, 2020 | Angela Kalisch

The tourism industry has been catapulted into a global emergency by COVID-19. After decades of stable growth, only temporarily interrupted by incidents of terrorism, pandemics…

Gaza: Israel Billionaire Hopes to Bring Drinking Water in the War-Torn Gaza Strip

May 6, 2020 | Zaini Majeed, Republic World

In a solution to the Gaza strip’s water crisis, a Georgian-Israeli billionaire proposed that he would deliver hundreds of generators to produce the chronic water supply in…

Coronavirus Pandemic Is Pushing up the Price of Illegal Drugs, UN Says

May 6, 2020 | Reuters

Coronavirus-related border controls, lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world, the United Nations Office on…

Iraq: Iraq’s Economy Is Collapsing under the Double Blow of Sinking Oil Prices and Coronavirus Lockdown

May 5, 2020 | Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post

The coronavirus epidemic has pushed Iraq’s economy to the brink of catastrophe, experts say, with the outbreak aggravating the risk of public desperation and renewed…

No, Cobalt Is Not a Conflict Mineral

May 5, 2020 | Patricia Ndagano

Wakanda’s vibranium extolled in Black Panther may be fictional but is not very far from reality. A remarkable metal used in emerging technologies – from cell phones…

Colombia: Coronavirus and the Colombian Countryside

May 5, 2020 | Alex Diamond, North American Congress in Latin America

Coronavirus has changed economic relations in rural Colombia, pushing campesinos to question extractive economies and offering an alternative model of production.

Staying Connected During Covid-19: Learn and Engage through the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace

May 5, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

As we collectively continue through an extraordinary public health emergency, we recognize that everyone's lives and routines are in flux. We are all striving to…

Supporting Women Environmental Defenders in the Time of COVID-19

May 5, 2020 | Sara Vigil and Bernadette P. Resurrección

Both the feminist and environmental movements are amongst the most prominent challengers of this commodification. However, environmental defenders face discrimination, violence and high risks, especially women…

How COVID-19 Puts Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights at Risk

May 4, 2020 | Victoria Stanley and Paul Prettitore

Around the world, land serves as a foundation for security, shelter, income and livelihoods. But rights to land are not equitably distributed to all. This…

Low-Income Households in Latin America More Likely to Burden Women with Responsibilities of Fetching Water

May 4, 2020 | Christian Borja-Vega and Jonathan Grabinsky

A recent publication in the health journal The Lancet makes a strong argument for how inequality could be an enabling factor in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that people living in poverty…

Liberia: Land Tenure Consultant

May 4, 2020 | Landesa Rural Development Institute

Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.…

PhD Research Scholar position in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

May 4, 2020 | Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The school has an internationally recognised research environment and educates…

Facilitator/Researcher – Environment and Emergencies Preparedness Network and Environmental Mainstreaming

May 3, 2020 | UN Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

Under the…

Kenya: Regional Operations Manager – East Africa

May 3, 2020 | Wasafiri

Wasafiri is a consultancy and institute helping leaders and organisations tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges. Established in 2010 by four African and Western…

Bottom-Up Ideas about Gender Justice from Violent Contexts Need Greater Recognition in the International Women’s Rights Agenda

May 3, 2020 | Nicholas Pope and Julia Zulver

With the world reaching the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action to end gender inequality and the 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace,…