Navigating Climate Gender Security Nexus

12/12/23 • 41 min

In this special episode, Sofiia talks to Teresa Eder & Mareike Moraal, who both work at the Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Washington DC office. This episode features two women working for the same organisation to show complexities of navigating intersections between climate, gender and security as well as foreign policy at the organisational level. Following this, Teresa is a Program Director, Foreign & Security Policy and Mareike is Program Director, Energy & Environment. Mareike and Teresa share their personal stories and experiences being both Europeans, living and working in the US, navigating transatlantic relations and landing on their value-based job option. The conversation also revolves around upcoming challenges in 2024 related to Ukraine and other conflicts, the election year where more than 50% of the global population will go for elections in 2024 and many other topics that are important to climate, gender and security nexus in transatlantic relations. As a bonus, both speakers share how they mainstream gender and feminism across their programming and projects, making it a more inclusive place to work and get involved with.

If you want to connect to Mareike, check out her LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, as well as Teresa - her LinkedIn and Twitter.

Relevant links and recommendations from Teresa and Mareike:

COP28 Dossier by Heinrich Boell Stiftung

"Hear Her Roar" - Talking Feminist Foreign Policy - a podcast with FFP HBS fellows

Climate Finance Fundamentals 10: Gender and Climate Finance by Heinrich Boell Stiftung

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Podcast hosted by Sofiia Shevchuk

Visuals and podcast production by Tamas Viski

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If you want to connect to Mareike, check out her LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, as well as Teresa - her LinkedIn and Twitter.

Relevant links and recommendations from Teresa and Mareike:

COP28 Dossier by Heinrich Boell Stiftung

"Hear Her Roar" - Talking Feminist Foreign Policy - a podcast with FFP HBS fellows

Climate Finance Fundamentals 10: Gender and Climate Finance by Heinrich Boell Stiftung

For more on VONA:

Instagram @vona.international

Twitter @VONA_int

LinkedIn VONA International

Podcast hosted by Sofiia Shevchuk

Visuals and podcast production by Tamas Viski

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

An ecofeminist approach to the current EU policies

In this episode, Sofiia talks to Katy Wiese, who is a Policy Manager for Economic Transition and Gender Equality at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). Katy started her professional path at the advertisement agency where the leadership applied gender lens to the workplace which politicised her in this matter. Later she went to work on renewable and sustainability projects in Ghana and Ethiopia, where she experienced climate injustice first hand. It was exactly this experience that made her work on intersection between climate, environment and gender as well as structural inequalities or rather “ecofeminist” policies within her current organisation - EEB. This episode also delves into understanding what ecofeminism is, and how this concept can be applied in today’s European policy realities.

If you want to connect to Katy, check out her LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, as well as the accounts of the European Environmental Bureau - LinkedIn, Twitter.

Relevant links and recommendations from Katy:

Why the European Green Deal needs ecofeminism - EEB Report

A Feminist European Green Deal – towards an ecological and gender just transition

Ecofeminism - book by Vandana Shiva and Ariel Salleh (Contributor)

Queer Ecofeminism: From Binary Environmental Endeavours to Postgender Pursuits - book by Asmae Ourkiya

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Twitter @VONA_int

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Podcast hosted by Sofiia Shevchuk

Visuals and podcast production by Tamas Viski

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Next Episode

Gender and cultural identity dynamics within the climate and conflict nexus

In this episode, Sofiia talks to Gabriel Nuckhir, a Gender and Peacebuilding Adviser at Conciliation Resources. In 2023, Gabriel, as part of the Conciliation Resources project, collaborated with partners from Pakistan, Uganda and the Philippines to unearth much needed insights into how gender dynamics, climate change and conflict are interacting in contexts experiencing worsening climate change and conflict impacts. Gabriel shares about his professional journey through peacebuilding so far, and how this led him to the recognition that it is critical to take a joined-up approach to the meta-challenges concerning gender equality, climate change and violent conflict.

This episode surfaces and explores the concepts masculinities, social norms and expectations, cultural identity and links these with climate change and ultimately conflict - listen to learn more.

If you want to connect to Gabriel, check out his LinkedIn account, as well as the accounts of the Conciliation Resources - LinkedIn, Twitter.

Relevant links and recommendations:

Gender, cultural identity, conflict and climate change - report by Conciliation Resources.

Beyond Feminist Foreign Policy Series: Climate Change - by Conciliation Resources.

For more on VONA:

Instagram @vona.international

Twitter @VONA_int

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Podcast hosted by Sofiia Shevchuk

Visuals and podcast production by Tamas Viski

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