feminist political ecology

In Somalia’s conflict- and drought-prone regions, women’s local leadership in water and agricultural projects has emerged as a successful model not only for peacebuilding but also community-led climate adaptation and resilience. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2025 in three study sites spread across three Somali federal states, this article examines how local women are […]

Drawing on the experience of the social movement Guardianas del Agua del Putumayo (Water Guardians of Putumayo) in southern Colombia, this article is co-authored by three feminist-activist-scholars, including a member of the movement, and combines situated evidence and engagement with literature to examine the intersections between energy-transition extractivism, ecological degradation, and gender-based violence. The research […]

Cyclone Senyar struck northern Sumatra in late November–December 2025, bringing extreme rainfall, flash floods, and severe river erosion across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. Thousands of homes were buried in mud or rendered uninhabitable, forcing widespread displacement and disrupting rural livelihoods. Despite the scale of destruction, the Indonesian government declined to designate the event […]

This article presents a co-designed Citizen Science inquiry into everyday environmental risk in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi. Working with ten Citizen Scientists from diverse national and linguistic backgrounds and gender groups, the project used low-cost environmental monitoring, site-based observation, handbooks, WhatsApp documentation, focus group discussion, and closing reflection interviews to explore how displaced people understand […]