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Abstract

According to prior studies, a significant proportion of individuals affected by conflict regularly demonstrate that women experience violence to a greater extent. As the Cold War era came to an end, trends in major armed conflicts began to shift. Climate change has emerged as a new non-traditional security threat around the world, similar to traditional security challenges. The UNFCC recognises that women are disproportionately vulnerable and bear a greater burden from the impacts of climate change. Yet despite this, women are often marginalised from discourses on security. Research on security, gender and climate change shows that the consequences of climate change, such as disasters, water scarcity and food insecurity, have a significant impact on conflict and violence, particularly increasing sexual and gender-based violence. Ultimately, this article shows that women's different experiences and knowledge are critical to consider in security projects in the global South to minimise conflict and build a global society that is resilient to climate change. Using literature review case studies in Haiti, South Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Indonesia, this article presents an overview of security projects in the South that aim to prevent violence. It also provides a balanced critique of existing efforts at the intersection of gender, security, and climate change.

Bahasa Abstract

Studi terdahulu secara berurutan menunjukkan bahwa perempuan menjadi sebagian besar dari proporsi individu yang terkena dampak konflik dengan tingkat pengalaman kekerasan lebih besar. Seiring dengan berakhirnya era Perang Dingin, tren konflik bersenjata besar mulai bergeser. Perubahan iklim telah muncul sebagai ancaman keamanan non-tradisional baru di seluruh dunia, yang serupa dengan tantangan keamanan tradisional. UNFCC mengakui bahwa perempuan secara tidak proporsional rentan dan menanggung beban yang lebih besar akibat dampak perubahan iklim. Namun meskipun demikian, perempuan sering kali terpinggirkan dari diskursus tentang keamanan. Penelitian tentang keamanan, gender, dan perubahan iklim memperlihatkan bahwa konsekuensi yang diakibatkan oleh perubahan iklim, seperti bencana, kelangkaan air, dan kerawanan pangan, memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap konflik dan kekerasan, terutama meningkatkan kekerasan berbasis gender dan seksual. Pada akhirnya, artikel ini menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman dan pengetahuan perempuan yang berbeda sangat penting untuk dipertimbangkan dalam proyek-proyek keamanan di negara-negara Selatan untuk meminimalkan konflik dan membangun masyarakat global yang memiliki ketahanan terhadap perubahan iklim. Dengan menggunakan studi kasus tinjauan literatur di Haiti, Sudan Selatan, Somalia, Zimbabwe, dan Indonesia, artikel ini menyajikan tinjauan umum tentang proyek-proyek keamanan di kawasan Selatan yang bertujuan untuk mencegah kekerasan. Artikel ini juga memberikan kritik yang berimbang terhadap upaya-upaya yang sudah ada dalam irisan gender, keamanan, dan perubahan iklim.

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