Access to clean, protected and gender-separated toilets would encourage girls to go to school, also when they are menstruating. Fatehpur Sikri, India. Photo: Flickr, Ignas Kukenys
Of: Elin Fredriksson
When the train from Delhi sets off to the north of India, it passes by long fields on the outskirts of the capital. In the early morning, the passengers of the train can observe how dozens of men and women walk around in the field and eventually bend down to defecate. It is the daily […]
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April 1, 2018, English, FUF Lund, Magazine, Report
Conditions for women in Latin America are improving. A portrait of a woman with her child in the Peruvian Andes. Photo: stock photography
Of: Jonathan Wirth's
A study in Latin America found that, given equal conditions, female household heads experience better living conditions than their male counterparts. The number of female-headed households has increased rapidly over the last decades as more and more people diverge from traditional relationships and livelihood arrangements. What does this mean for development actors and how is […]
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March 22, 2018, Paper, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
Members of Rural Women's Farmers Association of Ghana preparing a field for sowing near Lawra. Photo: Global Justice Now, Flickr
Of: Johanna Caminati Engström
On a global scale, women produce more than half of all the food that is grown, but they are still the majority of those undernourished. The food sovereignty movement challenges the economic polarization within the food system and tries to address the causes of disempowerment that lead to hunger from a feminist perspective. Yes, it's […]
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March 15, 2018, Paper, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
The menstrual cup is on the rise. Photo: Intimina, Flickr
Of: Britta Bamert
Menstruation has historically been, and is still today, a cause of discrimination. Women in the past were separated from public spaces when menstruating and disqualified from most types of work because menstrual blood was seen upon as something dirty and sinful. Today, in the 21st century, Indian women and girls are not allowed to step inside […]
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March 8, 2018, Chronicle, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
The hunt for snowballs might get difficult. Photo: Kathryn Hansen, NASA
Of: Fredrik Björksten
Instead, as research has confirmed over and over again, increasing greenhouse gas emissions raise the average temperature on earth over time. Therefore, in this edition we share some perspectives on issues related to climate change which may change our planet as we know it. Meanwhile, Senator Inhofe's hunt for snowball and cheap points continues, although chances are it will be increasingly difficult for him to find one. We will, however, offer some thoughts on why Inhofe is in denial, on the consumerist culture, climate refugees, biofuels and the North-South divide in this issue.
March 6, 2018, Publishing, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
Photo: Caroline Gluck, EU ECHO
Of: Klara Eitrem Holmgren & Louise Gripenberg
The large numbers of displaced populations we see today have been responded to with overall regressive measures. Matthew Scott, an international lawyer specializing in migration, talked to us about the possibilities and challenges of displacement in the context of disasters and climate change that lie ahead. Matthew Scott is an international lawyer at the Raoul [...]
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March 4, 2018, Paper, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
EU standards aim at ensuring an eco-friendly biofuel production. But are social and ecological impacts taken into account sufficiently? Photo: alh1, Flickr
Of: Elin Fredriksson
Biofuels seem to be an important step in the fight against climate change, as they represent a renewable and less polluting alternative to fossil fuels. However, its agricultural production provokes controversial discussions. Several international organizations seek to raise awareness about the social and ecological impacts of the rising biofuel demand. One of the EU political […]
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March 1, 2018, Paper, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
Of: Fredrika Sweno
Despite increased awareness and research showing that climate change is real, peoples concern for the problem has been shown to decrease, including mine. Why do we rather ignore climate change than face it? Per Stoknes presents five main barriers that help us ignore this issue and brings clarity to why many of us rather not […]
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March 1, 2018, Chronicle, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
What are low-income countries obligations in combating climate change? Photo: Khuroshvili Ilya, Flickr
Of: Dimen Hoshiar and Mathilda Englund
Climate change is global in its nature, yet nations argue who ought to undertake the responsibility of solving the issue of global warming. International negotiations resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, which exempted low income countries from any bonds. Frank Baber, from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, proposes a human rights approach in order to find a […]
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February 27, 2018, Paper, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
Of: Kajsa Fernström Nåtby
At this year's UN climate conference COP23, the host country Fiji tried a new concept called The Open Dialogue which allowed civil society and states to meet. With that being categorized as new concept, it is safe to say that there is room for improvement when it comes to the inclusion of civil society in […]
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February 27, 2018, English, FUF Lund, Magazine, Opinion
