Fragile states, climate change, conflict and violence: Exploring the boundaries of resilience and adaptability from a gender perspective

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Lee Stone

LEE STONE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public, Constitutional and International Law at the University of South Africa (UNISA). She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Agenda Feminist Media; a Board Member of Geopolitical Intelligence Advisory (a non-governmental organisation in South Africa); and an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, having completed Articles of Clerkship at Legal Resources Centre. Previously, Lee held a research position in the Refugee Rights Project at Lawyers for Human Rights, South Africa; worked for the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in The Gambia and was a Legal Officer at the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (a Pan-African NGO based in The Gambia). From 2007 she was a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, before moving to UNISA in 2014. Between 2010 and 2023 she was a Visiting Professor at Saint Augustine’s University in Mwanza, Tanzania. She has published widely in the areas of international criminal law, the African regional human rights system, refugee law, gender and the law and constitutional, international and human rights law. Email: [email protected]

Rufaro Emily Chikuruwo

RUFARO EMILY CHIKURUWO is an environmental law researcher. Her research delves into indigenous law, climate change policies, and the intersection of human rights and environmental protection. As a postdoctoral fellow at UNISA, she combines rigorous research with administrative prowess, producing influential publications and fostering academic collaborations. Her commitment to legal academia and environmental advocacy positions her as an emerging leading voice in global environmental law discourse. Email: [email protected]