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Afghanistan: Enhancing the Success of Afghanistan’s Women Farmers
International
Against the odds, a new agricultural outreach model targeting rural women is taking shape in Afghanistan – and delivering on its promise of empowerment, greater…
Myanmar: Government to Return Land to Farmers
International
Dr Soe Than, regional minister for agriculture, livestock and irrigation, said: “We’re assessing the land. It shouldn’t take long. Within this year we will be…
Missing Voices: Let's Hear Women's Experiences of Climate Change
Blog
Attending the UN climate talks feels like a big deal. Despite having been in the climate change movement for some years, Bonn was my first…
Land Reform and Welfare in Vietnam: Why Gender of the Land‐Rights Holder Matters
Briefs & Development
Vietnam's 1993 Land Law created a land market by granting households tradable land-use rights. This study uses mixed methods to analyze whether increased land titling…
Indigenous Women's Struggles to Oppose State-Sponsored Deforestation in Chhattisgarh, India
Briefs & Development
In Chhattisgarh state, nearly half the land area is covered with forests that are essential to the livelihoods and culture of the indigenous communities there.…
Gender and Forum Shopping in Land Conflict Resolution in Northern Uganda
Library
Northern Uganda has been plagued by a long and violent civil war that lasted from 1996 to 2006, during which 2.5 million people were internally…
In the Law & on the Land: Finding the Female Farmer in Myanmar's National Land Use Policy
Briefs & Development
This paper draws upon 12 months of activist research in Myanmar to examine how bureaucrats, activists, international development experts and rural women represented the female…
Food Security, Sustaining Peace and Gender Equality: Conceptual Framework and Future Directions
Library
The main objective of this study is to generate knowledge and make meaningful, evidence-based and actionable recommendations to governments and other stakeholders, particularly international organizations…
Land Tenure in South Sudan: Does It Promote Climate Change Resilience?
Library
Land was a key driver of the war between Khartoum and Southern Sudan. The Khartoum government had placed the land and its resources under the…
Liberia: First Forest Atlas for Liberia Launched
International
The international resource organization, World Resource Institute and the Forestry Development Authority recently launched the first Forest Atlas for Liberia to promote sustainable forest management…
Land: Rural Women Demand Increased Access to Land Rights
International
Amid the celebration of the UN Women-led 16 Days of Activism, a group representing rural women in Liberia has presented a list of demands for…
Sudan: Sudan Pressures OVL for Higher Tax, Sits on Extension
International
Sudan is playing hardball with India on the issue of extending the licence for an oilfield with a view to extracting additional revenue, even though…
Liberia: Concessions Violate Women’s Rights
International
A research report released in Monrovia over the weekend by Natural Resources Women’s Platform (NRWP), the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD), and Green Advocates International…
Colombia: Plan Colombia Casts Shadow on Indigenous Rights as Peace Nears
International
Marginalized Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Colombia have been among the most battered by more than five decades of internal armed conflict between the military,…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women to Be Given 'Fair Share' in Property Rights Drive - Land Authority
International
Afghan women should benefit from a project to issue property titles to homeowners in Kabul, where more than two-thirds of the houses have no formal…
Colombia: Legal Threats, Not War, Top Commodity Producers' Concerns in Colombia
International
Gold mining companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars but not extracted a gram. Palm farmers are told their land belongs to someone else.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Take on Farming
International
Agriculture, a central pillar of Afghanistan’s economy, has traditionally been dominated by men. Women are sometimes recruited to work the fields or tend livestock, but…
Enhancing Women's Role in Land Management Decisions
Blog
How can women's rights be strengthened when decisions are being made about large-scale agricultural investments that affect their livelihoods?
A recent IIED webinar examined how women's…
Can Mining Dig Rural Women Out of Poverty in Ghana?
Blog
Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it dawns on me that the local population has…
The Role of Women in Creating Climate Resilient Communities: Focus on the Philippines
Blog
The Philippines is one of the world’s most vulnerable populations to the effects of climate change. When the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction…
Leveraging Co-benefits between Gender Equality and Climate Action for Sustainable Development: Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects
Briefs & Development
In September 2015, world leaders from 193 nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly. While some have hailed…
Women and Sustainable Development Goals
Library
On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as the agreed framework for international development. It is…
Making Women's Voices Count in Community Decision-Making on Land Investments
Library
This working paper examines options for strengthening women’s participatory rights in the face of increasing commercial pressures on land in three countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, and…
The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal
Briefs & Development
Migration is increasing in the middle hills of Nepal, and it has diverse consequences for the people remaining behind, their livelihoods, and the way they…
A Guide to Protection and Promotion of Women’s HLP Rights in the Gaza Strip
Library
To improve the development of best practices for strengthening community-based approaches, Norwegian Refugee Council’s Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) program in Gaza commissioned production…
Decision-Making and Joint Control Rights over Land in Rwanda
Library
This report explores and analyses community perceptions of the obstacles facing women’s participation in decision-making about jointly held land. It also examines the factors that…
Corporate Social Responsibility and Natural Resource Conflict
Briefs & Development
This book examines the possibilities and limitations of corporate social responsibility in minimising the violent conflict often associated with natural resource exploitation. Through detailed and…
Gender Equality Is Central to Effective Climate Action
News
As the nations of the world meet in Paris to address climate change, it is critical that women play a central role in these historic…
Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security
News
Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000…
Getting to the Root of Gender Equal Land Governance
Blog
While there is international agreement that we need gender equality in land ownership – achieving this in practice is more complex.
Women face a number of…