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Note de synthèse : L’agricultrice et son époux : innovations juridiques pour les femmes dans l’agriculture contractuelle

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2019
Africa
Global

Date: février 2019


Source: Foncier & Développement


Par: Sarah Brewin, Sophia Murphy 


L’IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) publie sa 8ème note de synthèse de la série « Investissements dans l’agriculture » : « L’agricultrice et son époux : Innovations juridiques pour les femmes dans l’agriculture contractuelle ».

Gender Imperatives of Land Reform in Kenya

Reports & Research
April, 2019
Kenya

The webinar on the Gender Imperatives of Land Reforms in Kenya took place on 23 April, 2019.

This webinar featured key experts involved in promoting and working towards the gender imperatives of land reforms in Kenya. It was co-hosted by the European Union, the Government of Kenya, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Land Portal Foundation.

Moderator: Husna A. Mbarak, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

LAND AND CORRUPTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Madagascar
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
South Africa
Ghana

Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across Sub-Saharan Africa, but also one that is heavily prone to corruption. Every second citizen in Africa has been affected by land corruption in recent years, according to a study by Transparency International.


Widow's Cry (Pakorpa Susangho)

Videos
November, 2016
Western Africa
Ghana

Pakorpa Susangho’ (Widow’s Cry) is an exploration of how corruption impacts on widows in the Upper East region of Ghana. This participatory video was devised and shot by ten widows from Kulbia, on the outskirts of Bolgatanga, using cutting-edge production techniques and equipment (including iPads as powerful video cameras). The filmmakers, whose ages range from 29 to 60, lack any formal education yet learned to operate the equipment with confidence and skill during a series of participatory video workshops packed with fun games and exercises.

Realizing women’s rights to land in the law

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018

Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve

gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes

the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty

reduction, food security and nutrition.

Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal

rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership

and control over land and other forms of property, financial

services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with

national laws”.

As the designated custodian for Target 5a, FAO has developed

The gender gap in land rights

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Peru
Ghana
Ethiopia
Niger
Malawi
Honduras
Uganda
Tanzania
Ecuador
Cambodia
Paraguay
Burkina Faso
Iraq
Burundi
Nepal
Nicaragua
Tajikistan
Haiti
Mexico
Vietnam

For rural women and men, land is often the most important household asset for supporting agricultural production and providing food security and nutrition. Evidence shows that secure land tenure is strongly associated with higher levels of investment and productivity in agriculture – and therefore with higher incomes and greater economic wellbeing. Secure land rights for women are often correlated with better outcomes for them and their families, including greater bargaining power at household and community levels, better child nutrition and lower levels of gender-based violence.

Realizing women’s rights to land in the law

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Serbia
Nepal
Morocco
Guatemala
Philippines
Uganda
Albania
Oman
Peru
Azerbaijan
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
Colombia
Cambodia
Congo
Argentina
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
China
Mexico
Kenya

Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws”.

Gender-responsive restoration guidelines

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Global

The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)1 was developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to assist countries in identifying opportunities for forest landscape restoration (FLR), analysing priority areas at a national or sub-national level, and designing and implementing FLR interventions. FLR is the long-term process of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing human well-being across deforested or degraded forest landscapes.

Healing the scars of war: the women rebuilding Mozambique's national park - video

Videos
August, 2017
Mozambique

In the heart of central Mozambique, Gorongosa park was destroyed in the crossfire of the country's civil war. Now women are leading the way in its restoration, helping to heal the scars left by the conflict and inspiring young girls from the surrounding communities, through an education programme that offers them the promise of a brighter future

Women and Natural Resources

Reports & Research
October, 2013
Global

Thirteen years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, investment in women as agents of change in peacebuilding remains inadequate. One of the unexplored entry points for strengthening womens contributions to peacebuilding relates to the way in which they use, manage, make decisions on and benefit from natural resources.