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Mujeres rurales en Colombia

Datasets
november, 2020
Colombia

El Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE, en reconocimiento de la necesidad de visibilizar las situaciones de vida de todos los grupos poblacionales, presenta este boletín descriptivo que pretende mostrar un panorama de las condiciones de vida de las mujeres rurales en Colombia, principalmente tomando como año de referencia 2019. La primera sección incluye una descripción de la población que habita las zonas rurales en Colombia, seguida de información sobre la población rural con autorreconocimiento étnico; en la tercera sección se presenta el trabajo realizado por las

Planning For Inclusive Greater Banjul

Reports & Research
november, 2020
Gambia

The Gambia has one of the fastest urbanization rates in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than two-thirds of the country’s population currently living in the Greater Banjul Area (GBA).

To address the environmental and socioeconomic challenges that arise from this situation, UNOPS is supporting The Gambia’s government to develop a strategic urban plan, through the Greater Banjul 2040 project. The initiative, will drive urban development and improve services while promoting climate resilience, economic growth and social inclusion.

Debatendo a terra na África: Uma análise dos impactos do colonialismo e do neoliberalismo na transição agrária de Guiné-Bissau

Journal Articles & Books
november, 2020
África
Guiné-Bissau

O presente trabalho propõe-se a problematizar a questão agrária no continente africano em geral correlacionada com a experiência específica de Guiné-Bissau a partir do período neoliberal.

MEMORIA DEL XI FORO DE LA TIERRA ALC 2020

Conference Papers & Reports
oktober, 2020
América Latina y el Caribe

Esta memoria recoge las ponencias de los especialistas y representantes de organizaciones de la sociedad civil que participaron en el XI Foro de la Tierra ALC denominado “Desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe: impacto y propuestas para la gobernanza de la tierra” , realizado del martes 13 al viernes 16 de octubre de forma virtual debido a la situación de emergencia sanitaria mundial por la COVID-19.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT WOMEN’S CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS IN SIERRA LEONE

Journal Articles & Books
oktober, 2020
Sierra Leone

Within the framework of implementing the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), this paper summarizes the empirical findings from three sequentially related phases of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) VGGT programme, implemented as a pilot project in 2018. The methodology used relied first on context analysis of the critical aspects influencing and hindering women´s land rights.

Gender Inequality and Symbolic Violence in Women’s Access to Family Land in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Peer-reviewed publication
oktober, 2020
Tanzania

We set out to unveil gender inequality with respect to women’s access to family land following the surge in tree-planting in selected villages in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Specifically, the study describes land-transaction procedures at the household level and shows how the lack of women’s involvement in such land transactions affect their access to and control over family lands. Gender inequality is portrayed in a variety of social and economic activities, with women being deprived of access to, control over, and ownership of land.

Gender-Based Violence and Land Documentation & Administration in Zambia

Reports & Research
oktober, 2020
Zambia

This brief draws from USAID’s experience supporting systematic land documentation in Zambia to further advance awareness and knowledge about the relationship between gender-based violence (GBV) and the access, use, and control of land and property. It aims to inform current and future design and implementation of programs that promote land-based investment and land rights (particularly women’s land rights) by civil society organizations, other donors, and the private sector.


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Foncier et genre : Difficile accès des femmes à la terre dans le milieu rural de la Vallée du Fleuve Sénégal (sud de la Mauritanie)

Peer-reviewed publication
oktober, 2020
Africa

 L’accès des femmes au foncier est au cœur de l’actualité depuis trois décennies. Dans le Sud de la Mauritanie, la mainmise des hommes sur les terres est une réalité. Les femmes ne représentent que 4.2% des détenteurs des Titres fonciers. L’égalité entre l’homme et la femme en matière d’accès à la propriété foncière est ainsi loin d’être atteinte et le genre un objectif lointain dans le foncier.

Large Scale Agricultural Investments and Its Impact on Gender Relations and Wellbeing of Small Holder Farmers: Evidence from Kilombero Valley in Tanzania

Peer-reviewed publication
oktober, 2020
Tanzania

This paper explores the impact of large-scale agricultural investment on household livelihood outcomes among smallholder farmers in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. The study used qualitative and quantitative data from a sample of 376 households. Quantitative data analysis employed independent samples t-test and multiple linear regressions. There were associations in livelihood outcomes and household headship (p < 0.05).

Estudio sobre Mujeres y Tierra en Honduras

Reports & Research
oktober, 2020
Honduras

El objetivo de este informe tiene como propósito la identificación de "políticas públicas, marcos jurídicos, protocolos institucionales y otros posibles mechanismos que ofrezcan oportunidades para diseñar estrategias de incidencia para acceso, control y/o propiedad de la tierra para las mujeres rurales" en Honduras.

Land Matters

Reports & Research
september, 2020
Africa
Uganda

Responsible Land Policy in Uganda (RELAPU) is a project implemented by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). BMZ created the Special Initiative “One World, No Hunger”, aimed to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty. Within this special initiative, RELAPU is part of the Global Programme on Responsible Land Policy presently implemented in eight countries.