Landesa - Rural Development Institute

gender equity in access to land

Land & Gender

rural development

land law

land rights

About Landesa

Landesa partners with governments and local organizations to ensure that the world’s poorest families have secure rights over the land they till. Founded as the Rural Development Institute, Landesa has helped more than 105 million poor families gain legal control over their land since 1967. When families have secure rights to land, they can invest in their land to sustainably increase their harvests and reap the benefits—improved nutrition, health, and education—for generations.

Members:

Tyler Roush

Chris Jochnick

Diana Fletschner

Resources

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Women’s Land Rights in Rwanda: How can they be protected and strengthened as the Land Law is implemented

Reports & Research

September, 2006

Rwanda

In Rwanda, two factors make land a highly important and contested issue. First,
Rwanda has the highest person-to-land ratio in Africa. This creates tremendous
pressure on land in a country where most of the population lives in rural areas, and
where agriculture remains the central economic activity. Second, Rwanda is recovering
from massive population shifts caused by decades of ethnic strife and the 1994 civil war
and genocide, which resulted in displaced populations and overlapping land claims.

Advocacy on Expropriation Compensation in Rwanda

United States Agency for International Development

Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Advocacy on Expropriation Compensation in Rwanda

Global Environment Facility (GEF); 8th Replenishment (2022 support)

General

The Global Environment Facility was established in October 1991 as a pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment. In 1994, at the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF was restructured and moved out of the World Bank system to become a permanent, separate institution. As part of the restructuring, the GEF was entrusted to become the financial mechanism for both the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The GEF serves as a "financial mechanism" to five conventions: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and Minamata Convention on Mercury. The GEF strives to achieve global environmental benefits by supporting developing countries in their efforts. GEF has organized its work around five focal areas – biodiversity loss, chemicals and waste, climate change, international waters, and land degradation – and take an integrated approach to support more sustainable food systems, forest management, and cities. The program architecture of GEF's eighth additional financing period is based on the "healthy planet, healthy people" thinking. At the same time, the number of integrated programs was increased to eleven from four in the previous additional funding period. The GEF is a network organization. It is composed of independent secretariat and evaluation office, the World Bank acts as a trustee channelling project support to implementing entities such as to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Finland has supported the GEF from the very beginning. The support to the GEF was 26.9 million euros during the seventh cycle (2018-2022) and 48 million euros during this round.

F.a: Resilience and Livelihood Programme

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In Senegal, climate change is a serious threat, as evidenced by the reduction in rainfall, heavy and the short duration of rainfall, as well as rising average temperatures. The negative consequences of climate change are numerous: coastal erosion, desertification, declining mangrove forests and agricultural and pastureland, declining access to irrigation and drinking water, and declining food security. In addition, vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities and women, face various barriers and constraints in accessing basic social services and in land ownership. The Foundiougne area is a remote and poor area and the food security of the population is threatened due to low and decreasing livelihood opportunities. The role of women in the family food economy is significant and women in particular need training in increasing the productivity of home gardens. The soil is heavily salted and impoverished, and the forest cover is scarce. During the rainy season, water is usually abundant, but it is not used in the longer run and most of the water is wasted. There are only a few disability services in the area and the social and health sector services are inadequate. At the heart of the project is adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, improving food security and reducing livelihood risks. As a result of the project, the living conditions of the people in the Foundiougne area is improved. Vulnerable groups are empowered, and their resilience increased based on a rights-based approach. The project strengthens the adaptability and resilience of the population in the target area, with a special focus on marginalized groups of people, such as women, children and people with disabilities. The impact and livelihoods of these groups is strengthened through the development of organic farming methods, techniques and know-how. The availability of fresh water and food security for households in the project area is improved. The area's recycling and waste management becomes more efficient. The realization of fundamental rights is strengthened, and income opportunities are growing. The rights holders of the project are children, women, men and persons with disabilities in the area. The implementing partner is the Lutheran Church of Senegal, which is a long-term partner of Felm and has a well-established presence in the country.

F.a: Tanzania Country Programme