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La transhumance transfrontalière du bétail

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2018
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mali, France, Ghana, Congo, Niger, Togo
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoralists
La transhumance transfrontalière est trop souvent réduite à une activité génératrice de conflits qu’il est possible de régler très facilement en fermant les frontières. Cette note aux décideurs montre une réalité beaucoup plus complexe. La mobilité pastorale en Afrique de l’Ouest représente un apport économique de plusieurs dizaines de milliards de Fcfa chaque année dans toutes les zones d’accueil. Dans une région troublée sur le plan sécuritaire et confrontée au défi de l’emploi et de la pauvreté, la dimension économique, sociale et politique de la transhumance est importante à préserver.
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Strengthening resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, United States of America, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Cape Verde, Kenya, Belgium, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
pastoralists
natural resources management
In the Sahel, around 65 percent of the active population works in the agriculture sector and their livelihoods are therefore affected by climate change, markets and environmental factors. More than half of these are women. Recurring crises pose real concerns for the achievement of sustainable food and nutrition security in the region. The root causes of vulnerability to food insecurity and malnutrition are complex and multidimensional.
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Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe

August, 2012
Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe
agriculture
common lands
deforestation
land tenure
land use
pastoralists
Between 1970 and 1992, the World Bank
assisted financially in about 15 wildlife-related projects
in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lending volume was US$ 368
million or about 1percent of the Bank's totals lending
during the same period. While geographically, these projects
have been concentrated in East Africa, especially Kenya, the
others are located in Somali, Malawi, Botswana, Cote
d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Ghana, the Central African
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Gender and equity implications of land-related investments - Cases of study - Ghana (FAO 2013)

Land access and labor and income-generating opportunities

January, 2013
Ghana, Western Africa
Land & Investments
farmers
local communities
pastoralists
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
agriculture
land grabbing
property law
common property
land area
land markets
food security
climate change
legal empowerment
land conflicts
capacity development
natural resources management
research
Agricultural investments create risks as well as opportunities, for instance The Case Study of Integrated Tamale Fruit Company (2013) In recent years, Ghana has witnessed increased interest from private companies in developing agricultural investments. This trend is common to many lower/middle income countries.
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Women From Mining Affected Communities Speak Out: Defending Land, Life & Dignity

Reports & Research
January, 2010
Ghana
Land & Investments
gender equity in access to land
land grabbing
land rights
advocacy
Indigenous Peoples
pastoralists
women

This International Women and Mining Network - RIMM's publication is one step towards building an awareness of the challenges and struggles experienced by women in particular places where companies are extracting wealth from the depths of the earth. The perspectives of these outspoken women on mining are rarely heard in international media, court rooms, parliamentary legislatures, or international policy development forums.