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GENDER AND KYRGYZ COMMUNITY PASTURE MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY

Reports & Research
March, 2016
Kyrgyzstan
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
gender equity in access to land
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
rangelands
women
Kyrgyz pastureland make up the majority of land mass in the country and are an important resource for most rural people, providing good opportunities for economic growth and poverty reduction. Kyrgyz pastureland reforms devolved management of pastures to local level pasture committees. This case study looks at promising practices and lessons learned from an intervention related to those reforms, that seeking to both promote community management of pasturelands and also promote the interests of women within those communities.
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SYNTHESIS REPORT – GENDER & COLLECTIVELY HELD LAND

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Namibia, Ghana, Peru, Kyrgyzstan, China, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land use
sustainable development
women
GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM SIX GLOBAL CASE STUDIES
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Whose land is it? Land reform, minorities, and the titular “nation” in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2014
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
protection of minorities
land policies
land reform
agrarian reform
land distribution
agriculture
collective ownership
Each of the post-Soviet Central Asian states inherited both inefficient collectivized agricultural systems and an understanding of the nation rooted in categories defined by Soviet nationality policy. Despite the importance placed on territorial homelands in many contemporary understandings of nationalism, the divergent formal responses to these dual Soviet legacies have generally been studied in isolation from one another.
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Tajikistan Country Gender Assessment

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Tajikistan
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
agriculture
natural resources
government
women
The resurgence of conservative patriarchal values in Tajikistan have led to the rise of early marriages and polygamy, compromising women’s and girls’ opportunities to realize their full potential to live quality lives, and have deterred women from fully participating in and benefitting from development. The report provides sector-specific gender analyses and identifies entry points for mainstreaming gender in agriculture and natural resources, education, energy, entrepreneurship and SME development, and transport.
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Social Policy and Empowerment of Women in the Agricultural Sector in Uzbekistan

Conference Papers & Reports
April, 2017
Uzbekistan
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
agricultural land management
agriculture
women
In 2016, Uzbekistan celebrated twenty-five years of independence. Although government prioritized investment in agriculture sector, the social policy emphasized strongly institutional and organizational changes. As a result, women are mostly excluded from reforms’ benefits. This paper provides a critical literature review that addresses how international gender measurement indicators and methodologies help in understanding women’s empowerment and opportunities in the agriculture sector of post-Soviet Uzbekistan.
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Haki za Ardhi za Wanawake na Jamii: Kuwekeza katika Wasaidizi wa Jamii katika masuala ya jinsia na ardhi

Reports & Research
January, 2022
Africa, Tanzania, Western Africa, Asia, Central Asia, Mongolia, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
land inheritance rights
land rights
community land rights
women
Kwa zaidi ya miaka mitano, Mradi wa Usalama wa Umiliki wa Ardhi kwa Wanawake (WOLTS) umekuwa ukichunguza uhusiano wa kijinsia na ardhi katika jamii za wafugaji zilizoathiriwa na uchimbaji wa madini Mongolia na Tanzania. Lengo limekuwa ni kutengeneza mbinu ya ushiriki wa jamii kwa muda mrefu na kujenga uwezo wa kulinda na kusaidia haki za ardhi za watu wote walio katika mazingira magumu na hivyo kuelekeza nguvu katika usawa wa kijinsia, usimamizi na umiliki wa ardhi kwa mfumo ambao utarahisisha maboresho katika haki za ardhi kwa jamii yote.
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A Study of Women's Role in Irrigated Agriculture in the Lower Vaksh River Basin, Tajikistan

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Tajikistan
Land & Gender
gender equity
agricultural land management
agriculture
water management
women
The study examined women’s roles and gender gaps in land operation and farming, labor arrangements in agriculture and water management, and feminization of agriculture in the Lower Vaksh River Basin in Tajikistan.
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Getting a Clearer Picture: Civil Society Reports on Progress Towards SDG Target 1.4 in Seven Asian Countries, 2020

Reports & Research
February, 2022
Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
poverty
rural development
sustainable development
land rights
rural population
women
Target 1.4 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seeks to ensure that “all men and women, particularly the poor and vulnerable, have equal rights … to ownership and control over land and other forms of property.”

This target’s inclusion under SDG Goal 1, on “ending poverty in all its forms,” signifies a new global recognition that secure land tenure should be a central strategy in combating poverty. However, this land agenda has not been prominent in recent SDG reporting processes of governments.
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BTI 2022 Country Report Kazakhstan

Reports & Research
January, 2022
Kazakhstan
Land & Corruption
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
COVID-19
gender equity
corruption
land economics
land conflicts
land dispute
women
In 2019, the long-awaited transition of presidential power from Nursultan Nazarbayev to his anointed successor Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev took place. However, Nazarbayev continues to wield power. Among his many positions is the chair-for-life of the National Security Council, a constitutional body that has effective veto power over key policy decisions.
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Gender gaps in Central Asia: A reassessment

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2021
Central Asia
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
development
agriculture
property
government
women
The article reviews the latest available statistical information on gender inequalities in labor markets and in access to financial institutions, social services, and education.