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Aid in Support of Women's Economic Empowerment

New OECD publication "Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment"

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
women
Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (pdf, 1.5MB) published in March 2011, presents statistics on aid from DAC members to sectors focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment for the period 2008-2009.

The Global Donor Platform OECD focal point, Karim Hussein, points out that page 5 of this new publication reviews agriculture and rural development and interestingly showed that only 5% of DAC donor aid for agricultural inputs had a gender equality focus.
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The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development”

Reports & Research
January, 2011
women
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development” (User:Wikigender, 15:02, 17 March 2011)
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Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Women and Customary Land Rights

Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Women and Customary Land Rights

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Africa
Land & Investments
local communities
women
landlessness
land rights
land grabbing
property law
common property
rural development
land governance
land policies
legal empowerment
gender equity in access to land
environment
This lesson brief explores the struggles women face in benefiting from their customary rights. It is part of the Uganda module on the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool.
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Land Tenure, Gender and Globalisation

Research and Analysis from Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2010
Cameroon
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
forestry
gender equity in access to land
land governance
land grabbing
land rights
women

Drawing from field research in Cameroon, Ghana, Viet Nam, and the Amazon forests of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru, this book explores the relationship between gender and land, revealing the workings of global capital and of people’s responses to it.
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Gender and Climate Change: Mapping the Linkages

Reports & Research
January, 2008
Global
gender equity in access to land
climate change
women
The issue of climate change is not new, but its take-up as a key development concern is a fairly recent departure. Even more recent is the integration of a gender-sensitive perspective in climate change research and responses. This report, prepared for the UK Department for International Development (DFID), seeks to make the most of the available resources, drawing out useful insights to inform and strengthen future research on and interventions into gender and climate change.
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Focus on Land in Africa: Ghana Lesson Brief, Women's Evolving Land Rights

Focus on Land in Africa: Ghana Lesson Brief, Women's Evolving Land Rights

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Africa
local communities
women
landlessness
land rights
rural development
land policies
legal empowerment
gender equity in access to land
environment
This lesson brief presents the situations faced by modern Ghanaian women and compare their evolving land rights across regions. It is part of the Focus on Land in Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool.
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WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development

World Development Report

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
women
agriculture
property law
rural development
land policies
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions.

One of the key messages of the report is that:
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Focus on Land in Africa: Mali Lesson Brief, Women, Inheritance, and Islam

Focus on Land in Africa: Mali Lesson Brief, Women, Inheritance, and Islam

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Africa
local communities
women
landlessness
land rights
property law
common property
land governance
land policies
legal empowerment
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
environment
This lesson brief discusses the stratutory, customary, and religious frameworks governing women's rights to land in Mali and offers suggestions as to how these rights might be strenghtened. It is part of the Focus on Land in Africa: Land Tenure and Property Right online educational tool.
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Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting For Rio+20: Women's Major Group Statement

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Asia, Global
women
agriculture
climate change
gender equity in access to land
environment
[From AWID] We, the Women’s Major Group representatives* at the Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 call on governments to reaffirm their commitments to Agenda 21 and the Beijing Platform for Action, and fulfill their obligations to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Global Women's Submission for the Rio+20 zero-draft document

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Global
women
land rights
agriculture
climate change
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
desertification