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El Salvador: Technical assistance on women’s land agreements

IFAD women’s land rights project: Opportunities and challenges

Reports & Research
January, 2009
El Salvador
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land rights
research
rural development
women
Poor rural women are among the most vulnerable people in El Salvador, where the Reconstruction and Rural Modernization Programme was launched in 2003 to aid areas stricken by earthquakes two years earlier. Women’s land tenure was not initially a central theme of the programme. The issue had to be addressed, however, when women – a large segment of the target population – were unable to benefit from an investment fund for rural economic development because they had no access to land.
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Publicación de la FAO: Una visión del tema tierra/territorio orientada hacia los Pueblos Indígenas: un enfoque posible

Presentada por la división de agua y tierra de FAO el viernes 15 Junio, h.11, FAO NR Meeting Room (B503)

Global
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
pastoralists
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
common property
land area
legal empowerment
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
La Declaración Final de la Conferencia sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural (CIRADR), celebrada en Marzo de 2006 en Porto Alegre, Brasil, ha inspirado las reflexiones iniciales:

“Reconocemos que las políticas y prácticas para ampliar el acceso cierto a la tierra, al agua y demás recursos naturales y el suministro de servicios rurales deberían ser revisadas para lograr el completo respeto de los derechos y aspiraciones de la población rural, mujeres y grupos vulnerables, incluyendo comunidades rurales tradicionales e indígenas...”
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Chr. Michelsen Institute Research: Gender Policies and Feminisation of Poverty in Mozambique (2007-2009)

Reports & Research
Africa
women
land rights
rural development
land governance
land policies
advocacy
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
research
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New ActionAid report documents the adverse effect of land grabs on rural women

'Lay of the land: Improving land governance to stop land grabs' argues that land grabbing can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity

Global
Land & Investments
farmers
local communities
women
landlessness
land rights
agriculture
land grabbing
rural development
land policies
extractive industries
food security
legal empowerment
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
[adapted from ActionAid] October, 2012- The report states that the importance of land to rural women goes beyond growing food. Having secure access to, and independent control over, land can mean the difference between, on the one hand, enjoying rights such as education and freedom from violence or, on the other, continual subjugation in society. ActionAid view security of land tenure for impoverished rural communities as a fundamental component of dignified, sustainable development and a crucial step towards reducing poverty and reducing inequality.
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GLTN gender evaluation criteria for large-scale land tools

Training Resources & Tools
Global
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
capacity development
environment
extractive industries
farmers
gender equity in access to land
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
natural resources management
rural development
women
[via UN-HABITAT] How can we judge if a land tool is responsive to both women and men’s needs?

Despite progress on women’s rights, rights to land and security of tenure are not enjoyed equally by women and men in many parts of the world. This goes against international human rights, and also impacts negatively on households and the economy.
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Gender responsiveness of selected projects in the GLTN land tool inventory: Identifying how women’s needs are addressed

Reports & Research
January, 2009
Global
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
capacity development
environment
extractive industries
farmers
gender equity in access to land
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
natural resources management
rural development
women
[via UN-HABITAT] GLTN considers gender as a critical cross-cutting theme in the work on promoting pro-poor, large-scale land tools (for more information on GLTN see www.gltn.net). This short report summarises an analysis undertaken by the GLTN Secretariat to assess how women’s rights, and specific needs, are being addressed by selected projects in the GLTN land tool inventory—a database consisting of numerous international development projects in the land sector is available on the website.
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UNDP Land Policy Briefs call for more research to address knowledge gaps on gender relations in land practices

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2008
Global
farmers
women
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
agriculture
rural development
land policies
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
environment
research
[via UNDP, 2008] These 4 Policy Briefs from UNDP show how increasing knowledge about gender relations and empowerment has highlighted the importance of access to and control over land within intra-household gender relations, and what this implies for broader concerns about empowerment of the poor. Moreover, significant knowledge gaps are also found in discussions on the link between land policies and cultural, territorial and gender empowerment issues.
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Report of the discussion on non-violent struggle and land rights

Online discussion, September 2012

Global
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
women
landlessness
land rights
land grabbing
forestry
rural development
land governance
land policies
extractive industries
food security
legal empowerment
advocacy
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
The report of the discussion that took place online in September 2012 is now online!!! (Special thanks to Andrea...) Check it in the attachement below. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information, we would be glad to recveive more feed back from you. Jai jagat!
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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.
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Report of the discussion on the right to land for shelter

The online discussion went on from Dec. 5th to 21st.

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Global
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
farmers
local communities
women
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
land grabbing
property law
common property
rural development
land governance
land policies
land area
food security
legal empowerment
land conflicts
advocacy
capacity development
cadastres
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
Please find here the report of the online discussion facilitated by Ekta Parishad on the land portal in December 2012 : Is the right to land for shelter a human right? Many thanks to all of the participants for their very interesting inputs, which will contribute to the ongoing negociations with the indian government.

Special thanks to Dominik Pauli for his great support and commitment.