Jordan is one of the world's most water-deficit countries with only about 4% of the total land area considered arable. As a consequence agricultural production is greatly constrained by limited natural resources. Therefore, a major challenge for the country is to promote the sustainable use of natural resources for agricultural purposes. This challenge is being made harder by the ongoing processes of degradation due to increased population pressure, which undermine any social and economic development gains.

A patriarchal pattern of power dominates both inheritance and property in Jordan. This pattern affects women, but also the youth - which is much less studied. While the inheritance rights of women are formally enshrined in the constitution, in Islamic law (Sharia), female heirs continue to face social pressure to renounce their rights in favor of male heirs. Only one fourth of Jordanian women entitled to property inheritance receive it fully. Elder sons decide of the fate of the father, not always following the Sharia law.

Property ownership is a male domain in Jordan, where women are dependent on men for housing. A patriarchal pattern of power dominates both inheritance and property. While the inheritance rights of women are formally enshrined in the constitution, in Islamic law (Sharia), and in the customary law particularly common in the steppe regions, female heirs continue to face social pressure to renounce their rights in favor of male heirs. Most women either do not receive the share of inheritance that the law entitles them to or they are simply denied their right to housing and land.

Land is one of the most valuable assets in Jordan. Rapid population increase, uncontrolled urban sprawl, land degradation and desertification, changes in consumption patterns, and the additional pressure caused by the influx of refugees have strained Jordan’s land resources, including water, pastures, and ecosystems. These factors have also impacted the sustainable use of land for economic development and access to affordable housing and public services. 

Le département de Médina Yoro Foulah, situé en Haute-Casamance au Sénégal, est touché par la déforestation, liée à l’avancée du front agricole et à l’exploitation forestière illégale du bois de rose. Cette situation est aggravée par la faiblesse des structures locales de gouvernance et le manque de transparence dans la gestion des ressources issues des forêts.

Le Rights and Resources Iniative publie ici un rapport fournissant une évaluation actualisée du statut des droits de tenure forestière des femmes des communautés autochtones, afro-descendantes et locales dans 35 grands pays forestiers de l’hémisphère Sud. A ce titre, cette étude vise à informer et à encourager les gouvernements et les autres parties prenantes qui ont un impact sur les forêts, les terres et les autres ressources des communautés à prendre des mesures de transformation basées sur le genre.

This paper explores the potential for conducting initial land registration and land consolidation processes as a unified process. In many low-income countries, a significant amount of land remains unregistered, with agricultural land often fragmented across multiple plots. Traditionally, systematic land registration must be completed before proceeding with land consolidation efforts. This study aims to investigate whether these processes can be integrated, potentially leading to an outcome with reduced fragmentation and time and cost savings by eliminating redundant activities.

Land is being degraded rapidly worldwide. Our current agricultural practices are causing soils worldwide to be eroded up to 100 times faster than natural processes replenish them. At this critical moment, enabling the full contribution of women to halting land degradation and tackling drought is needed now more than ever.

Women comprise nearly half of the world’s agricultural workforce, producing 60–80 per cent of the food grown in developing countries1, so are poised to lead on sustainable land management practices while keeping their families and communities fed.

This report provides new data about the current and potential future losses and damages from climate-attributable weather events in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, with a specific focus on the agriculture and livestock sectors.

Cette note restitue les discussions d’une journée consacrée aux enjeux de sécurisation des systèmes pastoraux et agropastoraux qui a été organisée le 20 novembre 2024 à l’AFD à l’initiative du Comité technique « Foncier & développement » (CTFD).

Cette journée s’inscrivait dans le cadre d’un partage des éléments saillants du processus de concertation ayant permis aux organisations de la société civile pastorale et agropastorale de verser leurs contributions au forum de haut niveau « Nouakchott+10 », qui s’est tenu du 6 au 8 novembre 2024 en République islamique de Mauritanie.