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Biblioteca Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa

Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa

Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa
Pilot Evidence from Rwanda

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Septiembre 2011
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handle:10986/25527
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Although recent developments have increased interest in African land tenure, Rwanda's nation-wide Land Tenure Regularization (LTR) program is one of a few models to address these issues at the required scale. An impact evaluation of this program highlights four main effects; namely, 1) significant and large investment impacts that are particularly pronounced for women; 2) improved land access for legally married women and better recordation of inheritance rights; 3) a reduction in the probability of having documented land ownership for legally unmarried women; and 4) a reduction in land market activity rather than distress sales. A primary reason for the Government of Rwanda to initiate LTR was to increase levels of land tenure security. LTR also demonstrated a major impact on inheritance related knowledge and awareness. Authors found a significant increase in the likelihood that landholders in the program areas would now know who would inherit their parcel.

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Ali, Daniel Ayalew
Deininger, Klaus
Goldstein, Markus

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