Despite global gender equality gains in
education, life expectancy, and labor force participation,
two areas of persistent inequality remain: asset gaps and
women's agency. In many developing countries, including
Papua New Guinea (PNG), land and natural resources are
citizens' key assets. This briefing note, centered on
field research in north fly district explores the process of
negotiation and the progress in implementation of the
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Library ResourceFebruary, 2014Guinea, Papua New Guinea
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The Impact of Guinea’s Souapiti Dam on Displaced Communities
Reports & ResearchApril, 2020GuineaGuinea’s 450 megawatt Souapiti dam, scheduled to begin operating in September 2020, is the most advanced of several new hydropower projects planned by the government of President Alpha Condé. Guinea’s government believes that hydropower can significantlyincrease access to electricity in a country where only a fraction of people have reliable access to power.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJuly, 2014Guinea
Lack of statistical data constitutes the main constraint to assess the effects of land use change in developing countries like Guinea. Here we examine the role of land use change in improving the livelihood of local mangrove rice farmers in the Guinean coastal zone based on both satellite and field survey data. We investigated land use change dynamics using spatial analysis and field survey data for the Dubreka prefecture, Guinea, where statistics and maps are not sufficiently available.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Angola, Mozambique, Honduras, Philippines, Chile, Australia, Ecuador, Brazil, India, Guinea, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama
The purpose of this document is to promote a dialogue about land issues between FAO and its member countries, indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum and other interested organizations. It outlines a number of basic principles of a methodological approach for indigenous peoples’ territorial recognition, starting from the consideration that a simple legal recognition is often not sufficient to improve living conditions for these communities. A more open reflection on the delicate theme of ‘development’ is also promoted and sought.
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Volume 9 Issue 8
Peer-reviewed publicationAugust, 2020Central African Republic, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Eastern AfricaAn increasing number of African States are recognizing customary land tenure. Yet, there is a lack of research on how community rights are recognized in legal and policy frameworks, how they are implemented in practice, and how to include marginalized groups. In 2018–2019, we engaged in collaborative exploratory research on governing natural resources for food sovereignty with social movement networks, human rights lawyers and academics in West and East Africa.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2006United States of America, Nepal, Zambia, Mozambique, Guatemala, Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, Italy, Botswana, Cambodia, India, Sudan, Mongolia, Africa
This paper represents part of an area of work which analyses the linkages between rights to land and water. An initial scoping paper explored the interface between land and water rights (LSP Working Paper 10: Hodgson, S. (2004). “Land and water – the rights interface”). It is complemented by two regional analyses: this Working Paper and LSP Working Paper 25: IIED. (2006). “Land and water rights in the Sahel: Tenure challenges of improving access to water for agriculture”.
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Library ResourceInternational Conventions or TreatiesBurkina Faso, Benin, Mauritania, Mali, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Senegal, Central African Republic, Guinea, Cameroon, Niger, Togo, Western Africa, Africa, Middle Africa
Le présent Accord (Bangui du 02 Mars 1977) crée l’Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle chargée: a) de mettre en et d’appliquer les procédures administratives communes découlant d’un régime uniforme de protection de la propriété industrielle ainsi que des stipulations des conventions internationales en ce domaine auxquelles les Etats membres de l’Organisation ont adhéré et de rendre les services en rapport avec la propriété industrielle.Les annexes au présent Accord contiennent, respectivement, les dispositions applicables, dans chaque Etat membre, en ce qui concerne, entre
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Library ResourceInternational Conventions or TreatiesApril, 2016Guinea, Ethiopia
Le présent Accord vise à mettre en place un cadre général et des directives pour la coopération bilatérale entre les deux Parties. Les Parties s'engagent à coopérer dans plusieurs secteurs, entre autre, agriculture; élevage ; foresterie; ‘énergie ; santé ; habitat et Aménagement du Territoire ; Pêche ; et environnement.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Africa
In November 2010, Côte d’Ivoire held presidential elections – a long awaited democratic step anticipated by political forces - since the war in 2002. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) and the international community accepted the results in December 2010, but violence spiraled, including in the border region with Liberia. This region has seen repeated refugee flows over the decades, as well as border crossing - as a coping mechanism when livelihoods are threatened or simply for better economic and social opportunities.
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Library ResourceSeptember, 2014Central African Republic, Congo, Guinea, Liberia
In Forécariah, Guinea, a remote-controlled mini-helicopter provided in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is helping the Government of Guinea and the local community aerially map the most likely locations of diamond deposits. That information will enable miners to lease parcels of land that are more likely to generate a return on their investment, the Government of Guinea to better monitor and regulate artisanal mining, and farmers to grow crops on surrounding land with fewer conflicts.
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