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    The urgency of securing community land rights in a turbulent world

    Reports & Research
    February, 2017
    Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, China, Indonesia, India

    Amid the realities of major political turbulence, there was growing recognition in 2016 that the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are key to ensuring peace and prosperity, economic development, sound investment, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Despite equivocation by governments, a critical mass of influential investors and companies now recognize the market rationale for respecting community land rights.

  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2016
    Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

    Improving Women's Access to Land and Property in The Arab States: The Role Of Inheritance, Dower, and Marital Property

  3. Library Resource
    Multimedia
    March, 2016
    Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

    Strengthening Arab Women's Property Rights and Access to Land - PPT

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2010
    Nigeria

    Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global development agenda, substantial gaps remain in our knowledge about patterns and trends in nutrition inequalities in many developing countries.

  5. Library Resource
    January, 2010
    Nigeria

    In Nigeria, conventional financial institutions serve only about 35 percent of the active population, and the poor, especially women, have limited access to financial services. Private sector-led microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly playing a role to fill this need. This brief provides an overview of the institutional environment of microfinance in Nigeria, as well as insights and recommendations for better reaching this audience, based on focus group discussions and case studies of self-employed women in rural areas of Edo State, Nigeria.

  6. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Sierra Leone, Western Africa, Africa

    The Third Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper is a cross-sectoral national strategic document of Sierra Leone in force during 2013-2018. Its main objective is to achieve a robust and consistent level of high economic growth and to maintain significant progress on governance indicators together with sustained improvements in human development indicators for its citizens.The Paper provides for various measures in order to increase the production of staple food crops for food security. These measures mainly concentrate on agricultural development and are summarized below.

  7. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Mauritania, Africa, Western Africa

    Conformément aux recommandations du Cadre Stratégique de Lutte Contre la Pauvreté (CSLP), la Mauritanie a élaboré la stratégie nationale de sécurité alimentaire aux horizons 2015 et vision 2030, à travers une approche inclusive et participative.

  8. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Mali, Africa, Western Africa

    Confronté à la problématique d’une croissance soutenue depuis quelques années et d’une pauvreté stagnante, le Mali a élaboré un Programme National d’Action pour l’emploi en vue de réduire la pauvreté.

  9. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Mali, Africa, Western Africa

    Le cadre stratégique pour la croissance et la réduction de la pauvreté (CSCRO 2012-2017) constitue la référence du Mali en matière de formulation et de la mise en œuvre des politiques économiques et sociales.

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