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Eritrea has been described as a ‘garrison state’.  Following decades of war to win independence from Ethiopia in 1991, any social gains made by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) during the liberation struggle were rapidly eroded.  Newly independent Eritrea quickly fell under the authoritarian rule of Isaias Afwerki, who violently purged all political opposition, shelved the constitution, and disbanded the National Assembly to consolidate his personal rule which persists to the present day.
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23 May 2023
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13 July 2022
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Eritrea

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Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
350000
Project duration:
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United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
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United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

0
Donors:
United Nations Development Programme

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

555746.2312
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database), United Nations Development Programme

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

156928.5443
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database), United Nations Development Programme

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

350000
Donors:
International Fund for Agricultural Development

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

9200000
Donors:
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

24840000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

300000
Donors:
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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In Eritrea nearly 75% of the population still rely on peasant modes of agricultural production. Agricultural livelihoods are precarious as 70% of Eritrean land is hot and arid, receiving less than 350 mm of rain per annum.

Even though women are the primary users of agricultural land in most African communities, the system of patriarchy which dominates social organization has tended to discriminate against women when it comes to ownership and control of land resources. Although most legal frameworks (including the…