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Water is absent in the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of Food Security’ (FAO, 2012). This paper explored whether and how the people-centred approaches and the human rights values that underpin this document can be better...


Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance]Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance

Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of inv...


Williams, Timothy O.Sidibe, Yoro[Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?]Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?

Land degradation is a major environmental problem in Ethiopia posing serious threats to agricultural productivity and livelihoods. The interactions of numerous socio-economic, demographic, natural, and institutional factors constitute the underlying causes of soil degradation in Ethiopia. However...


Tarfasa, S.Balana, Bedru B.Tefera, T.Woldeamanuel, T.Moges, A.Dinato, M.Black, H.[Modeling smallholder farmers' preferences for soil management measures: a case study from South Ethiopia]Modeling smallholder farmers' preferences for soil management measures: a case study from South Ethiopia

Laos has vast surface water resources. However, in areas located far away from surface water sources or those that are prone to surface water scarcity, groundwater is gaining recognition as a valuable source of water for agricultural development. Households in Ekxang village on the Vientiane Plai...


Clement, C.Vinckevleugel, J.Pavelic, PaulXiong, K.Valee, L.Sotoukee, T.Shivakoti, B. R.Vongsathien, K.[Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial]Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial

United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)[The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: Five African Countries]The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: Five African Countries

United Nations Environment Programme[Gender and Environment: Empowering Rural Women: Access to Land and Natural Resources - SDG Policy Brief No. 002]Gender and Environment: Empowering Rural Women: Access to Land and Natural Resources - SDG Policy Brief No. 002

The diversity of small-scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Blue Nile basin comprises small dams, wells, ponds and river diversion. The diversity of irrigation infrastructure is partly a consequence of the topographic heterogeneity of the Fogera plains. Despite similar social-political conditions an...


Eguavoen, I.Derib, S.D.Deneke, T.T.McCartney, Matthew P.Otto, B. A.Billa, S.S.[Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.]Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.

The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...


Williams, Timothy O.[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?

El documento representa el esfuerzo conjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Alianza Territorial Mapuche (ATM) destinado a trazar un panorama sociodemográfico y socioambiental de la población mapuche de la comuna de Ercilla. Constituye asimismo un aporte meto...


The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...


Williams, Timothy O.[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?

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