Recording of this webinar forthcoming
Land is a critical resource for rural women and men. Yet around the world, women remain significantly disadvantaged with regards to their right to land. Even when they are recognized as the primary users, they often lack ownership or control of the land or its economic outputs. The covid-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate this inequality.
This dialogue discussed the importance of women’s land rights for the achievement of the SDG agenda in terms of the eradication of food insecurity, poverty and gender equality, as well as the measures that can be adopted to foster gender equitable land tenure rights during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The dialogue’s objectives include:
Moderation
Land is a critical resource for rural women and men. Yet around the world, women remain significantly disadvantaged with regards to their right to land. Even when they are recognized as the primary users, they often lack ownership or control of the land or its economic outputs. The covid-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate this inequality.
This dialogue discussed the importance of women’s land rights for the achievement of the SDG agenda in terms of the eradication of food insecurity, poverty and gender equality, as well as the measures that can be adopted to foster gender equitable land tenure rights during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The dialogue’s objectives include:
- Raising awareness and strengthening knowledge on gender inequalities, land property rights, and the interlinkages with rural poverty and food insecurity. How can the SDG agenda and tools—such as the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries, and forestry—offer opportunities to strengthen women’s land rights?
- Enhancing parliamentarians’ commitment to achieving SDG 2 on zero hunger and SDG 5 (particularly indicator 5.a.2) on gender equality through the promotion and adoption of gender-sensitive policy and legal frameworks
- Promoting an exchange of knowledge and experiences among parliamentarians, women’s rights organizations, and other relevant stakeholders on specific measures and approaches to enhancing rural women’s land and property rights during and after the pandemic.
- H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the Africa Union Commission
- His Majesty Mfumu Difima Ntinu, Traditional King of Congo, President of the Forum for African Traditional Authorities
- Hon. Dr. Nyinawamwiza Laetitia, member of the Senate, Rwanda
- Hon. Teddy Mwambire, Member of the National Assembly, Kenya
- Hon. Gertrude Nduku Nguku, Vice Chairperson of the National Land Commission, Kenya
- Ms. Martha Osorio, Gender and Rural Development Officer, FAO
- Ms. Karol Boudreaux, Chief Program, Landesa
- Ms. Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Founder of GROOTS Kenya and ILC Global Women Land Rights Manager
- Ms. Neloum MBaigoto, Campaign Director for Chad without Hunger, Oxfam, Chad
- Mr. Buawah Jobo Samba, Head of the National Land Policy and VGGT implementation secretariat in Sierra Leone
Moderation
- Marcela Villareal, Director of the Division of Partnerships, FAO
- Francine Picard, Policy Officer, IISD
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