Gender

Publications

05/09/2022

In light of the significant changes to land ownership in Zimbabwe, there is a compelling need for a comprehensive National Land Policy that integrates land administration and governance. This publication outlines the three outputs of the project and the considerable effort put into promoting gender equality in various spheres, includign land allocation. 11 pp.

01/09/2022

This policy brief is part of a series to present evidence from the strategies and praxis and draws conclusions and makes recommendations for expanding sustainable development and climate change policies and programmes. 21 pp.

23/08/2022

In response to the challenges outlined above, FAO Türkiye – as mandated by its national and international commitments on gender quality – cooperates with the Government of Türkiye to deliver a range of gender-mainstreamed and women-focused actions. This compilation of practices from the field aims to raise awareness among practitioners by sharing experiences and lessons learned in order to develop future actions. 48 pp.

22/08/2022

Empowering women in forestry can create significant development opportunities and generate important additional benefits for their households and communities. Therefore, FAO conducted a study to assess status of gender equality and women empowerment in plantation forestry in Uganda and make recommendations on how to better integrate gender equality in commercial forestry. 60 pp.

01/08/2022

This booklet presents the second annual review of the achievements of the EU-RBA Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition. It is broadly structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. 11 pp.

23/07/2022

Gender-responsive water and agriculture assessments study the relative situation of women and men in different communities regarding water access, governance and usage. A study has been implemented in Palestine using the Gender Responsive Water Assessment methodolgy developed under the Water Efficiency, productivity and Sustainability regional project and this flyer summarizes the activity, as well as the main recommendations extracted from the study. 2 pp.

22/07/2022

The role of women in fetching, preserving and managing productive and non-productive water often goes unrecognized and understudied. This assessment aims to shed light on the different contributions and benefits of women and men in relation to agricultural roles, responsibilities and resources, focusing mainly on productive agricultural resources, including water, to inform more efficient, equitable and gender-responsive programmes in the future. 76 pp.

20/07/2022

This document seeks to enrich the knowledge and evidence base on gender, food systems and resilience in the SIDS of the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) region and explores the interconnections between gender equality, climate resilience and agrifood value chains in SIDS, from a food systems perspective. 80 pp.