Cameroon land tenure policy has since pre-colonial times diverged with each passing administration. This change in land policies has effects on women’s rights to land and the ability of the country to feed itself and its neighbors.
Understanding vulnerability to the impacts of global environmental change and
identifying adaptation measures to cope with these impacts require localized investigations
Worldwide, millions of people experience coastal flooding each year, with devastating effects especially in rural coastal settlements in tropical developing countries.
Founded with IDRC's support, PTCI provides local training to high-level economists to help offset the shortage of experts in Francophone Africa
In most traditional economies, customary laws uphold the principle of patriarchy in which girls and women are discriminated against from birth and socialized to live a life of male subordination.
This study examined the roles of markets in non-timber forest products and services that usually serve as safety nets for forest communities.
Weak networks among institutions have serious implications for the effectiveness of national response to climate change.