In fishing communities the contentious acquisition of land close to water bodies is especially relevant.
The nature of the relationship between militias, rogue capital, and the state in the Horn of Africa is largely unknown.
Despite their critical role in promoting food security on the African continent, women continue to be marginalized in the distribution and allocation of land. The implications for both family survival and national food security are far-reaching.
The objective of this project is to test whether the Food and Agriculture Organization's Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security can help increase account
In sub-Saharan Africa, many children die from diarrhea, acute respiratory illness and malaria, despite the fact that there are well recognized, inexpensive and highly effective treatments for these ailments.
Earlier phases funded under project 102081 and 103312 provided field-based data and analysis on facets of specific conflicts in northern and eastern Uganda and South Sudan, and attempted to establish clear linkages between the conflicts.
The Philippines is one of the leading sources of migrant workers in the world. In 2007, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas reported the estimated number at 8 727 520. Last year 146 337 women were newly hired, 30% of them as domestic workers.
The onset of decentralization in a number of African countries provides an opportunity to investigate questions of women's space and citizenship in the state process.