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Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia

Author : Kyoko Kusakabe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319166166
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia by : Kyoko Kusakabe

Download or read book Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia written by Kyoko Kusakabe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of gender and development studies, disaster and land tenure policy. It is well known that women generally have weaker claims to land. But how does that translate to increased vulnerability during disaster? Using case studies from Asia, this book argues that land tenure is a key factor in mitigating the impact of disasters on women. The scale and frequency of disasters have been increasing in recent decades due to human impact on the landscape and climate. Unsustainable farming and land management systems have increased environmental risks and social vulnerabilities. However, around the world the costs of disasters are disproportionately borne by women, due largely to their reduced mobility and lack of control over assets. In post-disaster settings, women’s vulnerabilities increase due to gendered rescue and rehabilitation practices. As such, a gendered approach to land rights is critical to disaster preparedness and recovery.

Land Tenure, Gender and Globalisation

Author : Dzodzi Tsikata
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 8189884727
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (898 download)

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Book Synopsis Land Tenure, Gender and Globalisation by : Dzodzi Tsikata

Download or read book Land Tenure, Gender and Globalisation written by Dzodzi Tsikata and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from field research in Cameroon, Ghana, Vietnam, and the Amazon forests of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru, this book explores the relationship between gender and land, revealing the workings of global capital and of people's responses to it. A central theme is the people's resistance to global forces, frequently through an insistence on the uniqueness of their livelihoods. For instance, in the Amazon, the focus is on the social movements that have emerged in the context of struggles over land rights concerning the extraction of Brazil nuts and babacu kernels in an increasingly globalised market. In Vietnam, the process of 'de-collectivising' rights to land is examined with a view to understand how gender and other social differences are reworked in a market economy. The book addresses a gap in the literature on land tenure and gender in developing countries. It raises new questions about the process of globalisation, particularly about who the actors are (local people, the state, NGOs, multinational companies) and the shifting relations amongst them. The book also challenges the very concepts of gender, land and globalization.

Climate Hazards, Disasters, and Gender Ramifications

Author : Catarina Kinnvall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429756275
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Book Synopsis Climate Hazards, Disasters, and Gender Ramifications by : Catarina Kinnvall

Download or read book Climate Hazards, Disasters, and Gender Ramifications written by Catarina Kinnvall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the challenges of living with climate disasters, in addition to the existing gender inequalities that prevail and define social, economic and political conditions. Social inequalities have consequences for the everyday lives of women and girls where power relations, institutional and socio-cultural practices make them disadvantaged in terms of disaster preparedness and experience. Chapters in this book unravel how gender and masculinity intersect with age, ethnicity, sexuality and class in specific contexts around the globe. It looks at the various kinds of difficulties for particular groups before, during and after disastrous events such as typhoons, flooding, landslides and earthquakes. It explores how issues of gender hierarchies, patriarchal structures and masculinity are closely related to gender segregation, institutional codes of behaviour and to a denial of environmental crisis. This book stresses the need for a gender-responsive framework that can provide a more holistic understanding of disasters and climate change. A critical feminist perspective uncovers the gendered politics of disaster and climate change. This book will be useful for practitioners and researchers working within the areas of Climate Change response, Gender Studies, Disaster Studies and International Relations.

The Ecosocial Transition of Societies

Author : Aila-Leena Matthies
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317034600
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ecosocial Transition of Societies by : Aila-Leena Matthies

Download or read book The Ecosocial Transition of Societies written by Aila-Leena Matthies and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book both explains and expands the growing debate on ecological (environmental) social work at the global level. In order to achieve this, the book strengthens the environmental paradigm in social work and social policy by undertaking further research on theoretical and conceptual clarification as well as distinct reflections on its practical directions. Divided into five parts: concepts; the impact of environmental crises; sustainable communities and lifestyles; food politics; and the profession in transition, this work’s main objective is to place ecological social work as a part of the more comprehensive and interdisciplinary eco-social transition of societies towards sustainability, balancing economic and social development with the limited resources of the natural environment. By focussing on these five core concepts, it shows how social work and social policy contribute to this transition through having a research-based approach and orientation on solutions rather than problem analysis. The book will be of interest to scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including those in social work and social policy, sustainability, economics, agriculture and environmental studies.

Handbook of Disaster Research

Author : Havidán Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331963254X
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Disaster Research written by Havidán Rodríguez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Handbook is based on the principle that disasters are social constructions and focuses on social science disaster research. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to disasters with theoretical, methodological, and practical applications. Attention is given to conceptual issues dealing with the concept "disaster" and to methodological issues relating to research on disasters. These include Geographic Information Systems as a useful research tool and its implications for future research. This seminal work is the first interdisciplinary collection of disaster research as it stands now while outlining how the field will continue to grow.

Women, Land and Power in Asia

Author : Govind Kelkar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000084329
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Women, Land and Power in Asia by : Govind Kelkar

Download or read book Women, Land and Power in Asia written by Govind Kelkar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the world women constitute an integral part of the agricultural sector. This volume is based on feminist responses to farming women’s struggle for economic rights and social justice in Asia, and seeks to provide a greater understanding of the development consequences of women’s marginal, limited ownership rights to land and other productive assets. Using comprehensive analyses, quantitative and qualitative data, and case studies from India, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region, this volume brings together scholars and activists engaged with women’s unmediated entitlement to land and productive assets. While generally taking a position in favour of asset redistribution, the volume addresses two major issues: first, the conflict between legal measures and socio-cultural norms, in a context where laws that seek to secure gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are often overruled by norms that favour men; and second, how changes in the global economy in relation to traditional farming practices have adversely impacted women’s rights, especially in regions where they previously enjoyed more customary rights in asset control and management. The book draws attention to issues of economic security, gender equitable access to resources and asset-building, human rights and law, land-based livelihoods, caste and ethnic diversity, and voices in the women’s movements. This book will be useful to policy makers, civil society organisations, researchers and students of gender and women’s studies, development studies, sociology, economics and agriculture.

Gender-Inclusive Legislative Framework and Laws to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Climate Change and Disasters

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292692216
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender-Inclusive Legislative Framework and Laws to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Climate Change and Disasters by : Asian Development Bank

Download or read book Gender-Inclusive Legislative Framework and Laws to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Climate Change and Disasters written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. To help address this imbalance, this publication provides guidance on how to integrate gender equality in laws and policies on climate change and disaster management in developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It provides a conceptual framework and good practice guide based on international norms and examples of national laws. It also demonstrates how gender-responsive laws and policies can contribute to women’s resilience to climate change and disasters. The publication was developed for the use of governments, policy-makers, organizations, and individuals engaged in gender-responsive legislative reforms.

Global Trends in Land Tenure Reform

Author : Caroline S. Archambault
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317658604
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Global Trends in Land Tenure Reform by : Caroline S. Archambault

Download or read book Global Trends in Land Tenure Reform written by Caroline S. Archambault and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the gendered dimensions of recent land governance transformations across the globe in the wake of unprecedented pressures on land and natural resources. These complex contemporary forces are reconfiguring livelihoods and impacting women’s positions, their tenure security and well-being, and that of their families. Bringing together fourteen empirical community case studies from around the world, the book examines governance transformations of land and land-based resources resulting from four major processes of tenure change: commercial land based investments, the formalization of customary tenure, the privatization of communal lands, and post-conflict resettlement and redistribution reforms. Each contribution carefully analyses the gendered dimensions of these transformations, exploring both the gender impact of the land tenure reforms and the social and political economy within which these reforms materialize. The cases provide important insights for decision makers to better promote and design an effective gender lens into land tenure reforms and natural resource management policies. This book will be of great interest to researchers engaging with land and natural resource management issues from a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, development studies, and political science, as well as policy makers, practitioners, and activists concerned with environment, development, and social equity.

A Field of One's Own

Author : Bina Agarwal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788185618630
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book A Field of One's Own written by Bina Agarwal and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability

Author : Indrajit Pal
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813295279
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability by : Indrajit Pal

Download or read book An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability written by Indrajit Pal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes selected papers presented at the international expert forum on “Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education,” held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 1–2 December 2017. The journey towards disaster risk reduction and resilience requires the participation of a wide array of stakeholders ranging from academics to policymakers, to disaster managers. Given the multifaceted and interdependent nature of disasters, disaster risk reduction and resilience require a multidisciplinary problem-solving approach and evidence-based techniques from the natural, social, engineering, and other relevant sciences. Traditionally, hazard and disaster-related studies have been dominated by the engineering and social science fields. In this regard, the main purpose of this book is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of disaster risk reduction, and to gather existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases regarding risk reduction and its ties to sustainable development under a single “umbrella.” Along with the sustainability aspect, the book also links disaster risk reduction with development, technology, governance, education, and climate change, and includes discussions on challenges, solutions, and best practices in the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction.

Governance in South Asia

Author : Rumki Basu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315394243
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Governance in South Asia written by Rumki Basu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a nuanced analysis of governance in South Asia. It examines a range of themes including civil service reforms, women and development, environmental governance and public sector programmes, together with the impact of globalization on local issues and its influence on governance in the region. Through grass-roots studies, the volume also traces how the last 20 years have seen a social and economic resurgence in South Asia – transiting from stages of poverty, low growth rates, illiteracy and poor health to flourishing economies, improved savings, greater investments and stronger human development indicators. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this book will be of great interest to scholars of politics and public administration, development studies, labour studies, and sociology and social anthropology. It will also be useful to practitioners in the field, NGOs and civil servants.

The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid

Author : Sunita Reddy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811301824
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid written by Sunita Reddy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow of humanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showed adverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in the communities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of new ones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, in turn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This book examines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing the following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities? This topical volume is of interest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental scientists interested in disaster studies.

Women and Disasters in South Asia

Author : Linda Racioppi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317307607
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Women and Disasters in South Asia written by Linda Racioppi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia is one of the most vulnerable areas of an increasingly disaster-impacted world, with cyclones, earthquakes, floods and droughts causing several casualties and disrupting lives and livelihoods every year. Yet the impacts of disasters are not equally distributed across the peoples of the region.Women and men experience disaster differently, and their needs in the aftermath of disaster often differ. Bringing together perspectives from academics, emergency response specialists and development practitioners, the volume investigates to what extent and in what ways gender affects the course of post-disaster reconstruction. Conversely, it also explores in what ways gender politics may be altered by disaster and post-disaster reconstruction. The study includes: a comprehensive overview of key issues facing women and men, as gendered beings, in reconstruction and development; a targeted observation of specific South Asian disaster contexts; and a sustained discussion of case studies and their implications and lessons. This book will interest scholars and researchers of disaster management, rehabilitation studies, gender, environment, ecology and sociology. It will also be useful to institutions dealing with natural and man-made disasters, non-governmental organisations and disaster recovery professionals.

Achieving de facto gender equality in land, forest and fisheries tenure

Author : Kenney, N.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251361061
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Achieving de facto gender equality in land, forest and fisheries tenure written by Kenney, N. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This legal paper first considers the obligations of states in relation to gender equality and the adoption of temporary special measures, and the work of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in clarifying and expanding the concept of temporary special measures. In particular, it shows how the General Recommendations of the Committee have established a clear link between temporary special measures and the achievement of gender equality in the ownership and control of natural resources. It explores a range of national approaches to the use of temporary special measures in legislation, from constitutional recognition, the adoption of framework laws on gender equality and non-discrimination, to their integration into sectoral legislation applicable to land, forests and fisheries. The section highlights some of the measures that countries have adopted to show how their inclusion into sectoral legislation can effectively target de facto inequalities in tenure rights over some key economic resources. It discusses state compliance with CEDAW’s Articles 3 and 4 and shows that generally, countries should make more systematic use of this tool to bridge the gender gap in land, forest and fisheries tenure. Finally, it considers the role of development partners in supporting the adoption of temporary special measures, including through data collection.

Women’s Resilience in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292695800
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Women’s Resilience in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic by : Asian Development Bank

Download or read book Women’s Resilience in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited participation in decision-making processes. Addressing this imbalance will involve integrating gender equality in laws and policies on climate change and disaster risk management and ensuring gender equality outcomes in building social and economic resilience. This report presents findings of a gender analysis of national legal and policy frameworks of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and discusses whether laws, policies, and strategies consider gender inequalities as they relate to climate and disaster risk management. It includes recommendations to address gaps in sector laws and policies affecting women’s resilience to climate change and disasters in the Lao PDR.

Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development - A handbook

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251097968
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development - A handbook written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual aims at providing practical guidance on how to achieve gender-equitable small-scale fisheries in the context of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines. Women play a key role, in particular in post-harvest activities relating to processing, marketing and trade, but their role remains undervalued. Within the broader context of the FAO Blue Growth Initiative, this publication therefore contributes to SP 1 Outcome 101 - Member countries and their development partners make explicit poli tical commitments in the form of policies, investment plans, programmes, legal frameworks and the allocation of necessary resources to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The target audience for this manual is twofold: (i) policy makers/public administrations working on small-scale fisheries will be informed about ways to ensure gender-sensitive policies, investments and small-scale fisheries sector support, (ii) CSOs/Fisheries organizations will receive guidance on how to active ly support the empowerment of women in small-scale fisheries. However, this publication is also relevant for other audiences who can provide a support function to the to key audiences, namely: academia/research, donors/resource partners, FAO staff.

Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9213627335
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the first Asia-Pacific report that comprehensively maps out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels of household, work, community and policy. It examines gender concerns in the spheres of food security, agriculture, energy, water, fisheries and forestry, and identifies strategic entry points for policy interventions. Based on a grounded study of the reality in the Asia-Pacific region, this report puts together good practices and policy lessons that could be capitalized by policymakers to advance the agenda of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.