Women’s Access to Land in Mauritania : A Case Study in Preparation for the COP

Mauritania is a vast country covering over a million square kilometers, where a relatively small population of 3.5 million people lives on just one-fifth of the country’s total area. With extremely advanced desertification, the country is particula...

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Main Authors:	Bal, Salamata, Baro, Mamadou, O'Sullivan, Niamh
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM SOURCES OF INCOME LAND REFORM RED TAPE VILLAGES GENDER INEQUALITY LAND ISSUES URBANIZATION PRODUCTION PEOPLE FINANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY VILLAGE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEREST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ACCESS TO LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS INFORMATION FEMALE PARTICIPANTS DISCRIMINATION RECESSION EXCLUSION HOUSING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS RIGHT OF WOMEN LAND TENURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION NATIONAL LAND POLICY LANDS KNOWLEDGE COMMON AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE BARRIERS IN ACCESS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN UNION FINANCES LAND REGISTER LIMITED ACCESS LAND RIGHTS DISASTERS LENDERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RESOURCES LIVESTOCK LOANS FARMERS NATURAL RESOURCES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS GENDER ISSUES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REAL ESTATE CROPS FINANCE DONOR SUPPORT PUBLIC INVESTMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION GRANT RURAL COMMUNITIES FOOD SECURITY CAPITAL POLICIES CLIMATE CHANGE NATIONAL STRATEGY EQUAL ACCESS WOMAN GENDER DIVORCE BANK CREDIT VULNERABLE GROUPS CLIMATE FIELDS SMALLHOLDER URBAN AREAS PUBLIC AWARENESS HOUSEHOLD AGRICULTURE AGENCIES PROPERTY PROPERTIES LAND REGISTRATION SMALLHOLDER FARMERS PROMOTION OF WOMEN ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOPS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY POLICY CITIZENS MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION OF LAND NUMBER OF WOMEN MINORITY INTERESTS NATIONAL LAWS LAND EXCLUSION OF WOMEN SECURITY REGISTRATION SYSTEM BANK LOANS EDUCATION HUSBAND INVESTMENT LACK OF AWARENESS HOUSEHOLDS EQUALITY COLLATERAL RURAL AREAS INTEGRATION COOPERATION INCLUSION OF WOMEN COOPERATIVES SELF-SUFFICIENCY EXTERNAL SHOCKS REVENUE POPULATION INVESTMENTS FUNDING LIVELIHOODS FEES FAMILIES WOMEN AGRICULTURAL OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TECHNOLOGIES PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PEACE TENURE COOPERATIVE GUARANTEE LEGAL RIGHTS REAL PROPERTY GENDER EQUALITY REGISTRATION PROCESS INEQUALITY RIVER LAND ADMINISTRATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25130233/women’s-access-land-mauritania-case-study-preparation-cop http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22938

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Summary:	Mauritania is a vast country covering over a million square kilometers, where a relatively small population of 3.5 million people lives on just one-fifth of the country’s total area. With extremely advanced desertification, the country is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and other external shocks. The main sources of income in Mauritania are agriculture, which is either irrigated or rain-fed, and livestock. This is especially the case in the Senegal River Valley, where people make their living farming, raising livestock, and fishing, while mining is prevalent in the north. Arable land is therefore one of the country’s main resources, but it is also a major source of contention due to increasing urbanization and the limited availability of arable land. This presentation relies on the key recommendations emphasized in the Land Governance Framework Report (LGAF), published by the World Bank in 2014. This report established a far-reaching and more inclusive national land policy that strengthens the security of land tenure for vulnerable groups, including women. This framework was the first to propose a national platform for all stakeholders, including women, to openly discuss and reach consensus around land issues. The inclusive workshops that were held by LGAF helped stimulate discussion at all levels, from civil society, both men and women, to senior officials, promoting a national debate on land issues with a strong gender perspective. The workshops were particularly beneficial for many female participants, as these women now have increased access to information about land issues in their own communities.

Women’s Access to Land in Mauritania : A Case Study in Preparation for the COP

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