Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda
Although recent developments have increased interest in African land tenure, Rwanda's nation-wide Land Tenure Regularization (LTR) program is one of a few models to address these issues at the required scale. An impact evaluation of this progr...
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okr-10986-255272021-04-23T14:04:31Z Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Goldstein, Markus ACCESS TO LAND CUSTOMARY LAW FAIR MARKET VALUE FAMILY LAW FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HOUSEHOLDS HUSBANDS IMPROVED LAND INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSURANCE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LAWS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN OWNERSHIP RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS SOIL UNMARRIED WOMEN WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Although recent developments have increased interest in African land tenure, Rwanda's nation-wide Land Tenure Regularization (LTR) program is one of a few models to address these issues at the required scale. An impact evaluation of this program highlights four main effects; namely, 1) significant and large investment impacts that are particularly pronounced for women; 2) improved land access for legally married women and better recordation of inheritance rights; 3) a reduction in the probability of having documented land ownership for legally unmarried women; and 4) a reduction in land market activity rather than distress sales. A primary reason for the Government of Rwanda to initiate LTR was to increase levels of land tenure security. LTR also demonstrated a major impact on inheritance related knowledge and awareness. Authors found a significant increase in the likelihood that landholders in the program areas would now know who would inherit their parcel. 2016-11-30T21:34:00Z 2016-11-30T21:34:00Z 2011-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386191468209367432/Environmental-and-gender-impacts-of-land-tenure-regularization-in-Africa-pilot-evidence-from-Rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25527 English en_US Africa Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Rwanda |
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ACCESS TO LAND CUSTOMARY LAW FAIR MARKET VALUE FAMILY LAW FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HOUSEHOLDS HUSBANDS IMPROVED LAND INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSURANCE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LAWS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN OWNERSHIP RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS SOIL UNMARRIED WOMEN WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Goldstein, Markus Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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Although recent developments have
increased interest in African land tenure, Rwanda's
nation-wide Land Tenure Regularization (LTR) program is one
of a few models to address these issues at the required
scale. An impact evaluation of this program highlights four
main effects; namely, 1) significant and large investment
impacts that are particularly pronounced for women; 2)
improved land access for legally married women and better
recordation of inheritance rights; 3) a reduction in the
probability of having documented land ownership for legally
unmarried women; and 4) a reduction in land market activity
rather than distress sales. A primary reason for the
Government of Rwanda to initiate LTR was to increase levels
of land tenure security. LTR also demonstrated a major
impact on inheritance related knowledge and awareness.
Authors found a significant increase in the likelihood that
landholders in the program areas would now know who would
inherit their parcel. |
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Brief |
| author |
Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Goldstein, Markus |
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Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Goldstein, Markus |
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Ali, Daniel Ayalew |
| title |
Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda |
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environmental and gender impacts of land tenure regularization in africa : pilot evidence from rwanda |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386191468209367432/Environmental-and-gender-impacts-of-land-tenure-regularization-in-Africa-pilot-evidence-from-Rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25527 |
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