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Natural Resources Management and Environment Department

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

2013

ENDER-E ITABLE

GOVERNANCE OF TENURE

Responsible Governance of Tenure

Gender Equality and Rural Employment Officer , Regional Office for Asia and the

Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or thegovernments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in thispaper do not imply any view on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology.


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1. Gender and

responsible tenure

governance

2. Summary of theVoluntary Guidelines

3. Buildin on the

consensus


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and constraints that women and men face in securing their

livelihoods.

access to ...

decision-making about ...

nst tut ons t at a m n ster ...

... land, water, and other natural resources


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DID YOU KNOW THAT?.

The share of female land holders (under-

countries in Southern and South EasternAsia for which data is available is from

The female share of the agricultural labourforce in Eastern, Southern and South East

Asian countries ranges from

.

Women who hold land generally have

- . smallerplots, of an inferiorquality and with less secure

, receve , areless well represented in landadministration and decision-making

Source: FAO, 2011. The State of Food and Agriculture. Women in Agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development

institutions than men.


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Source: FAO, 2011. The State of Food and Agriculture. Women in Agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development


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Tenure Systems define and regulate how people,communities and others gain access to natural resources,whether through formal law or informal arrangements. Therules of tenure determine who can use which resources, for

how long and under what circumstance. They may be basedon written policies and laws as well as unwritten customs and

Governance is the way in which access to and control over

.

. ,other things, how competing priorities and interests ofdifferent groups are reconciled.


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Problems of tenure and weak overnance

Tenure rights not recognized

Discrimination

Forced eviction

Inequitable access

INCREASING COMPETITIONFOR NATURAL

RESOURCES:Governing institutions have

Bribery

Forced evictionState capture

Population growth

Urbanization

no a ap e o grow ng

intensity of competition

Expensive and difficult proceduresLimited capacity

hanging diets

Demand for energy

NoaccountabilityortransparencyContradictory laws and policies


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Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenured

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A AN UNPRE EDENTED INTERNATI NALAGREEMENT

A

Endorsed

by

the

Committee

on

World

Food

Security

in

May

2012

ImplementationencouragedbyG20,Rio+20,Francophone

ParliamentaryAssembly

and

UN

General

Assembly

Thousandsofreferencesandnewsitemsworldwide

AnFAOpriority


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Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure

...setoutprinciples

...

contributetotheimprovement

anddevelopment

of

policy,

legal

andorganizationalframeworks

...arevoluntary

...do

not

replace

laws

or

treaties


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Guidance which applies

Part 1: Preliminary

Sets the direction: Objectives

Part 2: General Matters

Provides overall guidance:

. Tenure rights.

Policy, legal and

.

Delivery of services.


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Part3:Legalrecognition

an

a oca ono

enure

r g s

SafeguardsPubliclands fisheriesand

forests

Indigenouspeoplesandotherswithcustomarytenure

Informaltenure

changestotenurerights

Markets.

Investments. Readjustments.

Restitution.

e str ut vere orms.

Expropriation.


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Part5:

Administration

oftenure

Recordsoftenurerights.

Valuation. axa on.

Regulatedspatialplanning.

Resolutionofdisputesovertenure.

Transboundarymatters.


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enjoyment of all human rights, while acknowledging differences between womenand men and taking specific measures aimed at accelerating de facto equalitywhen necessar .

States should ensure that women and gir ls have equal tenure rights and access, .

Source: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure, Land, Fisheries and

Forests in the Context of National Food Security, Principle 3.B.4.


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States should consider the particular obstacles faced by women and girlswith regard to tenure and associated tenure rights and take measures toensure that legal and policy frameworks provide adequate protection forwomen an a aws a recognze womens enure rg s are

implemented and enforced. [...] States should develop relevant policies,laws and procedures through participatory processes involving all

,outset.Source: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure, Land, Fisheries

and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, from paragraphs 5.4 and 5.5


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Gender-equitable

land, fisheriesand forests

Ensure participatory, gender-

equality and equity and

mainstream gender

providing legal recognition of

informal tenure

nsure gen er-sens t ve aws& policies through

participation in design andbetter implementation and

monitoring

Design and ensure gender-sensitive service delivery ofimplementing agencies and

judicial author it ies

Ensure gender-sensitizationof institutions through

increasing access for womenand building capacity of staff


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Buildingontheconsensus

Awarenessraising

ss s peop e o earnmorea ou an use e s

Dissemination(printed

copies

and

Internet)

Capacitydevelopment

TechnicalGuides:Fisheries,Forestry,Gender,IP/FPIC,Investment

Elearning

tools

Capacitydevelopmentmaterialforoc a movemen s


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Buildingontheconsensus

Strengtheningofpartnerships

Strengthenanddevelopcollaborationonimprovedtenuregovernance

at

global,

regional

and

local

levels

uppor ocoun r es

Respondtorequestsforassistance

Monitoringandevaluation

Monitorandevaluateapplicationandimpacts


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TechnicalGuideongenderequitable

Gen erequ ta egovernanceo an

tenureensures

that

women

and

men

relationshipstolandthroughboth

formalinstitutions

and

informal

arrangementsforlandadministration

andmanagement.


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