Pastoral women, tenure and governance. (ILRI Research Report 92.)

ABSTRACT

This discussion paper brings together a series of studies undertaken through the Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) collaborative research programme flagship project on the governance of natural resources, that focused on the dynamics of pastoral women and land. The studies were undertaken between 2018 and 2021, and focused on Ethiopia, Tanzania and India. It was anticipated that in each country there would be three components to the research (i) contextual analysis, including a review of policy and legislation;(ii) studies on understanding the land tenure security of pastoralist women and the relationship to local investments in land and resources;and (iii) studies on the impact of development or gender-focused interventions on land tenure security of pastoralist women and their investments in land and resources. Due to limited resources and the large scope of the project together with unanticipated challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the research had to be more 'opportunistic' and 'reactive' and not all questions were addressed to the same degree in all countries.