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Sustainable investments: Women's contributions to natural resource management projects in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorThomas-Slayter, Barbaraen
dc.contributor.authorSodikoff, G.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.coverage.spatialNigeriaen
dc.coverage.spatialMalawien
dc.coverage.spatialThe Gambiaen
dc.coverage.spatialRwandaen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:16Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe paper analysis five African case studies to answer some questions relating gender, livelihood security and sustainable environments. Men and women face different opportunities and constraints. The paper also identifies the conditions that allow effective involvement in natural resource management, and the development of indicators to clarify progress in terms of impact, process, and sustainability. Results suggest that if policy, programs, and projects are to encourage sustainable, effective, and equitable management of resources, they must focus on the concerns of locals and how they relate to the state, the economy, and the resource base. What is needed is to develop projects that are gender centered and focusing in capacity-building. The data supports the concept that women must play a major role in resource management decisions in order to achieve livelihood security and sustainable environments in Africa. The case studies highlight the importance of: 1. continuous collection, monitoring and evaluation of gender-disaggregated data. 2. Integrations of new technologies combined with gender-aware extension services and training. 3. Capacity building at the local level using local participation and organization, which helps strengthen projects and leads to their sustainability. 4. Impact on livelihood security. 5. Linkages and partnerships related to infrastructure, research, policy, training, and institution building can build project success.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier3380en
dc.identifier.citationDevelopment in Practice 11(1): 45-61en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/109614520020019948en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.issn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67483en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urihttp://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN002056.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2001 Oxfam GBen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectMenen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectCapacity buildingen
dc.subjectSustainable environmentsen
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectMethodologyen
dc.subjectCase studiesen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectNigeriaen
dc.subjectMalawien
dc.subjectThe Gambiaen
dc.subjectRwandaen
dc.titleSustainable investments: Women's contributions to natural resource management projects in Africaen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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