This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to protect women’s land rights in the face of hydro power-driven resettlement in Laos PDR. Specifically, it seeks to answer the research question, “In Laos, how effective are the resettlement, land laws and policies and related safeguards at ensuring gender-equitable results?”
A Resource Equity Research Paper
This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to protect women’s land rights in the face of hydro power-driven resettlement in Laos PDR. Specifically, it seeks to answer the research question, "In Laos, how effective are the resettlement, land laws and policies and related safeguards at ensuring gender-equitable results?”
A Resource Equity Research Paper
Abstract: This case study reviews available literature on the land tenure situation of women in Sierra Leone and analyses the impact of an FAO project in two rural villages in ensuring that women are better able to claim their customary rights to land. We argue that the intervention had a positive impact on the rights […]
This evidence brief builds on the analysis and findings of our report, “What Works for Women’s Land and Property Rights? What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?” (Scalise & Giovarelli, 2020).
The Land Inequality Initiative Conceptual Paper by Elise Scalise
Research Findings from The Land Inequality Initiative Synthesis Report