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Here are some relevant articles from various sources on gender issues in dryland areas. |
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Gender and desertification: Expanding roles for women to restore drylands
This is a report written by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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Prevailing Gender Ideologies which Hinder Girls' Education Among Pastoral Nomads in Eritrean Society
This paper analyzes girls’ and women’s education in Eritrea in general, and among pastoral societies in particular. It describes the barriers hindering girls' and women's education in Eritrea and shows that these barriers are not tackled in pastoral societies. This further affects the choice of strategies to be adopted to empower women in these societies. This paper was presented at PENHA's 15th Anniversary Conference titled "Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa - Surviving against all Odds" held in September 2005.
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Gender dimensions in UN conventions
This webpage is an information factsheet that highlights gender issues within the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention to Combat Desertification.
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