Poverty and gender considerations in marine spatial planning: Conceptual Framework
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The report provides a framework for ensuring that marine spatial planning (MSP) does not worsen poverty and gender inequality in developing countries, and that potentially marginalised groups are appropriately considered and engaged in the MSP process.
This report provides guidelines for the steps of a more inclusive MSP process.
The findings indicate that a scorecard can be used to guide the social sustainability of the MSP process. The criteria in the scorecard include:
Gender analysis of wholesale smoked-fish marketing in Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
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The study investigated gender in wholesale smoked-fish marketing in Kanji Lake Basin, Nigeria. Specifically, the study identified roles of individual actors in fish marketing, determined the profitability of fish marketing, analyzed the marketing efficiencies and estimated gaps in the fish marketing chain. A two-stage sampling procedure was used to select 60 wholesale smoked-fish marketers from 13 communities. Primary data were collected from wholesale smoke-fish marketers using an interview schedule.
Small-scale gold miners’ preferences on formalization: first steps toward sustainable supply chains in Colombia
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Key Messages
- Artisanal and small-scale gold miners in remote areas of Colombia are willing to try formalization (obtaining a legal title to extract gold). However, they perceive costs can hinder the adoption of this formalization
- Bundles of preferences about benefits and costs of formalization are not uniform across commodities and depend upon previous experience with formalization and the strength of social capital formation.
- Gender seems to play an effect on preferences, but this impact is not consistent across the communities studied
Women’s empowerment in agrifood governance (WEAGov) assessment framework: A pilot study in Nigeria
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life can boost a country’s long-run economic growth, foster social inclusion, and help countries reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Beyond these important outcomes, women’s inclusion in public life is a basic human right: women deserve a role in making decisions, controlling resources, and shaping policies. Despite the importance of women’s voices and their empowerment in policy and decision-making processes, it is far easier to lament their absence than to define and measure them.