LAND and water WORKSHOP

15th – 16TH June 2015

A right –based approach to land and water Governance

in Africa

Bedria in Rift Valley, Ethiopia.

Went from being laborer to farming her own small land.

Global Land Program • Vision: Marginalised women, men and

communities have obtained and are using their power to advance, secure, and defend their rights to the land they need for just and equitable development, – Active citizenship

– Policy reforms

– Implementation

– Private sector

– Access to justice

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Women’s land dialogues Kwambe Village Kilosa Tanzania.

Demographics – Africa is...

•Populous – 1.2 Billion people

•Female – 52%

•Youthful – Half of the population

•Growing – By 2050 2.4 Billion people

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POVERTY IN DEVELOPMENT

21 Countries 23 million

Middle Income

Extreme Poverty

Women and land in Africa • Approx 10 percent of land held under statutory land

tenure (World Bank), customary land undocumented,

• Women contribute 60 to 80% food production, food

import bill was worth US$35 billion (excluding fish) in

2014,

• Estimated 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land

is found in Africa; Forest cover approximately 200

million hectares,

• Gaps in gender desegregated data; women have

weaker land rights than men (e.g. 99% in Nigeria,

62% in Niger, 44% in Tanzania, Malawi 42% and

Uganda 34% in favour of male sole ownership

(IFPRI,2013).

Women’s Land Rights • Women’s access, control and inheritance of

land: security of tenure and land governance

• Land conflicts (land not formalised, legal pluralism – land laws versus religion and culture),

• Respond to large scale land based investment

• Advocacy and influencing around policies and practices

• Monitoring, evaluation and learning

At Oxfam...

Oxfam the Charity

Poor

People

Oxfam the Change Agent

Oppressor

Victims Citizens

Oxfam Rescuer Enabler

Strategies

• Capacity building of civil society

• Alliance building for synergy and collective voice,

• Advocacy, Research and Campaigns

• Critical engagement with stakeholders

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Contribute to global campaigns and

processes

Program Highlights • Women’s Land rights – access, control and inheritance

• Land Tenure Governance – formal and informal systems, global call to action campaign,

• Land grabs – support targeted communities,

• Behind the Brands – change policies on land (companies supply chain e.g. Coca cola, Nesle, Illovo),

• Private sector including Multinational Financial Institutions, Financial Intermediaries – human rights/social and environmental safeguards and FPIC,

• UN CFS – discussion of VGGTs, inclusion in post 2015; Responsible Agric Investment.

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African Union Land Policy

• AU Land Policy Initiative

• CSO Platform for engaging with AU LPI launched in march 2014.

• Lobbying at the AU Joint Ministerial Meeting, Pan Africa Parliamentarian . Female Food Heroes and Rural Women’s Movements speak for themselves.

• Input to LPI Gender Strategy

Valentina, in her Soya Bean field, near Kitwe Zambia

Program Location • Oxfam has programming on land in over 40

countries including Burkina Faso, Burundi, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

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One drop at a time: water for changing lives

Towards A Water Influencing Network (WIN) in the Limpopo

Global Water Governance Program The aim is for rural communities in river basins to obtain their fair share of water resources which will sustain their livelihoods.

Focus: 3 major river basins: the Mekong, Indus and Limpopo. • empowers organizations,

• builds networks,

• supports marginalized communities and individuals depending on water resources, such as farmers and fishing communities, and

• helps sustain the ecosystem services provided by a healthy river

system.

Guiding principles

• Trans-boundary scale: an approach that goes beyond provincial and national borders.

• Inclusive decision making

• Empowerment of women

• Rights and responsibilities

• Power of the people

Challenges in the Limpopo river basin

o Increasing water insecurity

o Unequal access to and distribution

of water

o Local people not having the

information and means to cope

with such challenges

o Limited linkage of planning with

local initiatives

o LIMCOM agreement was only

ratified recently and still limited

coordination between and

involvement of different actors

The ultimate goal of this programme

Vulnerable communities in the Limpopo basin are informed, empowered, and have equitable access to water through

inclusive water governance & appropriate water management systems

Our ambition

‘In 2020 vulnerable communities in the Limpopo have a

fair share of water resources which sustain their

livelihoods.’

Informed and empowered communities are organised

to manage their water resources

Communities have secured access to water through

appropriate water management systems

An adequate policy and institutional environment to ensure equitable access to

water resources

Our solutions for the Limpopo

Evidence: Sharing Reaserch & best practices

Documentation & dissemination

Model for upscaling

Assess knowledge gaps at local level on inclusive water governance

Map of water resources / document learning projects

Assess effective models for upscaling of inclusive water governance

Implement showcase projects at community level on effective approaches on water governance

Documenting, translating, promoting and dissiminating evidence

Develop models for upscaling evidence (content and promotion) based on gap analysis

Partners: Oxfam, KCS, Mahlalhe, CCM, ADCR, Dabane

Partners: Oxfam, Acacia Water, IWSD, TNO, Ruzivo

Partners: TNO, Acacia Water, Dabane

To provide effective approaches on

community mobilisation and participation

in water governance

Our solutions for the Limpopo

Capacity Building Linking and learning Mobilisation and Influencing

Assess needs, gaps, priorities and develop capacity building plans

Develop MEL plan & communications plan.

Stakeholder mapping, awareness campaigns, event calendar

Develop tools & trainings for different stakeholder groups

Identifying and amplifying voice of champions through case studies & catchment dialogues

Engage in platforms – at national level and regionally (LIMCOM)

Partners: CCM, ADCR, Oxfam , Mahlahlo, KCS, Dabane, IWSD, Ruzivo, KCS

Oxfam, Ruzivo, IWSD, KCS Oxfam: Ruzivo, IWSD, International Rivers

To build an effective network to make

water governance more inclusive

Our target groups We will target and work with players at

different levels in order to be

successfull in reaching our goals:

o Communities and CBOs

o CSOs and NGOs

o Local and national water

authorities

o Private sector actors in water using

industries

o Regional (basin) authorities

(SADC, LIMCOM)

o Donors

o Knowledge institutes

o Existing networks & initiatives

Our Ambition in Land and Water • To learn and share experiences from our work

• Women’s rights to land and water remain central to our work

• Strengthen internal linkages between land and water programs,

• Apply Oxfam tested strategies in land and water governance, advocacy and influencing,

• Strengthen and establish strategic alliances, networks and partnerships,

• Strengthen internal capacities – resources

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THANK YOU!