Gender Research in Natural Resource Management - Building Capacities in the Middle East and North Africa

"The aim of this book is to highlight the role that gender research can play in understanding natural resource management and rural development issues in the Middle East and North Africa region and how hands-on training and mentoring can be used as a capacity enhancement approach. It presents findings of four research teams, working in three countries, Algeria, Lebanon and Morocco. The approach was to build the capacity of national teams through hands-on field research, mentoring and technical support,which is different from traditional training. The chapters present the results of the case studies used as learning platforms for the teams and reflections on this approach. The case studies demonstrate the capacity and skills that the teams have acquired. These teams were multi-disciplinary and included social scientists as well as specialists in water management, livestock production and rangelands and agronomy. The book provides grounded empirical examples for MENA academics, practitioners and development students concerned about ensuring gender-balanced rural development"--

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• Authors: Malika Aw-Hassan Abdelali-Martini, Aden Abdelai-Martini Aw-Hassan, Aden Abdelali-Martini Aw-Hassan
• Assisted by: Malika Abdelali-Martini (Editor), Abdelali-Martini Malika (Editor), Aden Aw-Hassan (Editor), Aw-Hassan Aden (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2013
• EAN: 9780415728522
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72852-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management; Earthscan Studies in Natural R; Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management; Earthscan Studies in Natural R
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Middle East, Regional Studies, Environmental Management, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Agricultural science, Human Geography, Development Studies