African body defends agenda on women's land rights

Speaking on the first day of the Regional Dialogue on Gender, Land, and Climate Resilience, Ware emphasized that the national dialogues prior to that meeting laid the groundwork, and now they must build a movement that will endure beyond individual mandates.

Likewise, transforming the structural barriers that limited women for so long.

"This high-level dialogue is a milestone in amplifying women's voices in land governance and climate resilience across the Horn of Africa," she emphasized.

Until July 11, the event will bring together parliamentarians, rights defenders, and experts from across the region to promote the inclusion of land rights and climate action.

The regional dialogue is the culmination of six national meetings held in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda.

These consultations brought together women leaders, including members of key parliamentary committees on land, natural resources, climate change, and agriculture, as well as representatives of women's associations from legislative bodies and national land institutions.

The IGAD region remains highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including prolonged droughts, floods, desertification, and environmental degradation, which disproportionately affect rural communities and exacerbate inequalities in access to land, tenure security, and natural resource governance.

The African agency, through its Land Governance Program, champions efforts to strengthen land administration, support including natural resource governance, and increase community resilience, particularly for women and vulnerable groups.

The Nairobi Dialogue is part of an ongoing initiative to align regional strategies, foster political will, and catalyze transformative actions that ensure equitable rights and sustainable climate responses.