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Philippine Sutz

Associate, Natural Resources

Philippine is a law, gender and development specialist. She leads research and field-level projects on socio-legal empowerment of women and accountability mechanisms in the context of natural resources governance. Her work focuses on supporting the development of participatory approaches to amplify marginalised voices.
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Expertise

Analysis and research of domestic, international and transnational legal frameworks; capacity building; advisory work on the role of law and justice in sustainable development with a focus on natural resources investments and land rights.

Before IIED
  • Consultant at the Law & Development Partnership (London)
  • Co-counsel for civil parties (victims) before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
  • Associate at Linklaters LLP.

Education:

  • Master of Laws LLM, Kings College London, Law degrees (Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, Universita degli studi, Florence).
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Twitter: @PhilippineSutz
Languages: English, French (fluent), Italian (fluent), German (basic)

Latest publications

Supporting an enabling legal environment for women’s empowerment in food and agriculture

Promouvoir un environnement juridique facilitant l’autonomisation des femmes dans les secteurs de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture

Routes to change: rural women’s voices in land, climate and market governance in sub-Saharan Africa

Why simple solutions won’t secure African women’s land rights

Muongozo / zana ya sauti ya pamoja katika kuimarisha ustahimilivu wa mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa na tabia nchi

Understanding local climate priorities: applying a gender and generation focused planning tool in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar

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Philippine Sutz's blog posts

People sitting around a meeting table

What role do local governance frameworks play in strengthening women’s voices in land governance?

Blog, Mar 2021
Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.

Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?

Blog, Oct 2020
A group of seated African women gather for a discussion (Photo: Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT))

Making their voices count

Long read, Sep 2019
A Tanzanian woman farmer displays her crop. With commercial pressures on land increasing, women farmers in Africa need support to understand, and speak up for, fair land governance (Photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Strengthening women’s voices in land decisions: what works?

Blog, Jan 2019
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