Malika Abdelali-Martini is Socio-Economist and Rural Development and Gender Research Specialist in the Social, Economic and Policy Research Program at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) based in Amman, Jordan.Aden Aw-Hassan is Director of the Social, Economic and Policy Research Program at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) based in Amman, Jordan.

• 1. The Emergence of Capacity Development Initiative on Social and Gender Analysis in MENA 2. Marginalisation of Women’s Work as a Result of Changes in Pastoral Societies and Natural Resources 3. The Potential Loss of Traditional Know-How of Qashabiya Production in Djelfa, Algeria 4. Gender and Marketing of qashabiya in Djelfa (Algeria) 5. Occupational Health Effects of Women Weavers and Prospects of Empowerment: Evidence from a Home-Based Activity in the Informal Sector in Djelfa, Algeria 6. Access of Rural Women Cooperatives to Markets in Lebanon: Barriers, Enablers and Options for Action 7. Factors of Market Access Success for Traditional Food Industry in Lebanon: Some Themes Pertinent to Rural Women Cooperatives 8. Gender Inequality in the Context of Climate Change: The Case of the Boudinar Commune in Morocco 9. The Effects of Changes in Climate and Water Resources on Gender Inequality in Boudinar Community in Morocco: The Case Study Approach 10. SAS for Gender Research and Social Capital Enhancement 11. Exclusion of Women from Local Development Initiative Doomed to Failure: The Case of the Middle Atlas Community of Maâmar in Morocco 12. The Ripple Effect of the SAGA Research Process: The Case of Boudinar Community in Morocco 13. Capacity Building Effects of Social and Gender Analysis Project: Approach and Lessons Learnt 14. Conclusion