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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2014
    Malawi

    Tenure insecurity can have important consequences for the conservation of natural resources. Land titling is often considered a solution to the problem of weak investment incentives under tenure insecurity. Using a large plot-level dataset from Malawi, this paper shows that land titling alone might not induce greater investment in soil conservation under the existing customary inheritance systems and that a reform of the rental market is in order.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2015
    Ethiopia

    This paper examines the role of customary pastoral institutions in managing conflicts. It indicates thatintra‐ethnic conflicts can be managed customarily because of shared norms attributed to the social proximity and cultural homogeneity, whereas managing inter‐ethnic conflicts goes beyond the capacity of elders' council exercising customary law. The introduction of ethnic‐based federalism and historical political relations between different ethnic groups has weakened customary institutions in managing inter‐ethnic conflict.

  3. Library Resource
    Videos
    August, 2014
    Ghana, Nigeria

    In Big Men, director Rachel Boynton has achieved a tour-de-force of documentary filmmaking. Taking a large, complex and much-contested phenomenon -- the oil business as it is conducted in under-developed countries such as Ghana and Nigeria -- she has crafted an edge-of-your-seat, character-driven drama that is also a clear and enlightening film about the global dealings behind petroleum, a crucial resource that touches everyone's life.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2014
    Kenya

    For a long time sub-Saharan Africa has been considered to have abundant and underutilized land than any other continent. On the contrary, recent studies show that many rural Africans live in increasingly densely populated areas where all arable land is allocated or under cultivation. This has led to a long-term decline in farm size and reduced fallows.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    July, 2014
    Côte d'Ivoire

    La présente loi détermine le statut des Rois et Chefs, notamment les Rois; les Chefs de province ; les Chefs de canton; les Chefs de tribu et les Chefs de village Ils sont désignés suivant les us et coutumes dont ils relèvent et exercent leur autorité sur au moins un village. Par ailleurs, ce texte définit les privilèges; obligations, incompatibilités liés au statut des rois et chefs traditionnels. Cette loi institue une Chambre Nationale des Rois et Chefs traditionnels (CNRCT) regroupant l'ensemble des autorités traditionnelles susmentionnées.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 2014
    Botswana

    This Act concerns the establishment, functioning, and jurisdiction of the Land Tribunal. The Tribunal may consist of one or more divisions as the Minister may consider necessary to constitute, each headed by a Land Tribunal President. The Minister shall appoint the Chief Land Tribunal President. A Land Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to - (a) hear and determine a land dispute brought to its attention; (b) hear appeals and review decision of a public body concerning land.

  7. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Mozambique

    The scale and speed of coordinated land grabs over the past five years has created a new avenue through which people are being displaced and dispossessed of their lands.  This paper looks at what limits international and national law in addressing displacement and dispossession due to land grabs in Mozambique.

  8. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Kenya

    Pastoralism is a global phenomenon. In Africa, where 66 per cent of is used for pastoral production, it is recognised as part of the continent’s cultural heritage. More than just a means of production, it is a way of life intrinsically linked to the identity of the individuals and communities that practise it. Given their traditionally nomadic lifestyle, the fact that pastoralists can become internally displaced is often overlooked. Some even question whether it can happen at all.

  9. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia

    This study represents an initial attempt to assess patterns of displacement related to droughts in selected countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically the border regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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