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Review of Selected Land Laws and the Governance of Tenure in the Philippines

Discussion Paper in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Philippines
VGGT
land administration
land governance
expropriation
land law
land policies
land reform
urbanization
environment
natural disasters
rural areas
urban areas
land markets
land acquisitions
compensation
land investments
eviction
land dispute
land tenure
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
Indigenous Peoples
The Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), was developed under the Committee on World Food Security as a result of collaboration among different groups of stakeholders – governments, civil society, private sector, academia. The VGGT is intended to provide a framework for responsible tenure governance that supports food security, poverty alleviation, sustainable resource use and environmental protection.
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causes, effects and challenges of Sahelian droughts: a critical review

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
water management
land degradation
rural areas
This paper is a critical synthesis of the causes, effects and challenges of the Sahelian droughts. The results show that the four main causes of the Sahelian droughts are as follows: sea surface temperature changes, vegetation and land degradation, dust feedbacks and human-induced climate change. However, human-induced climate change is seen as the major drought-determining factor because it controls sea surface temperatures, dust feedbacks and vegetation degradation.
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Agricultura Familiar em Moçambique: Ideologias e políticas

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2014
Mozambique
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
development
development agencies
environment
rural areas
rural development
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
territory
A agricultura familiar em Moçambique constitui a actividade económica que ocupa grande parte da população, podendo alcançar mais de 75% dos cidadãos.
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The Poverty/Environment Nexus in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic

August, 2014
Cambodia, Laos
deforestation
agriculture
farmers
fisheries
forestry
land degradation
land economics
natural disasters
natural resources management
property rights
rural areas
rural development
sustainable development
urban areas
urban population
Environmental degradation can inflict
serious damage on poor people because their livelihoods
often depend on natural resource use and their living
conditions may offer little protection from air, water, and
soil pollution. At the same time, poverty-constrained
options may induce the poor to deplete resources and degrade
the environment at rates that are incompatible with
long-term sustainability. In such cases, degraded resources
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Managing Risks in Rural Senegal : A Multi-Sectoral Review of Efforts to Reduce Vulnerability

August, 2014
Senegal
agriculture
capacity development
farmers
food security
land degradation
natural disasters
property rights
rural areas
rural development
rural population
The main objective of the study is to
provide the Government of Senegal the analyses and
information to implement policies towards reducing the rural
poor's vulnerability. While during the latest years,
economic growth reduced poverty in the country, this has
been less noticeable among the rural population, who
actually account for 6 million people over a total
population of 10 million. The rural economy remains
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Poverty Reduction Strategies and Environment : A Review of 40 Interim and Full Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)

May, 2014
natural disasters
food security
deforestation
fisheries
forestry
land degradation
land ownership
land use
property rights
rural areas
rural population
sustainable development
waste (abuse)
This review systematically assesses the
focus of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on
environment-related issues. A total of 40 Interim and full
PRSPs from countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern
Europe, the Middle East, Central and East Asia are reviewed.
Four major questions: are posed: (i) What issues of
environmental concerns and opportunities are identified in
the PRSPs?; (ii) To what extent are poverty-environment
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Energy and Poverty Reduction : Proceedings from a Multi-Sector and Multi-Stakeholder Workshop - How Can Modern Energy Services Contribute to Poverty Reduction?

August, 2014
capacity development
deforestation
food security
land degradation
rural areas
rural population
sustainable development
urban population
This report summarizes the proceedings
from a workshop, the first in the region designed to foster
a multi-sectoral approach to development energy services for
poverty reduction, held at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, October 23-25, 2002. It was co-organized by the
World Bank-UNDP sponsored Energy Sector Management
Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the World Bank Africa Energy
Unit, and others. The report focuses on the key issues
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Republic of Tajikistan : Evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Process and Arrangements Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

September, 2014
Tajikistan
capacity development
food security
land reform
natural disasters
rural areas
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and the World Bank introduced the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) process in 1999 to strengthen the poverty
alleviation focus of their assistance to low-income
countries. This report reviews Tajikistan s experience with
the PRSP process, focusing on the effectiveness of IMF and
World Bank support to the process and the extent to which
the two institutions lending and non-lending activities in
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Environment in 2005 Country Assistance Strategies

May, 2014
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
fisheries
forestry
land use
property rights
rural areas
sustainable development
waste (abuse)
water management
Country Assistance Strategies (CASs)
have been periodically reviewed from a variety of different
perspectives. This review assesses how environment is
integrated in CASs for 2005 and also compares the progress
made by 37 countries over the period of 1999-2005. Five
themes are used to assess the 23 CASs across an established
methodology also used in previous reviews. The five themes
are: issues identification, treatment, mainstreaming,
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Advancing Bioenergy for Sustainable Development : Guideline for Policymakers and Investors, Volumes I, II, and III

April, 2014
climate change
forestry
land tenure
land use
rural areas
sustainable development
waste (abuse)
This document aims to provide background
information and motivation regarding bioenergy's role
in promoting sustainable rural development. It discusses
ways to support the implementation of bioenergy through
policies, including those that can mobilize private sector
activity. Volume I, the main report provides an overview of
implementation issues for bioenergy projects and programs;
Volume II provides technical information regarding biomass