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  1. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Mozambique

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    December, 2023
    Mozambique

    In Mozambique, the law recognizes certain forms of occupation as constituting legal tenure and nationals can claim this recognition of their right to occupy and use land allocated through customary norms/practices. Local communities can also claim rights over land which they have customarily occupied, used, and managed. These rights are not prejudiced by their lack of titling or documentation and may be defended on the basis of oral testimony.

  2. Library Resource
    State of Land Information  in Liberia

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    December, 2023
    Liberia

    Land rights are fundamental sources of tension in Liberia, so transparency about land information is both essential and highly politicized. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other scholars have documented land conflict as one of the major causes of the 14 year civil conflict (1989-2003) in Liberia, rooted in the country’s formation in the 19th Century as a land divided by indigenous peoples and freed slaves settling from the United States.

  3. Library Resource
    MAD Proceedings, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, March 2023

    29-31, March 2022, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Conference Papers & Reports
    March, 2023
    Ethiopia

    The second Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue Forum (MSD 02) was held from 29 to 31 March 2022 in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region. The MSD Forum brought together 115 representatives of government officials, technical experts, investors, local community representatives, development partners, and the media in order to find solutions to the various challenges in the governance of largescale agricultural investments in Ethiopia. The three-days MSD meeting included presentations, group work and field visits.

  4. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Madagascar

    An Open Data Action Framework

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    This report on the land data ecosystem in Madagascar is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool to inform conversations around land and data governance. It aims to complement existing initiatives to improve the accuracy and extent of land data in Madagascar and identify opportunities to improve public access to all forms of land information.

  5. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Madagascar

    An Open Data Action Framework

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    This report on the land data ecosystem in Madagascar is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool to inform conversations around land and data governance. It aims to complement existing initiatives to improve the accuracy and extent of land data in Madagascar and identify opportunities to improve public access to all forms of land information.

  6. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Zambia

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    June, 2023
    Zambia

    This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Zambia, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

  7. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Botswana

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    July, 2023
    Botswana

    This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Botswana, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

    The aim of this report is to serve as a diagnostic for the land information ecosystem in Botswana and enable targeted interventions for improved information management.

  8. Library Resource
    Woman stanfing in a farm
    Reports & Research
    May, 2022
    Tanzania, Global

    This report presents the results of a mixed-methods study on the role of customary land documentation in strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The overarching purpose was to help fill critical knowledge gaps on if and how strengthening women’s land rights via formalized customary land documentation affects their empowerment and economic growth, with a specific focus on women’s access to credit and other financial services, land investments and income opportunities.

  9. Library Resource
    Woman in the farm
    Reports & Research
    May, 2022
    Tanzania

    This report presents the results of a mixed-methods study on the role of customary land documentation in strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The overarching purpose was to help fill critical knowledge gaps on if and how strengthening women’s land rights via formalized customary land documentation affects their empowerment and economic growth, with a specific focus on women’s access to credit and other financial services, land investments and income opportunities.

  10. Library Resource

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    March, 2023
    Africa, Malawi

    This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Malawi, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

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