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No time to waste

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2023
Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
natural disasters
land use
land tenure
tenure security
Land tenure rights influence the way that land and natural resources are used and can impact directly on the environment and climate change.
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Understanding the links: land tenure, vulnerability, and climate-led disasters

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2023
Asia
climate change
land use
nature reserves
land tenure
tenure security
Land tenure is a particularly important issue in Asia, a region most prone to natural disasters and the impacts of climate change, and home to the world’s poorest who depend on land for their life and livelihoods.However, public understanding of the links between climate change, disasters, and land tenure is still very limited, even among development organizations.This issue brief is edited from the publication, “No Time to Waste: Climate action through secure land rights and sustainable land use,” that seeks to train the spotlight on specific issues of land tenure, land use and climate cha
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Legal Empowerment of the Poor through Property Rights Reform: Tensions and Trade-offs of Land Registration and Titling in Sub-Saharan Africa

January, 2019
Urban Tenure
rural areas
tenure security
women
land
climate change
development
In many rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa lack of tenure security for women has been exacerbated by rising commercial pressure on land;further aggravated by climate change;urbanisation and population growth. As a result;rural livelihoods are being undermined;with potentially dire consequences for communitieseconomic development and food security. Since 2016 IIED has been working with partners in Ghana;Senegal and Tanzania to engage with rural communities.
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Women’s Access to Land in Mauritania. A Case Study in Preparation for the COP

Reports & Research
September, 2015
Mauritania
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
sustainable development
food security
land policies
climate change
natural resources management
land rights
land access
community land rights
tenure security
women
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In the Face of Threats and Invasions in the Forests, Communities Defend and Reclaim Their Life Spaces

WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2021
Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
poverty
sustainable development
land-use planning
environment
climate change
fisheries
deforestation
forest conservation
forest management plans
mining
land dispute
community land rights
customary tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
land rights activists
local communities
extractive industries
women
The articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.
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Securing land rights in Cameroon: what hasn’t worked and what should be done

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2020
Cameroon
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land reform
customary law
climate change
land use
migration
land access
land conflicts
land tenure
land tenure systems
tenure security
Land in Cameroon is under growing pressure for many reasons — powerful commercial interests, changing climate conditions and shifting demographic flows including mass migration and increasing population density. The rights of rural communities and indigenous people to access and use land for farming and grazing have been eroded — primarily due to failure to recognise customary land tenure rights, land use conflicts and lack of effective local governance. The country’s land legislation is indeed outdated and not compatible with customary law and local realities.
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Climate Change and International Security: Resource Guide 2017 - Consolidated Edition

April, 2018
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
assessment
biodiversity
climate change
conflicts
development
environment
food security
gender equity
land governance
resilience
tenure security
water
The Climate Change and International Security Resource Guide is produced for the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD) which consists of a series of informal meetings to exchange information and promote cooperation among European institutions and international organisations active in the nexus between climate change and international, national, human and environmental security.
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The geography of future water challenges

May, 2018
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
climate change
development
environment
food security
infrastructure
land governance
resilience
tenure security
urban areas
water
conflicts
This new report by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in collaboration with the Clingendael Institute and other Dutch research institutes points to pressure on security and migration arising from too little, too much or polluted water. Many integrated solutions are possible to divert this trend towards a sustainable and climate-resilient world.
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Climate Change & Security in South Asia - Cooperating for Peace

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2016
Asia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
environment
food security
land governance
tenure security
water
South Asia is on the front line in confronting the implications of climate change and addressing the consequences for security.

To analyse this and more, the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC) has just released its report “Climate Change and Security in South Asia”. GMACCC is a global network of military and security experts working on the security implications of climate change. President BIPSS, Major General A N M Muniruzzaman, ndc, psc (Retd) is the Chairman of GMACCC. He is also a lead author of this report.
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Sustainability, Stability, Security - Why it is vital for global security and stability to tackle climate change and invest in sustainability

November, 2017
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
environment
food security
land governance
tenure security
water
This report combines the conclusions of several scientific studies and the opinions of numerous researchers and specialized organizations that have focused these past few years on the link between climate and security. It highlights the essential contributions of a collective group of experts in order to concentrate on this issue and encourage institutions such as foreign and defense ministries to adopt new approaches.