Search results | Land Portal

Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 18.
  1. Library Resource
    Revue du secteur foncier en milieu urbain et péri-urbain
    Reports & Research
    January, 2019
    Togo

    Le Togo a connu une forte croissance économique dont la poursuite devra être soutenue par l’amélioration du secteur foncier. La croissance économique de plus de 5% annuellement depuis 2009 est parmi les meilleurs du continent. Cette évolution s’est accompagnée d’une réduction de la pauvreté qui demeure cependant élevée à environ 55% (2015). La ville de Lomé a été l’un des piliers de ce développement, servant de base arrière au Port de Lomé, principal moteur de l’économie du pays.

  2. Library Resource
    Evaluation of Sustainable Land Management and Innovative Financing to Enhance Climate Resilience and
    Reports & Research
    December, 2019
    Bhutan

    Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) in collaboration with National Soil Service Centre (NSSC), and Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) has undertaken the Evaluation and Learning (E&L) activity with financial support from Climate Investment Funds (CIF) for the project ‘Evaluation of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and innovative financing to enhance climate resilience and food security in Bhutan’.

  3. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    Reports & Research
    April, 2021
    Global

    CESCR calls for written contributions to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is developing a general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The purpose of this general comment is to clarify the specific obligations of States parties relating to land and the governance of tenure of land under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

  4. Library Resource
    Land degradation in Afghanistan
    Reports & Research
    June, 2007
    Afghanistan

    Land is very important natural resource to the human being as it provides the basis for more than 95% of human food. On the broader context, land has many other functions, e.g. provision of biological habitats and physical and connective space; regulation of hydrology and climate; storage of minerals, raw materials and historical/pre-historical records; and as a buffer to control waste and pollution. Expanding human requirements and economic activities are placing ever increasing pressures on land resources, creating competition and conflicts and resulting in suboptimal use of land.

  5. Library Resource
    Country Profile - Pakistan
    Reports & Research
    December, 2011
    Pakistan

    The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:

  6. Library Resource
      Country profile – Brunei Darussalam
    Reports & Research
    December, 2011
    Brunei Darussalam

    The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:


    • Geography, Climate and Population
    • Economy, Agriculture and Food Security
    • Water Resources
    • Water Use
  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2018
    Burkina Faso, Africa, Western Africa

    This report provides a synthesis on land degradation assessments conducted for two countries (Kenya and
    Burkina Faso) at different scales. The task mainly involved identifying hotspot areas of degradation that require priority management interventions. The approach involves modelling, stakeholder engagement and field validation.
    In the report, we refer to land degradation as the persistent loss of ecosystem function and productivity caused by disturbances from which the land cannot recover unaided.

  8. Library Resource

    Master of Science thesis

    Reports & Research
    March, 2016
    Southern Africa

    The ongoing and rapid change (from global to local level) in climate, populations, governments, cultures, environment, land use and economies are critical issues, especially for poor rural communities found in the dryland parts of southern Africa.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2011
    Mozambique

    O Rio Zambeze é vital para o desenvolvimento de Moçambique, alimentando a vida em uma das planícies tropicais mais produtivas e de maior diversidade biológica em África. Este Rio, com 2.660 km de comprimento drena sete países e tem uma área total de drenagem de 1.570.000 km2.

Land Library Search

Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 64,800 highly curated resources in the Land Library. 

If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide


Share this page