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The Role of Changing Housing Policies in Housing Affordability and Accessibility in Developing Countries: The Case of Kenya.

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2020
Kenya
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
community land rights
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land investments
land management
land ownership
land policies
land productivity
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land-use planning
tenure security
Rapid urbanization has led to the influx of people into urban areas as people seek better life opportunities This migration has however largely not been planned resulting in population explosions in the cities Relying on existing research on the topic and government reports this study finds that many middle and lowincome families in Kenya have ended up living in informal settlements in urban areas due to housing unaffordability The study further determines that the problem of housing is more pronounced in developing countries Studies related to this issue establish that the housing crisis c
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Land Access in the Development of Horticultural Crops in East Africa. A Case Study of Passion Fruit in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Investments
land access
Rapid population growth in fertile agricultural lands of East Africa creates land scarcity, which has become a major hindrance to land access for the introduction of new horticultural crops. But their introduction in these areas is increasing, because of their high market price, which improves farmers’ income. As such, this research evaluated land access dynamics (availability, acquisition, and use changes) on the introduction of passion fruits in East Africa.
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How Effective is the Promotion of Women’s Customary Land Rights in Improving Women’s Land Tenure Security in Sierra Leone?

January, 2020
Sierra Leone
Land & Gender
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
land tenure
women
land
management rights
development
This case study reviews available literature on the land tenure situation of women in Sierra Leone and analyses the impact of an FAO project in two rural villages in ensuring that women are better able to claim their customary rights to land.
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L’accès à la terre en Côte d’Ivoire

Diversité et variabilité des pluralismes

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Côte d'Ivoire
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land in post-conflict settings
Urban Tenure
land administration
customary law
legal pluralism
statute law
urban land
land access
En Côte d’Ivoire comme dans d’autres pays africain, le pluralisme juridique est l’origine d’une crise de la légalité et de crispations sociales. L’accès à la terre est emblématique des difficultés et des différends qui peuvent naître de la coexistence, issue de la colonisation, d’une pluralité de modes de normativité étatique et coutumier en jeu sur un même territoire.
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Secure and equal access to land for all: Lessons on land governance and climate resilience from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2020
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land administration
land governance
poverty
land policies
land management
climate change
land access
land tenure
land tenure systems
local communities
Secure land and property rights are essential for improving the livelihoods of the poor and ending poverty. Effective and equitable land governance can also contribute to economic development, domestic resource mobilisation and climate change resilience. Promoting fair and transparent land tenure systems should therefore be a priority for national governments.
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Youth access to land, migration and employment opportunities: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2019
South Africa, Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
agriculture
food security
land access
land tenure
land tenure
land tenure systems
rural development
rural population
youth
This paper examines the intersections between youth access to land, migration decisions and employment opportunities using nationally representative and multi-year data from multiple African countries. We document evidence on the evolving dynamics in land distribution and ownership patterns, the effect of land access on youth livelihood choices and development of rental and sales market in the region.
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The narrative on rural youth and economic opportunities in Africa: facts, myths and gaps

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2019
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Western Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
rural development
food security
agriculture
land access
land tenure
land tenure systems
rural population
youth
A narrative on rural youth in Africa has continued to evolve in policy circles around the world. Much of it is driven by population statistics that point to an imminent youth bulge in Africa and concerns about a poor economic outlook (stagnation) for African productivity and growth. Fears of massive unemployment, social unrest and undesirable migration due to limited economic growth drive the bulk of the discourse. This is juxtaposed with the promise of a youth dividend for the continent, which is highlighted by some quarters of the policy debate.
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L’accès des femmes au foncier dans l’Extrême-Nord du Cameroun Entre persistance de la tradition et dynamiques socio-économiques

Vol 2, No 1: March 2019, Special Issue on Women&Land

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2019
Cameroon
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
land access
women
Les femmes de la région de l’Extrême-Nord du Cameroun font face à un environnement sociologique qui limite leur accès au foncier : mariage, illettrisme et ignorance des dispositions règlementaires, complexité et coût des procédures de sécurisation foncière, facteurs financiers... Par ailleurs, l’accès des femmes au foncier est accompagné des perceptions locales à la fois positives et négatives, mais qui reste fortement influencées par la coutume et les règles traditionnelles.
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Land Acquisition and Use in Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Food and Livelihood Security

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2019
Nigeria
Land Conflicts
land registration
land governance
land policies
land reform
land use
land acquisitions
land rights
land access
Land acquisition and use remain a critical issue of great policy relevance in developing countries such as Nigeria. This study therefore examined land acquisition and use in Nigeria within the context of food and livelihood security. The chapter used secondary data obtained from the World Bank website, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and other sources. It was found that there are gender, location and income-group considerations in the allocation of land in Nigeria.
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The RELAPU Land Rights Awareness Raising Approach

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2020
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Uganda
Land Conflicts
capacity development
customary land rights
land access
land tenure systems
With the current population of 40 million and 213 inhabitants per km², Uganda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. Yet land is a fixed asset. Of all the land in Uganda, approximately 80% of the land area is administered under customary tenure system and approximately 5% only is titled under Mailo, leasehold and freehold tenure. There is a high amount of tenure insecurity in major parts of the population, as the land legislation is not well−known among the rural smallholder farmers.