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  1. Library Resource

    Sociétés civiles en danger

    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2021
    Middle Africa, Colombia, Palestine, France
  2. Library Resource

    Case Studies from Brazil, Indonesia, Georgia, India and Rwanda

    Reports & Research
    January, 2021
    Rwanda, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Georgia

    Digital technologies cut off access to land

    Despite promises to fix unjust land governance, a new study shows that digital technologies can further land grabbing and inequality.

     

  3. Library Resource
    Where Bottom-Up and Top-Down Meet: Challenges in Shaping Sustainable  & Scalable Land Interventions
    Conference Papers & Reports
    June, 2021
    Egypt, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Chad, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Vietnam, Palestine, Global

    LAND-at-scale is a land governance support program for developing countries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, which was launched in 2019. The aim of the program is to directly strengthen essential land governance components for men, women and youth that have the potential to contribute to structural, just, sustainable and inclusive change at scale in lower- and middle-income countries/regions/landscapes. The program is designed to scale successful land governance initiatives and to generate and disseminate lessons learned to facilitate further scaling.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Ethiopia, Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China, Syrian Arab Republic, Australia

    Desertification, land degradation and drought affect more than 2 billion people and the situation might worsen due to the unsustainable use of soil and water under present scenarios of climate change. The UNCCD 10-year strategy points out the importance of science, knowledge sharing systems and awareness raising to support policymakers in reversing this trend. Sustainable land management practices, including sustainable agriculture, provide important local, regional and global benefits.

  5. Library Resource
    Sustainable land management and agroecology practices
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Eritrea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, South Africa, Gambia, Nigeria, Barbados, Cuba, China, Mongolia, Armenia

    As of 2017, SGP has awarded over 3,800 small grants to land degradation projects in over 120 countries, many of which are in regions with extreme levels of poverty and food insecurity across Africa and Latin America. Africa, in particular, is experiencing the highest population growth of the developing world, while being exposed and vulnerable to the rising impact from climate change.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2011
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Northern America, Central Asia, Western Asia

    Dryland mountains are among the least-known environments in the world, and certainly one of the most overlooked by decision- and policy-makers. Dryland mountains have an outstanding strategic value. They act as water towers for surrounding dry lowland areas, as shown by the examples of the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Central Andes, the mountains of the Mediterranean Basin, the Sahara and Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia

  7. Library Resource

    Volume 10 Issue 2

    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2021
    Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Panama, Peru, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, United States of America

    According to the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2019. Evictions from homes and land are often linked to protracted violent conflict. Land administration (LA) can be a small part of UN peace-building programs addressing these conflicts. Through the lens of the UN and seven country cases, the problem being addressed is: what are the key features of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFP LA) in violent conflict contexts?

  8. Library Resource

    Volume 9 Issue 10

    Peer-reviewed publication
    October, 2020
    Central African Republic, United States of America, Turkey

    The historical progress of Hagia Sophia encompasses four different periods. Dating back to 360 AD, this unique structure was the largest church built in Istanbul during the Roman Period. In the second period, Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul in 1453 and personally dedicated Hagia Sophia to his foundation as a mosque. In the third period, upon the founding of the modern Republic of Turkey, Hagia Sophia was transformed into the Museum in 1934. Finally, in 2020, the structure was converted once again to a mosque by a court decision.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    May, 2013
    Sudan, Burundi, Haiti, Afghanistan, Georgia, Iraq, North Macedonia, Kosovo

    This volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of conflict-affected countries over the past 20 years. It focuses on countries that are emerging, or have recently emerged, from periods of war and protracted conflict. The interventions covered fall into three broad categories:

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    November, 2018
    Kenya, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Afghanistan, Peru, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Bolivia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Brazil, Mongolia

    The material compiled, which covers over 2 000 international legal intruments stretching from the year 805 to 1977, has been organized chronologically and tabulated with an indication, for each instrument, of the substance covered and of the water bodies, territories and basins concerned, together with the source of reference and any relevant remarks and annotations.

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