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The Nexus between Residential Density, Travel Behavior and Traffic Congestion in Developing Metropolitans: A Case Study of Harare, Zimbabwe

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Zimbabwe
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land access
land conflicts
land information systems
land management
land ownership
land policies
land productivity
land-use planning
There is a noticeable dearth of empirical studies on the mediating role of travel behaviour on the influence of residential density on traffic congestion in developing countries particularly in Zimbabwe To address this gap this study examined the effect of residential density on traffic congestion and delved into the potential mediating role of travel behaviour in this relationship This study used data from a sample of 384 households in the Harare metropolitan province of Zimbabwe Structural equation modelling was used to test the research hypotheses The findings indicate that residential d
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Dynamics of Informal Settlement Expansion on the Urban Fringe: The Case of Birbir Town, Southern Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Ethiopia
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
community land rights
customary land rights
forest land
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land management
land ownership
land productivity
land reform
land rights
urban land
This study examines the dynamics of fringe land invasion in Birbir Town southern Ethiopia by adopting a descriptive survey design with both qualitative and quantitative data analyses Primary data were acquired through a household survey key informant interviews focus group discussions and observations This study also benefited from relevant secondary sources Using a simple random sampling technique 156 household heads were selected from Birbir and two adjacent rural areas The study revealed that informal settlement expansion in the form of fringe land invasion occurs in Birbir Town predomin
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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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Narração de sofrimento de Comunidades reassentadas em Tete

Reports & Research
August, 2015
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
mining
disturbance
displacement
dispossession
families
local communities
Durante dois dias, um grupo de 23 camponeses, provenientes de oito aldeias dos distritos de Moaze e Marara, reuniram-se em Mwaladzi, para, em ambiente aberto, informal e parcipavo, parlharem estórias das suas vidas, em zonas de reassentamento ou afectadas por acvidades de mineração na Província de Tete. Através deste processo de auto- reconhecimento, a que denominamos de ʺnarração de sofrimentoʺ, as comunidades interpretam o seu percurso; dando-lhe sendo.
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Land Governance for Climate Resilience

A review and case studies from LAND-at-scale projects

Reports & Research
November, 2023
Africa, Mozambique, Uganda, South America, Colombia, Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
land governance
food security
land-use planning
climate change
land use
natural resources
natural resources management
land rights
land conflicts
property rights
This report is a contribution of the knowledge management component of the LAND-at-scale programme (LAS) which is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and implemented by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland - RVO). LAND-at-scale is a seven-year programme (2019-2026), that aims to contribute to fair and just tenure security, access to land and natural resources for all.
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De la sécurisation des droits pastoraux à la planification des aménagements : Comment mieux préserver les systèmes d’élevage ?

Peer-reviewed publication
June, 2023
Madagascar, Western Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal
Land Conflicts
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agropastoral systems
natural resources
natural resources management
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
Ce numéro de « Regards sur le foncier » reprend une partie des communications présentées lors du séminaire régional sur la gestion foncière locale en Afrique de l’Ouest et à Madagascar, organisé en mars 2023 à Saint-Louis du Sénégal, à l’initiative du Comité technique « Foncier & développement » (CTFD). Ce séminaire a réuni soixante-dix participants, membres d’organisations de la société civile, d’organisations paysannes ou des administrations foncières, et experts-chercheurs, de huit pays d’Afrique (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée, Sénégal, Madagascar, Mali, Niger).
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Fiche pédagogique : La certification foncière à Madagascar entre 2005 et 2021 : quels bénéficiaires et quels effets ?

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
January, 2022
Madagascar
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
land reform
climate change
agriculture
land rights
À Madagascar, une réforme foncière menée entre 2005 et 2021 a été basée sur l’enregistrement des droits de propriété privée via des certificats fonciers (voir fiche « Où en est la réforme foncière malgache ? »).
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Land Rights Matter – Global Programme Responsible Land Policy

Video

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2021
Ethiopia, Madagascar, Uganda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Peru, Laos, Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
VGGT
land administration
food security
deforestation
land productivity
sustainable land management
responsible investment
land rights
land conflicts
customary land rights
tenure security
capacity development
Indigenous Peoples
women
In this introductory video to the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy answers are given to what it wants to achieve, how it works and why land rights are so important. The Global Programme is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by the European Union and works in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Laos, Madagascar, Peru (completed in 2021), Uganda and Paraguay (completed in 2018).
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The Nairobi Declaration, presented by the Africa Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) 2022

Conference Papers & Reports
July, 2022
Kenya
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
community forestry
land conservation
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
Representatives of Indigenous Peoples-led conservation organisations and networks in Africa convened in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 – 16 June 2022 under the auspices of the Alliance Rights, Inclusion and Social Equity in Conservation (ARISEC), to plan for their meaningful participation in the first IUCN’s Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) scheduled for July 2022 in Rwanda. At this event, they created this declaration.
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The Land and Property Rights of Women and Orphans in the Context of HIV/AIDS: Case Studies from Zimbabwe

January, 2006
Zimbabwe
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
agriculture
land
property rights
women
resettlement
urban areas
research
local communities
women