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Links between tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: causal linkages and policy implications

January, 2016
Algeria, Ethiopia
Land & Food Security
food security
land tenure
Population growth leads to growing land scarcity and landlessness in poor agrarian economies. Many of these also face severe climate risks that may increase in the future. Tenure security is important for food security in such countries and at the same time threatened by social instability that further accelerate rural-urban and international migration. Provision of secure property rights with low-cost methods that create investment incentives can lead to land use intensification and improved food security.
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Managing common land: the Sahel experience

January, 2002
Burkina Faso, Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Ethiopia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land
land tenure
As decentralisation and tenure reform sweeps through the Sahel, doubts remain whether communities can look after commonly owned land. Is privatisation or state control the best means of preventing the degradation of resources? Can local communities forge institutional mechanisms to regulate competing claims on common resources?
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The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

January, 2007
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, Turkey, Somalia, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Djibouti, Sudan, Lebanon, Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
displacement
land tenure
environment
poverty
rural development
Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels. Overall, the rural poor still face traditional constraints such as water scarcity, inadequate rural infrastructure, inappropriate policies and institutions, weak local-level organisations and gender inequity.
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Gender and sustainable development in drylands: an analysis of field experiences

January, 2003
Kenya, Burkina Faso, Morocco, South Africa, Mali, China, Mauritania, India, Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Oceania, Western Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
Land & Food Security
development
land
sustainable development
land tenure
food security
With an estimated 40 percent of people in Africa, South America and Asia living in drylands, land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and survival. This report looks at the relationship between gender and dryland management based on an analysis of field experiences in Africa and Asia. Highlighting the roles of women and men in dryland areas for food security, land conservation/desertification, and the conservation of biodiversity, it makes available key findings on a number of projects and programs in the regions.
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What drives the global land rush?

January, 2011
Qatar, Egypt, Nigeria, United States of America, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ghana, Russia, Moldova, Ethiopia, Belarus, Mozambique, Laos, Turkmenistan, Philippines, Libya, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Sudan, Bahrain, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Oceania, Western Asia, Europe, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land
land tenure
Recent increases in the level of agricultural commodity prices and the resulting demand for land has been accompanied by a rising interest in acquiring agricultural land by investors. This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture.
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Abyei natural resources conflicts

January, 2010
South Sudan, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa
territory
This report explores the major factors underlying the violent conflict in Abyei. It aims to contribute to policy relevant knowledge of the link between resources and conflict and to propose a general framework for action.
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Enhancing the governance of Africa’s oil sector

January, 2009
Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, South Sudan, Sudan, Cameroon
extractive industries
Empirical studies have shown that oil-dependent countries are more likely to suffer from civil wars motivated by ‘grievances’ or ‘greed’ — and this is particularly true for states in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Natural resources, the environment and conflict

January, 2011
South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
This report emanates from an exploratory study conducted in 2009 by the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), in collaboration with the Madariaga-College of Europe Foundation. With a focus on Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, the study solicited views and perspectives on the role that natural resources and the environment can play in complex conflict situations.
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Pastoralist community harmonization in the Karamoja Cluster: taking it to the next level

January, 2001
Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa
pastoralists
This study assesses the impact of the Pastoralist Community Harmonization Initiative (PCHI) on animal health and conflict resolution, while proposing synergies them. Among the key recommendations, the author advocates for the use of animal health as a point of entry into communities experiencing conflict.
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An audit of the livestock marketing status in Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan: Volume II: issues and proposed measures

January, 2002
Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper constitutes the second and final part of the livestock marketing status audit carried out in Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan.