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A SWOT Analysis Approach for a Sustainable Transition to Renewable Energy in South Africa

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
South Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Urban Tenure
land ownership
South Africa is been faced with erratic power supply, resulting in persistent load shedding due to ageing in most of its coal-fired power plants. Associated with generating electricity from fossil fuel are environmental consequences such as greenhouse emissions and climate change. On the other hand, the country is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources that can potentially ameliorate its energy needs.
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Evaluating Factors Affecting Performance of Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
South Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
land ownership
The ability of farmers to operate redistributed farms in a profitable and sustainable manner is crucial for both successful integration into agricultural value chains and sustainable production systems. The performance of redistributed farms is becoming increasingly important as the number of redistributed farms increases in light of correcting previous anomalies in land ownership in South Africa while ensuring continued food security.
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The global drylands imperative: Devolving resource rights and the MDGs in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia
land ownership
The paper analyzes a sample of existing or in-formulation policy frameworks governing access and security of tenure over major natural assets such as land, forests and wildlife. The fundamental question that runs through the analysis in the paper concerns the extent to which security of resource tenure can mediate the achievement of the MDGs. The overall objective is to apply existing knowledge on land-related development and land rights into principles of policy formulation and implementation processes.
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Survey of IDRC completed projects in Southern Africa : policy case study; final report

Reports & Research
December, 1997
South Africa, Southern Africa
capacity development
land ownership
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Cities in transition : towards an urban policy for a democratic South Africa; mission report

Reports & Research
December, 1992
South Africa, Southern Africa
Urban Tenure
land ownership
urban areas
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Secure Land Tenure Rights for All: Key Condition for Sustainable Development

Successful Approaches and Their Impacts

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2019
Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda, Namibia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil, Peru, Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Eastern Europe, Global
cadastral administration
community land rights
customary tenure
displacement
eviction
gender equity in access to land
informal settlements
land registration
land rights
land tenure systems
private ownership
public ownership
tenure security
tenure regularization
The aim of this policy paper is to present successful approaches to secure land tenure rights in rural and urban areas. To support future programmatic decisions by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this paper focusses especially on impacts and good practices. It discusses examples from the German technical cooperation but also includes good practices and impacts achieved by other development partners.
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Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2017
South Africa
farmland
farmers
natural resources management
water management
land tenure
poverty
land ownership
A survey of 76 public smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province was jointly conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa, and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD), as part of the ‘Revitalization of Smallholder Irrigation in South Africa’ project.
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The Urban Land Paper Series - Volume 2

A Transit-Oriented Development Lens

Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2018
South Africa
Urban Tenure
land
urban areas
capacity development
land management
land governance
land ownership
urban planning
urban population
The papers in this volume take a city perspective and provide both a critical reflection of and a pragmatic response to what cities are able to do given their current mandate and powers. The first paper begins by considering what the TOD agenda means for the urban poor. It questions whether TOD can adequately address the existing land challenges in South African cities, given the politics of land inequality and the skewed property markets.
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Gobernar los derechos de tenencia de propiedades comunales

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nepal, South Africa, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Mozambique, Thailand, Madagascar, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Norway, Cambodia
Land & Food Security
land policies
food security
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land ownership
Millones de personas de todo el mundo dependen de recursos naturales, como la tierra, la pesca y los bosques, que se utilizan de manera colectiva como propiedades comunales. Estas son fundamentales para la cultura, el bienestar y la identidad cultural. Como fuente de alimentos e ingresos, constituyen una importante red de seguridad, en particular para las personas más vulnerables y marginadas.
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La gouvernance foncière des biens communs

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Kenya, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Thailand, Madagascar, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Norway, Ghana, Iran, India, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, Brazil, Cambodia
Land & Food Security
land policies
food security
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land ownership
À travers le monde, des millions de personnes dépendent des ressources naturelles telles que les terres, les pêches et les forêts, qui sont utilisées collectivement comme des biens communs. Les biens communs sont essentiels à la culture, à l’identité et au bien-être. Source de nourriture et de revenus, ils agissent comme un important filet de sécurité, surtout pour les populations les plus marginalisées et les plus vulnérables.