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Emerging Livelihood Vulnerabilities in an Urbanizing and Climate Uncertain Environment for the Case of a Secondary City in Thailand

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2018
Thailand
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
urban planning
urbanization
environment
climate change
periurban areas
urban areas
urban land
water
water management
urban population
ncreasing flood risks in Thailand are leading to new challenges for flood management and subsequently for livelihoods, which are still significantly agricultural. Policy makers prefer building flood protection infrastructure over utilizing non-structural measures like urban planning regulations to mitigate risks. We argue that unplanned urbanization intensifies flood risks and livelihood vulnerability and may even create new poverty patterns in peri-urban areas.
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Rapport 2021 sur l'écart entre les besoins et les perspectives en matière d'adaptation aux changements climatiques

Alors même que le monde cherche à intensifier ses efforts pour réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, la nécessité de s'adapter aux effets du changement climatique déjà enclenchés est tout aussi importante.

Reports & Research
November, 2021
Africa, Middle Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, Oceania
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land governance
environment
urban forestry
water management
land rights
La sixième édition du Rapport 2021 sur l'écart entre les besoins et les perspectives en matière d'adaptation aux changements climatiques : la tempête qui se lève, examine comment le monde s'adapte à ces impacts croissants.

Le rapport constate qu'il est urgent d'augmenter le financement de l'adaptation aux changements climatiques. Les coûts d'adaptation estimés dans les pays en développement sont cinq à dix fois supérieurs aux flux actuels de financement public de l'adaptation, et le fossé du financement de l'adaptation se creuse.
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Éclairer le concept de régime foncier applicable à l’eau pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et le développement durable

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2021
Africa, Americas, Asia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land governance
sustainable development
public participation
rights to the city
environment
climate change
water
water management
land rights
land tenure
community land rights
water rights
local communities
Afin de mieux comprendre le rôle que joue la sécurité du régime foncier applicable à l’eau dans la garantie de moyens d’existence durables, dans une gouvernance juste des ressources, dans la protection de l’environnement et dans le développement économique durable, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a relancé un débat qui a commencé en 2012 avec l’adoption des Directives volontaires pour une gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers applicables aux terres, aux pêches et aux forêts (Directives volontaires) et qui a culminé en 2016 ave
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Singapore as a sustainable city

Past, present and the future

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2019
Singapore
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
sustainable development
land-use planning
urban planning
urbanization
urban land
land use
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
water
water management
This paper outlines Singapore’s major sustainability challenges and its policy response in the areas of land use, transportation, waste management, water, and energy. We review the current and past Concept Plans from the perspective of sustainable land use and provide an overview of transportation policy in Singapore. We also examine Singapore’s policies to manage increasing wastes and review the four tap water management plan. Finally, we look at various initiatives by the government for sustainable use of energy.
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Managing change to implement integrated urban water management in African cities

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Africa
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
urbanization
climate change
water management
urban areas
With increasing pressures from global changes (urbanization, climate change, etc.), cities in Africa will experience difficulties in efficiently managing water resources. Most of the urbanization in Africa over the next 30 years will occur in fast-growing small towns that lack mature infrastructure. This offers a unique opportunity to implement innovative solutions based on integrated urban water management (IUWM). While IUWM approaches have been widely reported in the literature, their application has been limited.
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Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Western Africa
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
natural resources management
water management
peri-urban agriculture
land use
forestry
farming systems
urban areas
This Atlas summarizes recent advances in interdisciplinary approaches and research to address the different components of West African urban food systems, including urban and peri-urban agriculture. It thereby draws on the results of several major collaborative research projects and stakeholder consultations conducted in West Africa over the past two decades, and in particular on the UrbanFoodPlus project in Ghana and Burkina Faso (www.urbanfoodplus.org). The publication targets with its innovative design a broad range of stakeholders.
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Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in the Philippines

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Philippines
Urban Tenure
urban population
water management
poverty
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Trade-offs in multi-purpose land use under land degradation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
farmers
climate change
land use
urbanization
land degradation
water management
Land provides a host of ecosystem services, of which the provisioning services are often considered paramount. As the demand for agricultural products multiplies, other ecosystem services are being degraded or lost entirely. Finding a sustainable trade-off between food production and one or more of other ecosystem services, given the variety of stakeholders, is a matter of optimizing land use in a dynamic and complex socio-ecological system. Land degradation reduces our options to meet both food demands and environmental needs.
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A review of trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in East Africa

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2018
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
capacity development
farmers
natural resources management
water management
land tenure
urbanization
land management
poverty
Smallholder irrigation expansion would signi cantly increase agricultural production, and reduce food insecurity and poverty levels in East Africa. This paper reviews literature on trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in four East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Irrigation development has been slow in these countries, and has been mainly through traditional schemes.
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Groundwater governance in Asia and the Pacific. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Nepal, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Australia, India, Pakistan
Urban Tenure
land management
natural resources management
water management
agriculture
urban areas