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Climate change, local institutions and adaptation experience: the village tank farming community in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2010
Sri Lanka
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
common property
farmers
Farmers are in a continuous process of, individually and as community groups, adjusting to the observed variability in climate parameters. Climate shocks are considered by farmers in their decision-making as factors affecting risk and uncertainty, and farmers make their choices so as to minimize such risks. The overall outcome of these individual and community efforts is known as climate adaptation, which itself is a continuous process. Farmers are traditionally supported by local institutions in this process, which are also currently in a state of transformation.
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Renewable Natural Resources

Practical Lessons for Conflict-Sensitive Development

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2009
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
Urban Tenure
adjudication
capacity development
climate change
common property
farmers
food security
land degradation
land law
land management
land rights
land tenure
local communities
property rights
rural areas
sustainable development
urbanization
This paper explores how a 'conflict and violence sensitive' framework in project assessment, design and implementation facilitates early identification and mitigation of negative consequences of competition and dispute, and promotes sustainable development over the longer term. It discusses the role of renewable resources in perpetuating conflict and violence, and distills lessons from selected development programming experiences in managing conflict risks associated with these dynamics.
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Assessing the Environmental Co-Benefits of Climate Change Actions

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2010
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
climate change
common property
deforestation
fisheries
forestry
land degradation
sustainable development
This internal background paper has been prepared to help inform the 2010 environment strategy with respect to a proposed way forward on use of country systems. The World Bank Group environment strategy is built on three pillars: leveraging natural resources for growth and poverty reduction; managing the environmental risks to growth and development; and transforming growth paths. As part of its exploration of these three pillars, the strategy considers the question of environmental co-benefits of climate change actions.
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Revising the Land Law to Enable Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2012
Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
agriculture
climate change
common property
decentralization
farmland
forest land
forestry
land administration
land allocation
land area
land degradation
land distribution
land law
land management
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
land valuation
natural resources management
sustainable development
sustainable land use
urban areas
urban planning
urbanization
Vietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.
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Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures

Volume 1. Department of Power, Nagaland

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
April, 2015
Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
sustainable development
forestry
land use
climate change
deforestation
land area
agriculture
property
environment
common property
forest land
land
Indigenous Peoples
land management
The North Eastern Region (NER) in India is endowed with rich energy resources but faces significant bottlenecks in electricity access and availability levels. The per capita power consumption in NER is one-third of the national average. The region has a shortfall of about 500MW installed capacity against peak demand of about 1950 MW. No significant generation capacity has been added in the recent past. Therefore, inadequate power supply continues a critical constraint to sustainable growth and economic development in the NER.
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Sustaining Forests : A Development Strategy

August, 2013
agriculture
climate change
common property
community forestry
deforestation
farming systems
food security
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forestry
rural areas
rural development
sustainable development
Forest resources directly contribute to
the livelihoods of 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people
living in extreme poverty and indirectly support the natural
environment that nourishes agriculture and the food supplies
of nearly half the population of the developing world.
Forests also are central to growth in many developing
countries through trade and industrial development. However,
mismanagement of this resource has cost governments revenues
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Scaling Up Marine Management : The Role of Marine Protected Areas

June, 2012
climate change
coastal areas
common property
encroachment
fisheries
food security
land use
property rights
sustainable development
This study answers the key questions on marine protected areas (MPAs) by assessing country experience with these and other tools along the marine management area continuum that have been adopted to address loss of biodiversity and fisheries and other marine resource degradation, which have eroded traditional use rights and cultural identify.
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Yield Impact of Irrigation Management Transfer : Story from the Philippines

June, 2012
Philippines
climate change
common property
community forestry
rural development
water management
Irrigation management transfer is an
important strategy among donors and governments to
strengthen farmer control over water and irrigation
infrastructure. This study seeks to understand whether
irrigation management transfer is meeting the promise of its
commitments. The authors use data from a survey of 68
irrigator associations and 1,020 farm households in the
Philippines to estimate the impact of irrigation management
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Poverty and Environment : Understanding Linkages at the Household Level

June, 2012
climate change
common property
community forestry
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
forestry
natural disasters
property rights
rural areas
waste (abuse)
This report seeks to present micro
evidence on how environmental changes affect poor
households. It focuses primarily on environmental resources
that are outside the private sphere, particularly commonly
held and managed resources such as forests, fisheries, and
wildlife. The objectives for this volume are three-fold. It
is first interested in using an empirical data-driven
approach to examine the dependence of the poor on natural
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Scarperation : An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scarcity in Fostering Cooperation between International River Riparians

June, 2012
climate change
common property
deforestation
forestry
land economics
property rights
The environment and security literature
has argued that freshwater scarcity often leads to
inter-state conflict, and possibly acute violence. The
contention, however, ignores the long history of
hydro-political cooperation exemplified by hundreds of
documented agreements. Building on a theory that considers
the relationship between scarcity and hydro-political
cooperation, this paper empirically investigates why