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    Land Governance for Climate Resilience

    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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    Armenia’s Transformative Urban Future: National Urban Assessment

    Armenia’s Transformative Urban Future: National Urban Assessment

    Reports & Research
    December, 2019
    Armenia
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Urban Tenure
    land governance
    urban planning
    urbanization
    environment
    climate change
    urban land
    property rights

    The National Urban Assessment for Armenia provides a snapshot of the country’s urban sector and offers insights to achieving prosperous and sustainable cities. Armenia is highly urbanized, with the population concentrated in Yerevan and its surrounding areas given the capital’s geopolitical, economic, and cultural legacy. Opportunities exist to develop well-planned infrastructure along with balanced resource distribution among Yerevan and other cities, while leveraging Armenia’s cultural and environmental assets.

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    国家粮食安全范围内 土地、渔业及森林权属 负责任治理 自愿准则

    Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Chinese version)

    国家粮食安全范围内 土地、渔业及森林权属 负责任治理 自愿准则

    Manuals & Guidelines
    December, 2012
    China, Global
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    VGGT
    environment
    climate change
    land rights
    property rights

    The primary goal of the "Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests within the Scope of National Food Security" is to achieve food security for all and to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food within the scope of national food security.

  5. Library Resource
    BTI 2020 Country Report Bangladesh

    BTI 2020 Country Report Bangladesh

    Reports & Research
    May, 2020
    Bangladesh
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Corruption
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    corruption
    environment
    climate change
    indigenous peoples' lands
    eviction
    indigenous peoples' land rights
    property rights

    ABSTRACTED FROM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On December 30, 2018, Bangladesh held national elections. The election was not deemed fair by observers, and from the point of filing nomination papers to election campaigning, the opposition faced severe political obstacles. Their cadres were arrested, and rallies and campaign were attacked by the ruling party’s supporters. The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, which has been in power since 2009, employed the police as a political tool during the period under review.

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    The role of indigenous communities in reducing climate change through sustainable land use practices

    The role of indigenous communities in reducing climate change through sustainable land use practices

    A Webinar Report

    Reports & Research
    September, 2019
    Africa, Kenya, Latin America and the Caribbean, United States of America, Asia, Global
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    climate change
    common lands
    common rights
    commons
    indigenous peoples' land rights
    indigenous peoples' lands
    Indigenous Peoples
    indigenous people's tenure
    land rights
    land use
    property rights
    sustainable development
    sustainable land management
    sustainable land use

    The climate crisis demands urgent action, yet we live in a politically polarized and paralyzed world. As governments and other actors struggle over climate change, our environment is irreversibly changing. A United Nations report on the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that three-quarters of the earth’s land-based environment has been significantly altered by human actions.

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    Género, estado civil y la acumulación de activos en el Ecuador: una mirada a la violencia patrimonial

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2014
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Land & Food Security
    climate change
    agriculture
    property rights
    food security

    Although women in Ecuador have relatively strong property rights, these are not always honored, resulting in
    their experiencing patrimonial violence. This is one of the reasons that, according to our national household assets
    survey, the value of women’s assets on average is less than that of men. Nonetheless, there are major differences
    in the average value of wealth attained depending on a person’s marital status (being much higher among those
    who are married in comparison to living in a consensual union) and in the size of the gender wealth gap (being

  10. Library Resource

    African range wars: climate, conflict, and property rights

    January, 2010
    Sub-Saharan Africa
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    property
    climate change
    property rights
    pastoralists

    This paper examines the effect of climate change on pastoralist conflict in Africa. The rangelands of East Africa is particularly vulnerable to drought, which is associated with climate change. In this respect, the paper focuses its analysis on changes in resource availability contrasting cases of abundance and scarcity. The authors clarify that the role of resources is further contextualised by competing notions of property rights, and the role of the state in defining property and associated rights.

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