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Land Reform in Tajikistan: Consequences for Tenure Security, Agricultural Productivity and Land Management Practices

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2008
Tajikistan
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
poverty
land law
land reform
land management
land degradation
agriculture
landlessness
land tenure
collective ownership
private ownership
tenure security
This paper examines the impact of land reform on agricultural productivity in Tajikistan. Recent legislation allows farmers to obtain access to heritable land shares for private use, but reform has been geographically uneven. The break-up of state farms has occurred in some areas where agriculture has little to offer but, where high value crops are grown, land reform has hardly begun. In cases where collectivized farming persists and land has not been distributed, productivity remains low and individual households benefit little from farming.
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Land Reform in Tajikistan

Consequences for Tenure Security, Agricultural Productivity and Land Management Practices

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2008
Tajikistan
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
poverty
land distribution
land management
pastoral lands
agricultural land management
agriculture
land productivity
landlessness
land tenure
collective ownership
communal ownership
tenure security
state property
This paper examines the impact of land reform on agricultural productivity in Tajikistan. Recent legislation allows farmers to obtain access to heritable land shares for private use, but reform has been geographically uneven. The break-up of state farms has occurred in some areas where agriculture has little to offer but, where high value crops are grown, land reform has hardly begun. In cases where collectivized farming persists and land has not been distributed, productivity remains low and individual households benefit little from farming.
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Ideology and Law: The Impact of the MIB Ideology on Law and Dispute Resolution in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2008
Brunei Darussalam
Land Conflicts
land law
rule of law
common law
Islamic law
statute law
land dispute resolution
Since 1984, the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam has chartered its post-independence course through its proclaimed ideological compass of MIB (Melayu, Islam, Beraja). All three pillars of MIB – Malay culture, the religion of Islam, and the institution of an absolute Monarchy - are traditional, long standing Bruneian features, which have been expertly crafted in the last two decades to act as the filter by which modernisation and development can occur.
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Postconflict Development: Meeting New Challenges

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2008
Global
Land in post-conflict settings
environment
land deals
land governance
land grabbing
land investments
local communities
natural resources management
With the proliferation of civil wars since the end of the Cold War, many developing countries now exist in a "postconflict" environment, posing enormous development challenges for the societies affected, as well as for international actors. Postconflict Development addresses these challenges in a range of vital sectors—security, justice, economic policy, education, the media, agriculture, health, and the environment in countries around the globe.
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Indigenous Peace-Making Versus the Liberal Peace

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2008
Global
Land in post-conflict settings
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land governance
land rights
Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of interest in indigenous, traditional and customary approaches to peace-making in the context of civil wars. Supporters claim that indigenous approaches to peacemaking are participatory and relationship-focused, and that peaceful outcomes have a higher chance of community adherence than template-style international peace interventions effected through the `liberal peace'. Using historical and contemporary examples, this article assesses the feasibility of a complementary relationship between customary and Western forms of peace-making.
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Country profile – Azerbaijan

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2008
Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Sweden, Italy, Germany
agricultural land management
natural resources management
water management
This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Azerbaijan. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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Country profile – Armenia

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2008
Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Sweden, Italy
agricultural land management
natural resources management
water management
This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Armenia. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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Water resource research and education in mountain communities

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Bolivia, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
capacity development
natural resources management
water management
land degradation
research
High elevation páramo (wetland) ecosystems in the Andes are important water sources for local communities and downstream agricultural and urban users. These headwater catchments, however, are often impacted by human activities (eg agricultural production) that affect both stream water quality and flow. Knowledge about water availability, quality, and use is essential for effective management but is often lacking, particularly in smaller mountain communities.
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Wastewater irrigated vegetable production: Contamination pathway for health risk reduction in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale: Ghana

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Ghana, Africa, Western Africa
water management
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Water acid modeling for effective water management: A case study in Ca Mau peninsula Mekong Delta Vietnam

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Vietnam, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
water management