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L’université virtuelle en Afrique : les défis à surmonter

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2024
Africa
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
De plus en plus de pays africains se dotent d’universités virtuelles. Réponse pertinente, bien que partielle, au défi de la massification, leur déploiement soulève des défis techniques, institutionnels, culturels et de qualité des ressources mobilisées. En Afrique, dans un contexte de contraintes budgétaires manifestes sur l’enseignement supérieur, le coût de financement des infrastructures universitaires publiques est élevé. Les universités numériques semblent un moyen d’offrir un accès moins coûteux à la formation tout en répondant à l’enjeu de massification.
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Understanding and Addressing Corruption in the Land Sector

Written Submission to UNAC COSP10

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2023
Global
Land & Corruption
land governance
corruption
food security
land policies
environment
climate change
government
local communities
Land corruption – corrupt practices in the land sector – threatens the lives and livelihoods of people and communities, the environment and climate, food security and political stability. Its impacts are particularly acute for 2.5 billion people who live on and from the land. Addressing it requires a dedicated focus and assessment of land related institutions across different national contexts.
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Corruption risks in land-based solutions to climate change

A focus on reforestation and afforestation projects

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2023
Global
Land & Corruption
land governance
corruption
environment
deforestation
forest conservation
indigenous peoples' lands
land conservation
natural resources
natural resources management
government
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
“Nature-based” solutions to climate change require the acquisition of large swaths of land for reforestation, afforestation, conservation and renewable energy sources. However, corruption in the land sector is already widespread and this additional demand for land may aggravate pre-existing corruption risks, as well as causing new ones.
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Land corruption risks in the green energy sector

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2023
Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
environment
land acquisitions
land deals
land grabbing
displacement
local communities
Green energy (and/or renewable energy) requires large areas of land to operate, often more so than energy generated from fossil fuels. The acquisition of land comes with accompanying corruption risks which can lead to challenges such as land grabbing and illegal displacement of communities. To help mitigate corruption risks and their consequences, strong regulatory oversight and rigorous licensing requirements are needed, as well as transparency and community-based approaches to ownership of green energy projects.
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Addressing land corruption for climate justice

Reports & Research
November, 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
Land & Corruption
Land, Climate Change & Environment
corruption
climate change
land tenure
land tenure systems
tenure insecurity
Land corruption seriously threatens efforts to fight climate change and achieve a fair energy transition. By undermining climate programmes, projects and practices, it fuels increased carbon emissions and negative climate outcomes. It weakens tenure security and contributes to human rights violations. By channelling funds and resources towards elites, and supporting harmful or poorly managed projects, land corruption also erodes the legitimacy and credibility of the climate agenda, reducing popular support for vital action.
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Land and Corruption

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Global
Land & Corruption
land administration
land governance
corruption
expropriation
land management
Corruption in land governance is commonly defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain while carrying out the functions of land administration and land management. When land investors target countries with weak governance, the risk of corruption is high. Likewise, corruption is more likely to occur when local elites are able to manipulate their country’s land governance systems for their own benefit
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Proceedings of the 2nd Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Forum on Responsible Governance of Investment in Land

29-31, March 2022, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2023
Ethiopia
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
land information systems
land governance
land stakeholders
capacity development
legal empowerment
The second Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue Forum (MSD 02) was held from 29 to 31 March 2022 in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region. The MSD Forum brought together 115 representatives of government officials, technical experts, investors, local community representatives, development partners, and the media in order to find solutions to the various challenges in the governance of largescale agricultural investments in Ethiopia. The three-days MSD meeting included presentations, group work and field visits.
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Connaître ou mettre en débat, alerter ou éclairer la décision : Trajectoires et appropriations des observatoires fonciers en Afrique

Peer-reviewed publication
June, 2023
Africa, Western Africa
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
corruption
rural development
climate change
sustainable land management
land transactions
land investments
foreign investment
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INFORME SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN DE LOS DEFENSORES Y DEFENSORAS TIERRA Y EL TERRITORIO EN ARGENTINA

Reports & Research
April, 2023
Argentina
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
conflict of interest
conflicts
land conflicts
El avance del agronegocio sobre territorios ocupados por agricultoras y agricultores familiares y sobre territorios ancestrales de comunidades indígenas se ha ido intensificado en los últimos años, con graves consecuencias como desalojos forzosos, en muchos casos violentos, ya sea por el uso de las fuerzas policiales o empresariales, poniendo en riesgo la vida de quienes resisten a los mismos.
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Corruption in Urban Planning: A Guide for Professional and Trainee Planners

Manuals & Guidelines
April, 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
Land & Corruption
Urban Tenure
corruption
urban planning
urbanization
urban areas
Urban planners are entrusted with the power to make critically important, long-term decisions that determine the future development of cities and towns around the world. The decisions they take shape the urban environment and directly affect the lives and livelihoods of entire communities.