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Reports & Research
May, 2010
Africa
Lists titles and authors of papers from World Bank conference most relevant to current concerns about land grabbing in Africa. Also cites the relevant URLs and gives summaries of the papers.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2010Africa
A short historical analysis of the origins of current land grabbing, the role of African leaders, and some of the key actors involved.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Africa
Covers multiplicity and diversity of land conflicts; the formal conflict settlement and its limitations; definitions of alternative conflict management methods; key alternative conflict management methods; limitations of alternative conflict management mechanisms.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Africa
During the last two decades, local conventions have increased in the field, and are now considered as promising alternative solutions for a participatory management of natural resources and land. But what does the concept ‘local conventions’ mean? What is the contribution of these conventions to the improvement of natural resource and land management? Are they recognized by the law? What are their limitations?
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2010Kenya, Africa
Includes official land rights in Kenya; refusing inheritance – widows and daughters in the patrilineage, dispute trajectories; institutionalizing women’s exclusion – local control boards, local dispute tribunals, formal courts; shifting the debate; working with constructive values in this context. The problem needs to be tackled using the avenues that currently promote the marginalization of women; the socio-cultural value systems that determine which behaviour, arguments, and actions are legitimate in a community.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2010Mozambique, Africa
Contains topic and rationale, research methods, socio-economic context and biofuels initiatives, policy and legal framework for biofuels production, reconciling competing resource uses, community consultations and community-investor partnerships. Concludes that the design and implementation of policy tools is riddled with difficulties. The inability to enforce progressive legislation results in threats to community rights. The effectiveness of community consultations is questionable, as is the claim that biofuels can be commercially grown on marginal land.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2010Africa
Includes addressing land related challenges in post-conflict reconstruction; women and land rights in Uganda; women and land in Acholi culture; the war and its effects on land in the return process; peace, recovery and development plan; opportunities for women’s land rights.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Mali, Africa
I683 new ‘communes’ have been created in Mali’s audacious decentralization policy. This has made central the issue of authority, responsibility and resource transfer from the central government. What are the privileges of the so-called traditional institutions created by the local people at the village level and between villages? What kind of cooperation should exist between these institutions and the government units? Highlights the achievements and constrains of the decentralization policy and outlines some possible solutions.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Niger, Africa
Covers achievements and weaknesses of local land tenure management system; the local land tenure management system in the context of decentralization.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2010Africa
Includes why has it taken so long to issue leaseholds?; the Land Acquisition and Development Fund; can a leasehold be used as collateral?; the Post Settlement Support Fund and who will benefit from it?; do commercial banks recognise the leasehold agreement?; can a leasehold be inherited?; no option to purchase leased land anymore; land use; the way forward.
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