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Assessing and Responding to Land Tenure Issues in Disaster Risk Management

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Italy, Ecuador, Cambodia, India, Sudan
natural disasters
land governance
land ownership
land tenure
This training manual is for people working in natural disaster risk management and response as well as for people who work in the land tenure sector. In a self-training format this publication aims to provide an overview of the major land tenure issues that may arise following a natural disaster which need to be considered and included in the decision-making processes associated with the whole disaster risk management phases.
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Climate Change and the Potential Global Distribution of Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
France, South Africa, Denmark, Italy, Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, Northern America, Africa, South America, Southern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land use
We used the process-oriented niche model CLIMEX to estimate the potential global distribution of serrated tussock under projected future climates. Serrated tussock is a drought-tolerant, wind- and human-dispersed grass of South American origin that has invaded pastures in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and South Africa. The likely effect of climate change on its potential global distribution was assessed by applying six climate-change scenarios to a previously developed model.
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Corruption in the Land Sector

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2011
Bangladesh, Lithuania, Spain, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Guatemala, Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Liberia, Vietnam, Albania, Italy, Cambodia, India, Georgia, Mexico, Norway, Czech Republic
land use
land governance
land tenure
Unprecedented pressures on land have been created as new areas are cultivated, taken over by expanding urban centres or are abandoned due to degradation, climate change and conflict. These developments have strained the rules, processes and institutions that determine which land resources are used, by whom, for how long and under what conditions.
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Evaluation et réponses possibles aux questions foncières dans la gestion des risques de catastrophes

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Italy, Ecuador, Cambodia, India, Sudan
natural disasters
land governance
land ownership
land tenure
Ce manuel de formation est destiné tant aux personnes qui travaillent dans la gestion des risques naturels et la réponse aux catastrophes qu’aux personnes qui travaillent dans le domaine de la gestion foncière. En utilisant un format d'auto-formation, cette publication vise à fournir un aperçu des aspects les plus importants liés aux régimes fonciers qui peuvent survenir après une catastrophe naturelle et qui doivent être considérés et inclus dans les processus décisionnels associés aux différentes phases de la prévention et la gestion des risques naturels.
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Expert workshop on water resources and use assessment methodologies in Latin America Santiago, Chile 1 - 2 December 2009

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Chile, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, Italy, Mexico, Brazil
natural resources management
water management
Information on water use is required for political, economic and academic decision making on issues affecting everyone?s life. Owing to ﬁ nancial constraints, it is difﬁ cult to have complete and comprehensive information on everything related to water. Techniques and methodologies are, therefore, used to affordably maximize control. To improve understanding of the different techniques and methodologies used to generate information, the AQUASTAT team sent thematic questionnaires to approximately 170 countries in April 2009.
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Food, Agriculture and Cities. Challenges of Food and Nutrition Security, Agriculture and Ecosystem Management in an Urbanizing World

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Nepal, Kenya, South Africa, Israel, Uganda, Spain, Chile, Haiti, Italy, Canada, Nicaragua, India, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Brazil
Urban Tenure
natural resources management
urban areas
peri-urban agriculture
Urbanization is one of the key drivers of change in the world today. The world‟s urban population currently stands at around 3.5 billion. It will almost double to more than 6 billion by 2050. This is a challenge not only for urban areas but also for rural areas, because many people, especially the young, will migrate from rural areas to urban areas over this period. When addressing urbanization challenges, we are also addressing, directly or indirectly, rural and territorial development. What do we have to do to ensure people‟s access to good nutrition in cities?
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La tenencia de la tierra en la gestión de riesgos en desastres naturales: evaluación y posibles respuestas

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Italy, Ecuador, Cambodia, India, Sudan
natural disasters
land governance
land ownership
land tenure
Este manual de capacitación está destinado a personas que trabajan tanto en la gestión de riesgos y respuesta a los desastres naturales, como aquéllas que trabajan en el sector de la tenencia de la tierra. Mediante un formato de auto-capacitación, esta publicación tiene como objetivo brindar una visión general de los aspectos más importantes de la tenencia de la tierra que pueden surgir después de un desastre natural y que necesitan ser considerados e incluidos en los procesos de toma de decisiones asociados con las diferentes fases del manejo de riesgos en los desastres naturales.
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LADA Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands Methodology and Results

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
Austria, South Africa, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Tunisia, Argentina, Senegal, Brazil, Cuba, Europe, Asia, Africa, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
desertification
land degradation
land use mapping
land cover mapping
land management
LADA (Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands project) is a scientifically-based approach to assessing and mapping land degradation at different spatial scales ? small to large ? and at various levels ? local to global. It was initiated in drylands, but the methods and tools have been developed so as to be widely applicable in other ecosystems and diverse contexts with minimal required adaptation.
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Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). Management Response to Final Report

Reports & Research
December, 2011
South Africa, Mexico, China, Italy
natural resources management
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Land Tenure Journal 2/2011 - Revue des questions foncières 2/2011

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Namibia, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, China, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Romania, Italy
land administration
land registration
land governance
land policies
environment
land
land tenure
This thematic issue of the Land Tenure Journal brings together theories and practices related to land tenure and climate change both from the mitigation and adaptation perspectives. Articles look at the implications that REDD+ and Payments for Environmental Services pose to land tenure and administration, propose approaches to deal with the new challenges and analyse the adaptation of local tenure systems and livelihoods to climate change.