The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Raquel Rolnik, undertook an official visit to the World Bank Group from 26 October to 1 November 2010. In this 2013 report, she presents her observations and recommendations on the World Bank‟s safeguard policies, particularly on the right to adequate housing, in the context of its current two-year consultative process to review and update its environmental and social safeguard policies.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Cambodia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Cambodia
Whereas 2011 had seen a sharp increase in the number of Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) granted by the Royal Government of Cambodia to private companies, in 2012 conflicts became more acute and protests multiplied. The government showed that it had understood the seriousness of the situation by taking initiatives aimed at resolving land disputes, addressing some of the issues related to ELCs and granting thousands of land titles to rural families.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsDecember, 2013Cambodia
The case study of a WorldFish initiative aiming to strengthen the collective capacity of a grassroots network of fishing communities. The initiative aims build capacity of the community to identify and articulate threats; negotiate with authorities; and collaborate with the Government and private actors to resolve resource conflicts in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsDecember, 2013Cambodia
In light of the increasingly volatile nature of the land conflict in Cambodia, this report aims to describe the sources, forms and impact of the conflict throughout the country. The report offers an overview of the land conflict throughout the country and provides recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsDecember, 2013Cambodia
"The purpose of this guide is to help your community decide if you want to share your community lands and natural resources with outside companies or investors. Some companies or investors may want your community’s lands or forests to grow oil palm or rubber, or to do logging. This means deciding not only if a company or investor should operate in your community, but how and where they should operate and what your community should receive in return.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Cambodia
"The Government of Liberia is in the process of drafting new land laws that give people ownership rights over their customary lands. This guide teaches communities how to go through the process of getting papers (deeds) for their land. The end result of doing all of the work explained in this guide will be both papers for your land and a more organized, more united, and more peaceful community ready to develop and grow."
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Cambodia
A webpage list showing the date of ELC contract, the ELC location and size, status of EIA and land registration, and type of crops invested by the concessionaire Benh Hoeurk Kratie Rubber 1 Company Limited.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
During 2012, a key choice facing developing countries revealed itself ever more starkly. Would they choose a development path built on inclusiveness, respect for the rights of their citizens, and the rule of law? Or would they seek a short-cut to development and opt to hand over community land and natural resources to international investors and national elites? Would they turn their rural citizens from landowners into landless laborers?
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Cambodia
A company report covering corporate information, profiles of directors, financial highlights, corporate structure, management's discussion and analysis, corporate governance statement, other disclosures, executive chairman statement, audit committee report, statement on risk management and internal control, financial statements, list of properties held, statistics of shareholdings, notice of annual general meeting, group of companies directory, and form of proxy.
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how sugar fuels land grabs
Institutional & promotional materialsDecember, 2013Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) IslandsLand grabbing is a bitter secret in the sugar supply
chains of some of the world’s biggest food and beverage companies. Poor communities across the globe are in dispute or have lost their land to
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