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Draft Final Report of the Implementation of The Land Governance Assessment Framework In Uganda

Reports & Research
October, 2014
Africa, Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
adjudication
agrarian reform
common property
compulsory acquisitions
land access
land governance
land policies
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of the legal framework, policies and practices regarding land and land use. The LGAF is based on a comprehensive review of available conceptual and empirical material regarding experience in land governance (refer to Land Governance Assessment Framework: Conceptual Approach, Formulation and Methodology). In 1995, the Uganda government embarked on land reform starting with the Constitutional provisions. Land reform was imperative because of the country’s turbulent land tenure history.
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The Dynamics of Social Capital and Conflict Management in Multiple Resource Regimes

A Case of the Southwestern Highlands of Uganda

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2007
Uganda
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
co-ownership rights
common property
community forestry
community land rights
development
Increasingly, social capital, defined as shared norms, trust, and the horizontal and vertical social networks that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutually beneficial collective action, is seen as an important asset upon which people rely to manage natural resources and resolve conflicts. This paper uses empirical data from households and community surveys and case studies, to examine the role, strengths, and limits of social capital in managing conflicts over the use and management of natural resources.
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LAND TENURE AND ITS IMPACTS ON FOOD SECURITY IN UGANDA

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TEN DISTRICTS

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
agriculture
co-ownership rights
community land rights
food security
land access
land governance
The need to establish the link between land tenure and food security is increasingly gaining currency as governments and development organizations refocus their effort towards assisting farmers to move away from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. It is argued that given how land plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of most Africans, food security and poverty reduction cannot be achieved unless issues of access to land, security of tenure and the capacity to use land productively and in a sustainable manner are addressed.
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Identification of Good Practices in Land Conflict Resolution in Acholi

Reports & Research
November, 2011
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
adjudication
advocacy
agrarian reform
common property
customary land rights
displacement
indigenous peoples' land rights
land
land governance
Conflict associated with land has increased substantially following the return of peace to the Acholi Region with the return of internally displaced people (IDP), population growth, and increases in the value of land. The area is heavily dependent on agriculture and conflict related to land access seriously threatens to undermine development and the social, political and economic stability of the Acholi Region. This study involved community members, key informants, and statutory and traditional leaders in three sub counties in each of the seven Acholi districts.
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Linking land governance and food security in Africa

Outcomes from Uganda, Ghana & Ethiopia

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2016
Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural land management
food security
land
land acquisitions
Equitable access to land is vital for inclusive economic growth, sustainable development and food security. Although much is known about the topics of land governance and food security, it is not always clear how the two relate to each other, especially in specific country contexts. This reflection paper, based on literature, LANDac country factsheets and three learning trajectories initiated by LANDac in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia, brings together findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.
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FOOD SECURITY AND LAND GOVERNANCE FACTSHEET

Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2016
Uganda
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
food security
land administration
land governance
Food security in Uganda relies mainly on access to land and security of tenure. Land governance is marked by the contradiction between relatively progressive legislation and only partial implementation. Institutions that have to deal with land administration and land disputes, such as customary authority systems, local government, and special courts for land justice, have weakened in the last years. Women’s position with respect to land and inheritance also remains weak, both legally and in practice, undermining their livelihoods and status in society.
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Constitutional Amendment Bill to the Article 26 of the Uganda Constitution

Insights and challenges from field practice of land conflicts.

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2017
Uganda
Land & Investments
adjudication
agrarian reform
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land acquisitions
land law
A constitutional amendment bill has been tabled before Parliament with the primary aim of overhauling the Constitutional Right to Protection from deprivation of property (Article 26).
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Re-establishing an Asset Base and Protecting Access to Productive Resources in Post-Conflict areas of Northern Uganda

Paper prepared for presentation at the “2016 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY”

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
agrarian reform
community land rights
customary tenure
indigenous peoples' land rights
Northern Uganda is currently recovering from a 20-year long civil war that left the area in ruins. One of the groups, the Lord’s Resistance Army, orchestrated brutal mass murders and abductions forcing nearly two million people to live internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps for over 10 years. The war particularly affected the people of Acholi and Lango sub-regions which had previously suffered sporadic attacks by armed Karamajong cattle rustlers from north eastern Uganda.
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Socio-Economic Effects of Chinese Agricultural Investments on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016
Africa, Uganda
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
agriculture
agroforestry systems
capital value (land)
collateral (land)
community land rights
farmland
forest land
The nature and significance of China's engagements with African agriculture continues to be hotly debated in the media, academia and policy circles around the world. Although China has been engaged in Uganda’s agriculture for more than 40 years, the recent jostle for agricultural land by private Chinese investors is dystifying and justifies the need to conduct a scientific study to provide clear evidence before the issue gets bundled into the messy anecdotal media inquiry.
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Developing a Land Conflict Monitoring and Mapping Tool for the Acholi Sub-Region of Northern Uganda

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
agrarian reform
common property
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land
land use mapping
Well before the effective ending of the protracted Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)

insurgency in northern Uganda in July 2006, and at a time when the entire rural

population was displaced into camps, concerns had emerged around land, in particular

in the Acholi sub-region, where the war had been most intense and longest lasting

(Adoko & Levine 2004). Through forced displacement, almost all rural Acholi

families has been prevented from occupying their land for many years, years in which