This guide summarizes international human rights standards applicable to involuntary displacement caused by public and private infrastructure and urbanization projects. It provides guidance for all involved parties: urban planners and architects, public authorities, the legal community, national or international financing entities, governments, civil society, and affected populations. It aims to provide guidance to assist in the execution of development projects that respect, protect and fulfil the human right to adequate housing of the communities that will be affected by them.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 2010Global
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesRegulationsJune, 2009Uganda
The Ministerial Policy Statement is split in two main sections; Section A, which provides an overview of performance and plans for the Ministry, Central Votes and local governments and Section B, which provides past performance and future plans for each Vote Function in detail, in addition to Cross Cutting and other Budgetary Issues.
• Section A: Ministry and Vote Overview .
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationDecember, 2009Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a very high population density. Scarce land and the rapid increase of population of the country are creating high pressure over land-man ratio. Land ownership record system is insufficient and incomplete in Bangladesh. As a result, it spills out jumbled and spontaneous land development throughout the country, especially in the major cities. In this situation, it is important to establish a compatible land administration and management system for establishing a systematic approach for planned land development.
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Library ResourceLegislationAugust, 2009Sierra Leone
Being an Act to provide for the registration and regulation of companies and for other related matters.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2009Kenya
In the aftermath of the post-election crisis, the issue of land has gained increased urgency. Land reforms represent a central part of Kenya’s reform agenda and indeed, the national reconciliation agenda as negotiated by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga under the aegis of Kofi Annan in early 2008.
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Adresse Aux Décideurs
Policy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2009GlobalC'est une adresse aux Décideurs "De la dégradation à la santé des sols"
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Brief for Policy Makers
Policy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2009GlobalThis is a brief for Policy Makers titled "From Land Degradation to Land Health"
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Iran
The Karkheh River Basin is the third largest basin in Iran after Karoon and Dez, and occupies a strategic position on the western boundary of the country. The basin has seen remarkable ancient feats of engineering, and has a long history of wheat and barley production, complemented by horticulture. With the growth of the modern nation-state of Iran, water development has progressed steadily in tandem with rising populations and urbanization.
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Evidence from Ethiopia
Reports & ResearchApril, 2009EthiopiaWhile early attempts at land titling in Africa were often unsuccessful, the need to secure land rights has kindled renewed interest, in view of increased demand for land, a range of individual and communal rights available under new laws, and reduced costs from combining information technology with participatory methods. We used a difference-in-difference approach to assess the effects of a low-cost land registration program in Ethiopia, which covered some 20 million plots over five years, on investment.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009
土地权属及管理处 10. 本讨论文件由粮农组织土地权属及管理处起草,目的是为了征求对负责任 的土地和其他自然资源权属治理自愿准则的看法和意见。衰弱的权属治理可导 致生命和生计损失,阻碍投资和经济的全面增长,并妨碍自然资源的可持续利 用。相比之下
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