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Cadastral Data Model for an Informal Settlement: Case Study of Huruma, Nairobi – Kenya

Vol 2, No 2: May 2019

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Kenya
geographical information systems
The complexity of tenure claims in the informal settlements has been difficult to incorporate into the formal systems owing to their dynamic and continuously changing nature. Innovative tools are therefore required to capture these claims. This requires the development of a cadastral data model specifically for informal settlements that would document such claims to make it easier to manage the current situation as well as prepare for future formalization processes such as regularization or relocation.
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Evaluating Spatial Data Acquisition and Management Techniques for Multipurpose Cadastre in Ethiopia and Rwanda (Preliminary Results)

Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Ethiopia, Rwanda
cadastres
Spatial data are a basis in development of multipurpose cadastre. This paper aims to evaluate spatial data acquisition and management techniques for multipurpose cadastre in Ethiopia and Rwanda. The research was conducted using a qualitative research method, a review of existing literature on spatial data acquisition and management techniques for cadastral purposes. The empirical data have also been collected.
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The Mining Cadastre as an Extension and Specialization of the Kenyan Property Cadastre

Vol 2, No 2: May 2019

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Kenya
cadastres
mining
property
The accelerated exploration of sub-surface mineral resources across much of Africa has created the need for proper administration of sub-surface land rights. The trend world-wide is a separate cadastre for mining.
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Building Harmonized Private and State Land Holding Data and Information Systems in Ethiopia

Vol 3, No 2: May 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2020
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
land information systems
cadastres
monitoring
Different government institutions in Ethiopia working on land related issues tackle and manage data and information independently, while their activities and mandates are often related or even overlapping. Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) deals with small holder rural land and until recently the Ethiopian Horticulture and Agricultural Investment Authority (EHAIA) was dealing with commercial agricultural land. Those institutions have not been able to share information each other’s data to make informed decisions.
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Communities’ role in securing customary land tenure in Zambia

Vol 1, No 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2018
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
geographical information systems
land governance
land tenure
customary tenure
statutory tenure
tenure security
Community land and natural resources lie at the heart of social, political and economic life in much of rural Africa. While the Zambian government acknowledges customary tenure, it has not established required legislation needed to secure it and support to communities in their efforts to protect their lands.
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Large Scale Agricultural Investments and Its Impact on Gender Relations and Wellbeing of Small Holder Farmers: Evidence from Kilombero Valley in Tanzania

Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2020
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
scale
land investments
farmers
This paper explores the impact of large-scale agricultural investment on household livelihood outcomes among smallholder farmers in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. The study used qualitative and quantitative data from a sample of 376 households. Quantitative data analysis employed independent samples t-test and multiple linear regressions. There were associations in livelihood outcomes and household headship (p < 0.05).
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BUDGET ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC ENTITIES MANAGING LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCE FUNCTIONS

Journal Articles & Books
Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2021
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Urban Tenure
land documentation
cadastres
cadastral maps
land titling
land law
negotiated land reform
land distribution
rural planning
rule of law
land degradation
arable land
communal territory
land use
mining
land dispute resolution
land tenure
community land rights
communal ownership
land tenure systems
pastoral land rights
tenure security
marital property rights
advocacy
rural population
squatters
youth
women
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Assessing the relationship between land tenure issues and land cover changes around the Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya

Land Use Policy Volume 95

Peer-reviewed publication
June, 2020
Kenya, Norway
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
geographical information systems
land cover
land cover change
land investments
land rights
land tenure
land use
research
Land as an essential resource is becoming increasingly scarce due to population growth. In the case of the Kenyan coast, population pressure causes land cover changes in the Arabuko Sokoke Forest, which is an important habitat for endangered species. Forest and bushland have been changed to agricultural land in order to provide livelihood for the rural population who are highly dependent on small-scale farming. Unclear land rights and misbalanced access to land cause uncontrolled expansion and insecure livelihoods.
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An assessment of the implications of alternative scales of communal land tenure formalization in pastoral systems

Land Use Policy Volume 94

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2020
Ethiopia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
assessment
commons
land tenure
land use
research
scale
tenure security
Pastoralism faces diverse challenges, that include, among others, land tenure insecurity, that has necessitated the need to formalize land rights. Some governments have started regularizing rights for privately owned land, but this is complex to implement in pastoral areas where resources are used and managed collectively. Our aim was to assess how the scale of communal land tenure recognition in pastoralist systems may affect tradeoffs among objectives such as tenure security, flexibility, mobility, and reduction of conflicts.
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Questioning the use of ‘degradation’ in climate mitigation: A case study of a forest carbon CDM project in Uganda

Land Use Policy Volume 59

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
Uganda
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
deforestation
geographical information systems
land use
research
An urgent need to stop degradation is frequently cited as support for climate mitigation efforts involving forests. However, lessons learnt from social science research on degradation narratives are not taken into consideration. This creates a risk of problematic degradation narratives being used to legitimise forest carbon projects. This study examined a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) forest plantation in Uganda, where incomplete and partly contradictory evidence on land use change was interpreted in a way that overemphasised degradation.