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    Managing conflicts over land and natural resources through collective action

    A case study from rural communities in Zambia

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Zambia
    Forest Tenure
    Land Conflicts
    property rights
    assessment
    agroforestry systems
    land dispute resolution

    Seasonal changes and ambiguity in property rights over land and natural resources create conflicts in rural communities in eastern Zambia. This study describes how rural households have minimized such conflicts and protect the economic interests of the poor members of the community through collective agreements on how to manage access to land and natural resources. Specifically, this study describes and evaluates the formulation and implementation of bylaws governing the grazing of animals and the setting of bush fires.

  2. Library Resource

    Unmaking the commons

    January, 2008
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
    property rights
    land conflicts
    water management

    In Ethiopian development policies, pastoralist areas have recently attracted more attention. However, much debate and policy advice is still based on assumptions that see a sedentary lifestyle as the desirable development outcome for pastoralist communities. This paper investigates current practices of collective action and how these are affected by changing property rights in the pastoralist and agro-pastoralist economies of three selected sites in eastern Ethiopia.

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    Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Post-Conflict Situations

    January, 2011
    Uganda, Africa
    land conflicts

    Most conflicts in the developing world take place in rural areas, displacing large numbers of civilians and disrupting their agricultural livelihoods. Rebuilding agriculture is an important strategy for post-conflict reconstruction. Agriculture is well suited to absorb demobilized combatants, improve food security, and enhance livelihoods. To stimulate agricultural production, post-conflict programs often have to provide agricultural inputs and assets including seeds, tools, and livestock that have been lost during the conflict.

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    2014-2015 Global food policy report

    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Gender
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Land Conflicts
    agricultural and rural legislation
    food security
    land policies
    women
    agriculture
    research
    rural areas
    poverty
    climate change
    environment
    fisheries
    rural development
    youth
    water management
    land conflicts
    farmers
    land use
    land rights
    land tenure
    land tenure systems
    capacity development
    natural disasters
    sustainable land management

    This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by the latest knowledge and research—explain why. This year’s report is the first to also look forward a year, offering analysis of the potential opportunities and challenges that we will face in achieving food and nutrition security in 2015.

  5. Library Resource

    Consequences of evicting widows

    Reports & Research
    February, 2015
    Africa, Central African Republic
    eviction
    women
    land conflicts
    land rights
    illegal occupation
    property rights
    displacement

    The crisis that engulfed the Central African Republic (CAR) in the end of 2012 resulted in the perpetration of gross human rights violations, including the widespread looting and destruction of homes. As people fled the violence they left behind land which others occupied illegally. More than a year after the height of the crisis, approximately 440,000 Central Africans continue to be internally displaced. Almost half a million are refugees in neighbouring countries.

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    NOWHERE TO GO: Displaced and returnee women seeking housing, land and property rights in South Sudan

    Reports & Research
    South Sudan
    land conflicts
    displacement
    women
    housing rights
    property rights

    Land is of tremendous importance in South Sudan. It represents community, belonging and place as well as provides a source of income, subsistence and survival. Control of land and resources was at the centre of the conflict that lasted five decades, leading to South Sudan’s independence in 2011.

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    Land Delivery Systems in West African Cities : The Example of Bamako, Mali

    March, 2015
    Mali, Western Africa
    Land & Investments
    informal settlements
    land conflicts
    land administration
    land markets
    land tenure
    land use
    property rights

    Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas.

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