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   Tackle tenure issues in informal settlements

   Journal Articles & Books

   January, 2018

   Kenya

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Urban Tenure

   housing rights

   informal settlements

   land rights

   poverty

   tenure security

   slums

   Four years ago, I was part of a research team looking at access to land and basic services in informal settlements.

   We conducted field interviews in Mukuru slums in Eastlands. We were amazed at the levels of development in the area. People were constructing permanent structures despite the fact that they were under the impression that informal settlements are characterised by temporary structures.

   Four years later, there are ongoing discussions to address the plight of informal settlements. A fundamental starting point is to address issues of tenure security.

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   The participation of urban displaced populations in (in)formal markets: contrasting experiences in Kampala, Uganda

   Journal Articles & Books

   Reports & Research

   August, 2017

   Uganda

   Urban Tenure

   displacement

   land markets

   urban areas

   urban population

   An estimated 60 per cent of the world’s 17 million refugees currently reside in cities, where they often lack access to financial assistance and legal protection.⁽¹⁾ In their absence, displaced populations depend on participation in formal and, more frequently, informal markets for livelihood generation.