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Linking land governance and food security in Africa

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Ethiopia
Ghana
Uganda

As part of a F&BKP knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, LANDac organisedthree country-specific learning trajectories on land governance and food security in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia. This reflection paper brings together the main findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.


Insecure Land Rights in Brazil: Consequences for Rural Areas and Challenges for Improvement

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Brazil

Brazil lags behind much of the world in taking advantage of an important driver of economic growth: secure land rights. In 2015, Brazil ranked 64th on the International Property Rights Index (IPRI). It ranked even lower, at 95th, for secure property rights on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitive Index.


When property rights are secure, the nation’s lands can be managed, improved, or protected to their fullest potential. This could unlock new economic opportunities, develop markets more fully, and improve the use of the country’s resources.

Brazil's lack of secure property rights stoking conflict, deterring investment - report

By: Chris Arsenault 

Date: August 30th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation


"People are actually dying because of this issue"


RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Brazil's Amazon where no-one knows who exactly owns a swathe of territory the size of Ukraine, a lack of formal property deeds is causing conflict, greater deforestation and environmental damage, researchers said on Tuesday.


Asian Water Development Outlook 2016

Reports & Research
August, 2016
South-Eastern Asia
Asia

The Asia and Pacific region has witnessed a remarkable transition in the past 2 decades. From 1990 to 2012, more than 1 billion people in Asia and the Pacific were lifted out of extreme poverty. The region also witnessed rapid economic growth, which is expected to remain stable at a growth rate of about 5.7% for the next 2 years.


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