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Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?

Conference Papers & Reports
Dezembro, 2015
Mali
Ghana
Africa

Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of investors and recipient countries.

Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance

Conference Papers & Reports
Novembro, 2015
Global

Water is absent in the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of Food Security’ (FAO, 2012). This paper explored whether and how the people-centred approaches and the human rights values that underpin this document can be better applied in the water sector and how more recognition of the land-water interface can support this.

KNOW YOUR LAND RIGHTS

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
Outubro, 2015
Quênia

The promulgation of the Kenyan Constitution 2010 brought into place concerns about the urgency for land reform. Land reforms hold the key to solving some of Kenya’s greatest challenges such as landlessness, community cohesion, food security and sustainable development.

Decision No. 1636/QD-TTg approving the adjusted master plan on socio-economic development of Lao Cai province through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

Regulations
Setembro, 2015
Vietnam

This Decision approves the adjusted and supplemented master plan on socio-economic development of Lao Cai province through 2020, with a vision toward 2030 with the following principal contents: 1.

Mauritania: High tech to secure fish stocks

Journal Articles & Books
Julho, 2015
Mauritânia

Mauritania’s coastal waters are among the world’s richest fishing grounds. However, just as in many other countries around the globe, the sustainable use of this resource is under threat from illegal fishing and overfishing. KfW contributes to protecting the valuable fishing grounds with the aid of modern surveillance systems and rigorous conservation and species protection measures.

Food Security and Land Governance Factsheet Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
Julho, 2015
Quênia

In Kenya, insecure land tenure and inequitable access to land, forest and water resources have contributed to conflict and violence, which has in turn exacerbated food insecurity. To address these interlinked problems, a new set of laws and policies on food security and land governance are currently being introduced or designed by the Government of Kenya.