Dans cette nouvelle série de blogs, la facilitatrice de la Coalition Nationale Foncière au Cameroun revient sur sa participation à la conférence ALIN 2021 et sur ce que la garantie des droits fonciers communautaires apporte aux pays qui le pratiquent
Trois mois après ma participation au 3eme…
Three new case studies show: In the context of large-scale land investments in Africa, human rights violations and social as well as environmental damages are the rule, not the exception. The message of the studies is therefore clear: development banks and their governments must do more for human…
In Africa women play an integral role in the continent’s agriculture sector, representing up to 60 percent of the agricultural labour force in some countries. In Tanzania, agriculture accounts for the largest share of employment, more than 80 percent of women are engaging in agricultural activities…
AFRICAN STATES MAY NOT IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY LAND TITLING SUCCESSFULLY
Most African governments have passed laws that promote the titling of community land. For instance, Kenya enacted the community land law. However, these regulations have not been fully implemented (IDLO, 2010). The reasons for…
Since I joined campus, I have heard about vision 2030 and sustainable Development Goals and wondered what this is all about. We are about eight years shy to reach 2030. What have we done so far? Corona is here with us, with the developing countries hit the most. Thank God for the support we have…
Une sécheresse dévastatrice à Madagascar, de graves inondations en Afrique de l’Est et de puissants cyclones au Mozambique. Ces récentes catastrophes naturelles ne sont qu’un avant-goût de ce qui attend l’Afrique avec l’intensification de la crise du climat.
Le changement climatique est à l’origine…
When the VGGT were endorsed, the environment was ripe for such an instrument as the world was facing a significant number of challenges regarding governance of tenure. For example, the world was facing challenges in terms of land based investments. There was an increase in conflicts related to…
Ahead of the 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), taking place 1 - 4 November, the Land Portal spoke with three members of the organizing committee.
Dr. Rexford A. Ahene is a Professor of Economics at Lafayette College and the Chair of this year's Scientific Committee at the CLPA-2021…
Foto: Jorge Nogueira
Numa altura em que os saharauis, cansados de esperar pelo direito internacional e as promessas das Nações Unidas, voltam a pegar em armas, recordo a última vez que estive com um povo deixado no meio do deserto a quem roubaram a terra.
Por Nuno Ramos de Almeida
São pedras a…
Comprendre les inégalités femmes-hommes dans un secteur donné et concevoir des programmes soucieux d’y remédier est essentiel à la réussite des projets de développement international. Alors que l’on célèbre demain, vendredi 15 octobre, la Journée internationale de la femme rurale, Ellen Hagerman,…
River Park Estates, Abuja, Nigeria. Imagem Cortesia de Common Edge
Escrito por Mathias Agbo, Jr. | Traduzido por Vinicius Libardoni em Arch Daily
Este artigo foi publicado originalmente em Common Edge.
Apesar da quebra de ritmo testemunhada pela indústria da construção civil ao longo dos…
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The global environmental crisis is intertwined with the crisis of social and economic inequality. From coal plants to palm oil plantations, economic activities that threaten the planet are concentrated…