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Affordable land and housing in Latin America and the Caribbean

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean

Countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region were the first in the developing world to go through rapid urbanization. Today, the region is the second most urbanized region in the world. This urbanization process has been accompanied by sharp social contrasts and economic disparities, a buoyant informal housing and land development process and increased local democracy and municipal autonomy, coupled with active social urban movements. This makes the Latin America and Caribbean region a unique landscape in the study of land and housing for the poor. 

Le développement rural dans un monde en pleine urbanisation

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2011
Global

L’urbanisation est souvent considérée comme ayant des effets néfastes sur le développement rural. En fait, c’est tout le contraire. Les espaces ruraux et urbains, les populations et les entreprises sont étroitement liés et on peut dire avec certitude qu’il n’y a pas de développement rural sans développement urbain et inversement.

À l’écoute des consommateurs: Adapter les chaînes de valeur du riz africain aux marchés urbains

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2011
Senegal

En réponse à la crise alimentaire de 2008, le Sénégal a préparé un ambitieux programme d’autosuffisance alimentaire visant à assurer l’intégralité de la consommation nationale de riz avec du riz local d’ici à 2015, essentiellement grâce à des investissements massifs dans les périmètres existants et nouveaux de production de riz dans la Vallée du fleuve Sénégal.

Ville - campagne : une relation en pleine mutation

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2006
Global

La relation entre la ville et les zones rurales s'est radicalement transformée au cours des dernières années. Une délimitation franche n'est plus guère possible aujourd'hui et c'est le continuum des zones à vocation agricole, des banlieues, des zones d'habitat spontané et des centres urbains qui modèle le paysage. Mais les pays et la coopération au développement disposent-ils des instruments nécessaires pour promouvoir un développement dynamique et équilibré entre la ville et le milieu rural et pour entrouvrir des perspectives aux populations qui y vivent ?

La transition urbaine : enjeux et opportunités

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2006
Global

L'urbanisation et la transformation économique, c'est-àdire la croissance des secteurs non agricoles, industriels et tertiaires, offrent de nombreuses possibilités d'améliorer les conditions d'existence des pauvres. Le défi essentiel consiste à s'assurer que la population bénéficie plus d'un milieu offrant un cadre favorable à l'évolution des moyens de subsistance et des systèmes économiques. Mais trop souvent, on constate une incapacité à reconnaître et gérer la transition urbaine, ce qui se traduit par une urbanisation permanente de la pauvreté, de la vulnérabilité et de l'exclusion.

Urban land markets in East Africa

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2010
Uganda
Tanzania
Kenya
Ethiopia

This case study draws on an analysis of urban land markets in the East African region. The research was undertaken by Paul Syagga, School of the Built Environment, University of Nairobi, and commissioned by Urban LandMark. Some learning and reflection activities based on the case study are provided. The next part of the document presents examples of how people access, trade and hold land in various East African cities. The final component of this document includes a summary of the key issues covered in the case study and recommendations arising from it.

Urban Land Markets , Economic Concepts And Tools For Engaging In Africa

Manuals & Guidelines
November, 2010
Africa

This Handbook introduces key economic and related concepts explaining the functioning of urban land markets. You will find in this Handbook tools for engaging in a critical analysis of conventional economics, particularly in the understanding of how African urban land markets work. Of great importance is the understanding of how land use, supply and demand unfold in African context. It provides a basis for strengthening urban policy in ways that enable poorer people in African cities to access well-located living and work spaces.

Lavouras Transgênicas: Riscos e Incertezas

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2015
Brazil

Esta publicação representa a continuidade do trabalho iniciado por Magda Zanoni, no Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA), no sentido de discutir os riscos das plantas transgênicas para a saúde e o meio ambiente. Em sua atuação no MDA e como representante do Ministério na CTNBio, Magda dedicou esforços para chamar a atenção à importância desse debate.

Forest - poverty linkages in West and Central Asia

Reports & Research
November, 2006
Qatar
Mozambique
Zambia
Afghanistan
Guatemala
Iran
Ethiopia
Mongolia
New Zealand
Nepal
Laos
Turkey
Kyrgyzstan
Kuwait
India
Bahrain
Georgia
Cambodia
Asia

This paper presents the application of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) to forest-poverty linkages and the analysis of the main issues that are raised for the Forestry Outlook study. The LSP Sub-programme on access to natural resources initially intended to begin its work in support of the FOWECA project with a regional desk study. However, with Forest - poverty linkages in West and Central Asia 2 sparse literature available, a decision was made to focus the initial work on Kyrgyzstan given the experience of the Collaborative Forest Management (LSP Working Paper 13).

Globalization of food systems in developing countries: impact on food security and nutrition

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2005
Fiji
Bangladesh
Nigeria
United States of America
Chile
China
Bolivia
Ghana
Colombia
Philippines
South Africa
United Kingdom
Italy
Tanzania
Netherlands
Argentina
India
Ireland
Brazil
Canada
Asia

Food systems are being transformed at an unprecedented rate as a result of global economic and social change. Urbanization, foreign direct investment in markets of developing countries and increasing incomes are prime facilitators for the observed changes, while social changes, such as the increased number of women in the workforce and rural to urban migration, provide added stimulus.

Boletin informativo Recursos naturales y medio ambiente

Reports & Research
November, 2011

En este número nos proponemos estudiar la Asociación Mundial de la Bioenergía y la importante labor llevada a cabo por esta entidad en colaboración con gobiernos y organizaciones internacionales para establecer unos indicadores de sostenibilidad destinados a los proyectos bioenergéticos. También informaremos sobre «Alimentos para las ciudades», una iniciativa integrativa orientada a coordinar las actividades de la FAO en zonas urbanas y periurbanas, y a compartir con otras organizaciones internacionales y de la sociedad civil las mejores prácticas realizadas en este ámbito.