Conference on Land Conflicts

General

Land disputes have proven to be a key destabilizing factor in in Eastern DR Congo, and therefore of key importance for stability in the area. While many actors seem to be aware of the importance of the land as a cause of conflict, it remains a complex issue to deal with. Therefore, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in coopera-tion with most likely, UN-Habitat, GLTN and MONUSCO, will organize a conference where experts and actors will meet to take stock of the problems, evaluate current interven-tions and identify gaps and needs for comprehensively addressing land related issues . The WUR will be tasked to have a stagiare review the liter-ature on the latest developments on land conflicts and related measures.