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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7A Tribute to Dr. Tajamul Haque: A Land Rights Champion
The day I first met Dr. Tajamul Haque, I did not realize I was meeting the man who would change the trajectory of tens of millions of lives across India – and my own.
The Case for Open Land-Data Systems
In countries where accurate, accessible land records are not maintained, it is the marginalized and vulnerable who are the worst affected by corruption and covert land grabs. But the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology provides unprecedented opportunities to digitize land records and open them to all.
Eight land-related topics that need to be prioritized and urgently addressed in India
By Tim Hanstad, Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Landesa
This is the second blog in a series of two that are based on a keynote address made at the 2018 India Land Development Conference.
From Norway to India: the Importance of Land Rights to Increasing Opportunity and Prosperity
By Tim Hanstad, Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Landesa
This is the first blog in a series of two that are based on a keynote address made at the 2018 India Land Development Conference.
I have been working on issues of land rights for more than 31 years in more than 22 countries, but no country has captured my attention, focus and heart more than India.
Natural disasters are in 3D – and the rights that protect against them should be as well
The recent series of devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean has reminded the world, once again, that natural disasters are not equal-opportunity destroyers. The economically marginalized and those lacking secure land and property rights are often disproportionately affected for at least three reasons:
Moving the Needle Forward on Land Rights in the Sustainable Development Goals
A relatively obscure and technical determination earlier this week by a relatively little-known international body could mean a sea change in economic and social empowerment prospects for hundreds of millions of women and their families. Insecure rights to land constrain opportunity for over 2 billion people living in urban and rural informality. And women fare the worst.