The visit from GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti Country Director provided a comprehensive look at the project’s impact on agricultural investment, digital land management, and community engagement.
During the closing session of the Third Arab Land Conference, Rania Hedeya, UN-Habitat’s Regional Representative for the Arab States, presented the joint declaration that emerged from the conference’s discussions, outcomes, and recommendations, calling on all land sector stakeholders in the Arab region, as well as conference participants, to take collective action in advancing good land governance.
Global corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce them faltering, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released by Transparency International. The report has exposed serious corruption levels across the globe, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50 out of 100. The global average on the index has remained unchanged at 43, highlighting the need for urgent action against corruption and warning of a critical global obstacle to implementing successful climate action.
La Fondation Land Portal, en tant qu'organisation à but non lucratif opérant à l'intersection des communautés des données ouvertes et de la gouvernance foncière, a eu le privilège, au cours des 5 à 8 dernières années, d'être en mesure d'observer certaines tendances intéressantes affectant le paysage des données de gouvernance foncière.
Du 6 au 18 novembre, le monde se réunit à Sharm el-Sheikh, en Égypte, pour la 2022e Conférence des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique (COP27), afin de discuter de l'agenda mondial sur le changement climatique.
« ‘Je prie Dieu qu’il ait partage et communion entre nous les femmes, que nous parlions d’une seule voix, pour se faire entendre par les autorités, qu’ils nous écoutent et nous soutiennent dans nos initiatives, à vaincre la faim et avoir abondement à manger’ Marthe Ladem, productrice rurale Logone orientale ( voir histoire de vie ‘Avec la femme rurale pour un Tchad sans faim&
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has the capability to observe the Earth's surface both day and night and through most weather conditions, making it an ideal sensor to support a wide range of science and applications.
Aunque las energías renovables no han sido intrínsecamente positivas
Direitos à terra seguros para todas e todos - mulheres e homens, independentemente de etnia ou religião, ou status civil, econômico, social ou político - são fundamentais para alcançar um mundo livre de pobreza, fome e discriminação sistemática de gênero. Portanto, em 2015, comemoramos quando líderes mundiais reconheceram a importância fundamental dos direitos à terra na Agenda 2030 e nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Os ambiciosos compromissos escritos dos Estados-Membros, no entanto, não foram seguidos por ações concretas.
Secure land rights for all—women and men, regardless of ethnicity or religion, or civil, economic, social, or political status—are foundational for achieving a world free of poverty, hunger, and systematic gender discrimination. So, in 2015, we celebrated when world leaders recognized the critical importance of land rights within Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Member States’ ambitious written commitments, however, have not been followed by on-the-ground action.
Investment in agriculture is essential for sustainable development, in particular for achieving food security, adequate nutrition, decent employment, poverty reduction and environmental protection. In seeking to attract agricultural investment, many governments and local communities have entered into Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC).
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Source: FAO
