Chad is a historical crossroads between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, with a vast territory of 1,284,000 km2 and an estimated population of 16 million in 2020. The main land issues in this predominantly rural country are frequent droughts, advancing desert, expansion of agricultural land, uncontrolled urbanization, shrinking forest areas, land grabs by elites and oil exploitation. Chad suffers from both high vulnerability to climate change and limited capacity to adapt to it. These land and environmental vulnerabilities are amplified by the weakness of state institutions and high population growth.
Socio-economic indicators
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Land Area
125,920,000 ha
GDP/Capita
1,425.5 USD
Total population
17,179,700
Urban population
23.1 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
39.9 %
Perceived tenure security
69.5 %
Women owning land
4.5 %
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26 February 2024
Based on previous and ongoing interventions by Oxfam Intermon, Oxfam Novib, Kadaster International and FAO, this new project combines the lessons learned in a holistic approach. This unique model applies an understanding of the social structures, roles and rights of land governance and land tenure…
22 December 2022
Le guichet unique des affaires foncière du Tchad avait été mis en place en 2012 pour sécuriser des documents fonciers.
En 2021, le 10 septembre notamment, sur la page Facebook du ministère de l’Aménagement du territoire et de l’Urbanisme, un communiqué avait été posté, indiquant : « Nous informons…
13 July 2022
The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.…
In southern Chad, in non-Islamic societies, the land has a sacred character: it belongs to the spirits linked to a creator God. Each ethnic group organizes itself on a well-defined space. A covenant is then concluded between the deities of the land on which it is settled and a priest (chief of the land) is appointed to watch over the good relations between these two worlds.
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11 July 2023
A roundtable moderated by Annelies Zoomers and organized by Dominique Schmid
Nowadays when it comes to land, many transitions are ongoing, and many organizations target processes of change to improve livelihoods while defining their target groups. In this roundtable we aimed to critically engage…
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