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Bridging land gaps: rethinking governance and justice in climate action

Bridging land gaps: rethinking governance and justice in climate action

04 December 2024

Dr. Serene Ho’s keynote address at the 8th India Land and Development Conference offered a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between climate action and land governance, particularly in the Global South. As a Senior Lecturer in Land Administration and a researcher passionate about the socio-political dimensions of land, Dr. Ho provided a nuanced analysis of the pressures exerted by climate strategies on land-dependent communities.

Mapping the Future: Sanjay Gajiwal's Vision for Modernizing Land Governance in India

04 December 2024

Sanjay Gajiwal, Deputy Election Commissioner and a seasoned Indian Administrative Service officer, delivered a thought-provoking keynote at the 8th India Land and Development Conference (ILDC). With a career spanning diverse roles in urban governance, disaster management, and land reforms, Gajiwal brought his unique blend of administrative experience and academic rigor to the stage, shedding light on the challenges and possibilities of modernizing land governance in India.

RERA Act can help reduce property disputes by improving title records

Real Estate Regulation and Development (RERA)

RERA Act can help reduce property disputes by improving title records

29 November 2022

Deepak Sanan

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 which seeks to create a more professional real estate sector and create a level playing field in transactions between developers and homebuyers, has the potential to assist in reducing property related disputes.

How can Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) help sustain land governance solutions?

How can Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) help sustain land governance solutions?

01 July 2021

Gwen van Boven

In this session, we explored the linkages between Strategic Environmental Assessment and land governance. SEA often deals with land-related aspects in planning, and has the potential to ensure that they are satisfactorily dealt with in decision making. This potential could reach further if SEA would be applied more widely and, most importantly, before irreversible changes to land and land use are made. Doing SEA before ESIA for concrete investments can help avoid some of the land related challenges and conflicts currently encountered.