GIZ Knowledge Exchange Workshop 2024
13 December 2024
GIZ Knowledge Exchange Workshop 2024 in Senegal took a deep dive on anchoring practitioners’ experience in Responsible Land Governance Systems.
land dispute
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Submission of Abstracts for FAO Land Tenure Journal
03 February 2024
The FAO Land Tenure Unit is calling for the submission of abstracts for the publication of a special issue of the FAO Land Tenure Journal entitled
“Justice for all in the management of land conflicts ”: Introducing a new LAND-at-scale project in Burundi
26 October 2023
The Land and Development Expertise Center (LADEC) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) are excited to announce their partnership for a new LAND-at-scale project in Burundi: "Justice pour Toutes et Tous dans la Gestion des Conflits Fonciers" (JTT-GCF) (in English: Justice for all in the management of land conflicts. Starting September 2023, the project will run for a period of three years, focusing on promotion equality and non-discrimination in the management of land conflicts.
Blogs
India's Urgent Need for Clarity on Land Issues: The Role of the India Land and Development Conference
03 October 2024
Land-related disputes in India account for about two-thirds of all civil litigation, with Gujarat (98%), Himachal Pradesh (95%), Karnataka (92%) and Haryana (89%) leading the pack.[3] As much as 90 percent of land parcels are subject to legal dispute, creating insecurity of ownership and in the business climate, discouraging new investment and posing a challenge for governance.
“This plot is not for sale!”: Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda
06 November 2019
“This plot is not for sale” are the six words you will find, marked on a lot of properties and plots of land in Uganda. The words are meant to ward off quack land or property brokers and conmen. Most of the cases handled in courts in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, are fraud-related cases (like selling land while the true owners are away using counterfeit titles) and land transaction fraud (when fake land titles are obtained and sadly some officers in the land registry are involved).
Between Homes: From Damascus to Beirut and Beyond
16 February 2018
When we speak about land tenure issues and challenges, we are quick to speak about complex, yet exciting concepts, such as cadastral registers and titling. For those working in the land community, these are the foundations upon which our work is built, essential to breaking the proverbial glass ceiling which so many face when it comes to claiming their land rights.
Discussions
Land and Corruption in Africa in 3 Topics
Closed
16 July 2019 to 06 August 2019
Jean Brice Tetka
Mary Maneno
Michael Okai
Dr. Simon Manda
Mr. Gerald Padde Auku
Land Portal Foundation
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Transparency International
African Land Policy Centre
Library
Toolkit and Guidance for Preventing and managing Land and Natural Resources Conflict - Land and Conflcit
Manuals & Guidelines
Training Resources & Tools
November, 2002
Global
This guidance note provides a framework for understanding and addressing land and natural resource-related grievances and conflicts through a holistic, systematic approach. While the main emphasis is on violent conflict, it may also be useful in a variety of other situations characterized by significant land-related grievances, but which are not currently or openly violent. It is intended for staff of multilateral organisations, national and local governments, and civil society organisations.
Land ownership for women prevents fears of uncertainty. Ethiopia—think EQUAL
Videos
August, 2011
Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, with support from the World Bank and others, a program uses small booklets and simple photos to give women a clear hold on their own land. It's time to think EQUAL for women and girls.
Affordable land and housing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Journal Articles & Books
February, 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region were the first in the developing world to go through rapid urbanization. Today, the region is the second most urbanized region in the world. This urbanization process has been accompanied by sharp social contrasts and economic disparities, a buoyant informal housing and land development process and increased local democracy and municipal autonomy, coupled with active social urban movements. This makes the Latin America and Caribbean region a unique landscape in the study of land and housing for the poor.
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a land dispute is a disagreement over land.
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