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Une petite révolution en Ukraine qui va lever l’interdiction sur les transactions de terres agricoles
Article publié en coopération avec la Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Paris, France.
Vingt ans après son introduction, le moratoire qui interdit la vente des terres agricoles est levé en Ukraine dans une réforme historique, mais dont les conséquences restent encore floues.
The accelerating need for Urban Green Spaces (UGS) in cities and how to best accommodate it
Urban Green Spaces (UGS) are vegetated open spaces that provide a multitude of ecological functions that are essential for the physical and mental well-being of the citizens as well as for the urban environment. However, land is an extremely competitive resource in cities that are struggling to sustain the ever-growing urban population and UGS are constantly under threat of urban encroachment. Even the well spread out cities are pressured to densify by the more commonplace ‘sustainable dense urban neighbourhood’ approach that in turn, increases the pressure on open spaces such as UGS.
Solid Ground: Applying lessons from an advocacy campaign in the context of a global pandemic
The world has changed in the year and a half since Habitat for Humanity closed Solid Ground, a 4-year global advocacy campaign to increase access to land for shelter. The significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout are still unfolding. The Solid Ground campaign helped to change policies and systems to improve access to land for shelter for over 12 million people.
Le Président mozambicain, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, lance un projet appuyé par le FIDA afin de stimuler l’aquaculture
Rome, le 2 juin 2021 – Le 28 mai 2021, le Président de la République du Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, a lancé un projet visant à réduire la pauvreté et à accroître la production et les revenus grâce à l’aquaculture au profit de plus de 88 000 petits producteurs piscicoles dans les zones rurales. Le projet a été inauguré à Chitima, dans la province de Tete.
O desastre da COVID19: Uma oportunidade perdida para a colaboração autoridade-cidadania
Em 2021, o grupo de pesquisa GEORISCO completa 10 anos de criação e, para celebrar essa marca importante, realizará o Seminário Internacional GEORISCO. Será uma série de quatro conferências on line com renomados pesquisadores do tema Redução de Risco de Desastres. O seminário é uma realização do GEORISCO com a colaboração do Núcleo de Pesquisas sobre Desastres (NUPED-UFRN).
A Pandemia e o Futuro das Cidades: governança e participação
A Pandemia do COVID-19 está a configurar-se como marco inaugural do século XXI e ainda faz-se sentir em grande parte do planeta com contágios e óbitos crescentes e grande impacto na vida das cidades e das suas populações.
Proposed land management and urban planning law moves forward
Main photo: the new law was proposed in the light of developments in Cambodia’s property sector. KT/Pann Rachana
A proposal that will lead to substantial changes to the existing law governing land management and urban planning in Cambodia is moving forward.
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) conducted an online consultative meeting regarding the proposed law. The meeting was led by Pen Sopahal, secretary of state, with other senior officials of the MLMUPC.
KB.L Land News Digest South Africa and region 19 November - 31 December 2020
Moçambique recebe 100 milhões de dólares para o seu Projeto de Transformação Urbana de Maputo
Informal settlements and access to data in the time of COVID: a case for sharing data for decision making
The spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and other countries in the region has again brought to the fore the fact that very dense, under-serviced, mostly informal, settlements are not healthy places to live. They are also places where the spread of a disease is difficult to prevent or manage.
The kind of emergency response that was required to address the imminent spread of COVID-19 highlighted the widespread vulnerability of the poorest, compounded by highly unequal access to services and ongoing unhealthy living conditions.
KB.L South and Southern Africa Land News Digest: 19 October - 18 November 2020
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Weeks 43 – 46
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19th October – 18th November 2020
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