Cette Convention réaffirme la création du Comité Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS), organisation internationale ayant pour mandat de s'investir dans la recherche de la sécurité alimentaire et dans la lutte contre les effets de la sécheresse et la désertification pour un nouvel équilibre écologique.

Las Partes signatarias se comprometen a emprender acciones coordinadas o conjuntas en materia de protección, preservación, conservación y saneamiento del medio ambiente y a impulsar la utilización racional y equilibrada de los recursos naturales, teniendo en cuenta el vínculo existente entre medio ambiente, desarrollo e integración.

Mediante el presente tratado, Argentina y Chile se comprometen a emprender acciones coordinadas en materia de protección, conservación, preservación y saneamiento del medio ambiente y a impulsar la utilización racional y equilibrada de los recursos naturales. Cada una de las Partes se compromete, además, a no efectuar acciones unilaterales que pudieren causar perjuicio al medio ambiente de la otra.

The Parties, on the basis Treaty between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands concerning Sovereignty, Maritime and Seabed Boundaries between the two countries and co-operation on Related Matters, signed at Port Moresby on 25 January, 1989 (“the Treaty”), regulate various activities in the Border Area as defined by the Treaty and further defined in this Agreement.

The objective of this Law is to ratify the United Nations Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa, through effective action at all levels, supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements, in the framework of an integrated approach which is consistent with Agenda 21, with a view to contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in affected areas.

Land policies are of fundamental importance to sustainable growth, good governance, and the well-being of, and the economic opportunities open to, both rural and urban dwellers - particularly the poor. To this end, research on land policy, and analysis of interventions related to the subject, have long been of interest to the Bank's Research Department, and other academic, and civil society institutions.

The question of women's land rights has a relatively young history in India. This paper briefly traces that history before examining why gendering the land question remains critical, and what the new possibilities are for enhancing women's land access. Potentially, women can obtain land through the State, the family and the market. The paper explores the prospects and constraints linked to each, arguing that access through the family and the market deserve particular attention, since most arable land in India is privatized.

A landscape simulation was designed and tested in Viengkham, a mountainous district in the north of Lao PDR. This social learning process was introduced by researchers affiliated with national research institutions to improve land use planning practices and increase the ownership of local people in the planning process. Twelve members of the village land management committees participated in the role play called PLUP Fiction, which is part of a stepwise process of participatory land use planning (PLUP).

Wars and their aftermaths frequently transform land use and ownership, reshaping 'post-conflict' landscapes through new boundaries, population movements, land reforms and conditions of access. Within a global context of controversial land concessions and farmland acquisitions, we bring to light the continued salience of historical memories of war in the ways land conflicts are being negotiated in Laos.

This Presidential Decree approves the funding agreement between the Government of Egypt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the project of developing farm irrigation in the old lands. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt, the Agriculture Research Center, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation as well as other entities. The objective of the project is to improve irrigation networks, improve agricultural productivity, give market support to farmers, as well as enhancing water management.

This paper starts from the assumption that the process of reform is as important as the content of the reform. Many excellent land policies, laws and technical reforms have been developed, yet, in many cases, implementation has slipped, stalled or has even been reversed. The paper argues that an understanding of land issues and the reform process from a governance and political economy perspective offers insights that can not only improve the design of reforms, but can also offer tools to support implementation.

La présente loi ratifie de l’accord portant création d'un centre de développement rural intégré pour Afrique, signé à Arusha le 21 septembre 1979.