Este boletín Qué leer introduce tres artículos recientes que adoptan una visión diferente sobre el África urbana. La publicación hace referencia a formas innovadoras de asegurar la tenencia en las ciudades, los obstáculos de la agricultura urbana y las perspectivas sobre la agencia, y las oportunidades de los refugiados urbanos.
Abraço ao Cemitério do Povo Negro escravizado, em Santa Luzia, MG. Foto: Alenice Baeta
María Luisa Acosta
Coordinadora del Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas (CALPI)
Introducción
El Estado de Nicaragua ha anunciado la realización de los estudios para la construcción de un puerto de aguas profundas en Bluefields, Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur (RACCS), con fondos del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y la asistencia técnica de la consultora Arcadis Nederland B.V. (Arcadis) para realizar estudios de pre factibilidad, factibilidad y el diseño.
“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).
After years of efforts, land rights are finally getting global attention. With several land-related indicators included in the Sustainable Development Goals, the land sector now has the unique opportunity to create an unprecedented momentum around land tenure issues and bring it to a higher level on the development agenda. Our goal is, of course, to contribute to the success of the SDGs, but also to be part of sustainable development in its real and practical sense!
In my experience living and working on land rights, I have identified eight land-related topics that need to be prioritized and urgently addressed in India. These must be addressed no only by government at both the national and especially the state level, but also by civil society, researchers, and donors.