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The legislative and institutional framework for war affected land rights in Iraq:

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2019
Iraq

Land and property rights in Iraq are an important component of recovery, particularly subsequent to the ISIS conflict. The return of 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the ISIS conflict are encountering claimants who were dislocated from 

previous wars and expropriations. This results in numerous land conflicts that if not dealt with will contribute to the country’s instability. Of primary importance in this regard is an ongoing discussion in government and the international community which 

Is Land Ownership a Key Factor in the Choice of Livelihood in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam?

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2019
Viet Nam

Our main objective in this research was to examine the role of land ownership in the choice of household livelihood in the rural Mekong Delta region, Vietnam. Using secondary data on rural households in the Mekong Delta region, we use cluster analysis techniques to classify livelihoods currently adopted by rural households. Using Bonferroni pairwise tests and quantile functions (Pen’s parades), we then compare the income levels of identified livelihoods. Finally, we employ a multinomial logit model to examine different factors affecting the choice of livelihoods.

Women’s land rights and agrarian change: evidence from indigenous communities in Cambodia

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2019
Camboya

ABSTRACTED FROM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This research analyses the ways in which current changes in land tenure, agrarian and socio-economic systems are reshaping resource allocations and transfers within households in indigenous communities in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia. While other gendered aspects of the transformations occurring in indigenous societies have received more attention in recent years, the changes occurring in the customary laws that determine land access, ownership and inheritance alongside gender, as well as generational lines, have not been explored.

Rethinking the Importance of Identifying and Addressing the Customary Laws in the Context of Land Law Making Process (Based on the Sri Lankan Experience of Registration of Title System)

Peer-reviewed publication
Noviembre, 2019
Sri Lanka

The land is an integral part of every state. Especially land has sacred and cultural value in most of the Asian traditions apart from its social and economic value. Sri Lanka is an island state which has 25,330 sq. Mi for 21,670,000 ("Department of Census and Statistics-Sri Lanka," 2019) of population and a country which inherent legal pluralism as a result of multi-cultural ethnicity and imperialism.

Customary Land Governance Guide

Manuals & Guidelines
Noviembre, 2019
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Uganda

Responsible Land Policy in Uganda (RELAPU) is a project implemented by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). BMZ created the Special Initiative “One World, No Hunger”, aimed at eradicating extreme hunger and poverty. Within this special initiative, RELAPU is part of the Global Programme on Responsible Land Policy currently implemented in eight countries.

The Global Programme Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP)

Institutional & promotional materials
Agosto, 2019
Global

This brochure presents the approach and core activities of GIZ Global Program on Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP). The GPRLP is active in Benin, Ethiopia, Laos, Madagascar, Paraguay, Peru and Uganda. In each country, a context specific approach in line with the global GPRLP concept aims at improving the access to land as a core condition for combating poverty and hunger in rural areas for specific population groups, particularly women and socially marginalised groups.

Village Land Management a few years on – what has changed?

Reports & Research
Junio, 2019
Asia
Laos

Since 2010, the GIZ Land Programme in Lao PDR has sought to improve the land tenure security of rural communities. The programme currently consists of three projects – the BMZ-commissioned Land Management and Decentralised Planning (LMDP) Project, the Enhanced Land Tenure Security (ELTeS) sub-project within a global programme on responsible land policy, as well as the German contribution to the Mekong River Land Governance (MRLG) Initiative.

Land Registration: Global Practices and Lessons for India

Journal Articles & Books
Junio, 2019
United States of America
India
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Australia

Land Registration: Global Practices and Lessons for India has been authored by B. K. Agarwal,  having extensive knowledge and first-hand experience in land administration. It contains a comparative analysis of land registration systems of Germany, UK, Australia, USA, France, and the Netherlands.​ Laws regarding maintenance of land title records in four Indian states Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, and West Bengal have also been analyzed. In the end the author has given his  evidence-based recommendations on reforms required in the Indian land registration system.​

Space-Enhanced Systematic Land Titling and Registration: A Stride at Resuscitating Nigeria’s ‘Dead Capital’

Peer-reviewed publication
Abril, 2019
África

Since the commencement of land registration in Nigeria, less than 3% of land, mainly in urban areas had been registered. This is partly due to the prevalent sporadic method. Sporadic procedure of obtaining title is associated with many problems which include time and cost. This study examined space-enhanced systematic land titling and registration (SLTR) approach in Ondo State, Nigeria towards easing the titling logjam in the State. Questionnaire and Oral interview were used to elicit information from landowners and heads of departments of two government agencies.

Titulación de Comunidades Nativas en San Martin, Perú

Institutional & promotional materials
Marzo, 2019
South America
Peru

Este documento es una síntesis de los resultados de la investigación aplicada "Titulación de las Comunidades Nativas - Avances y desafíos" en San Martin, que tuvo por objetivo analizar el proceso de titulación y su impacto en doce comunidades nativas de tres métodos de recolección de datos, el equipo recabó información de un total de 684 informantes en las comunidades seleccionadas.

Comunidad Nativa Chirikyacu. Titulación de Comunidades Nativas

Institutional & promotional materials
Febrero, 2019
South America
Peru

Este informe presenta los resultados del estudio  que tuvo como objetivo analizar los procesos de titulación y sus consecuencias para sus habitantes y bosques a nivel de la comunidad de Chirikyacu, San Martin. En esta comunidad participaron 4 informantes clave (2 hombres y 2 mujeres), 29 asistentes en grupos focales (14 hombres y 15 mujeres) y 30 encuestados en hogares (15 hombres y 15 mujeres).

Comunidad Nativa Charapillo. Titulación de Comunidades Nativas.

Institutional & promotional materials
Febrero, 2019
South America
Peru

Este informe presenta los resultados del estudio en la comunidad de Charapillo, San Martin, donde participaron 4 informantes clave (3 hombres y 1 mujer), 20 asistentes en grupos focales (13 hombres y 7 mujeres) y 27 encuestados en hogares (15 hombres y 7 mujeres). Segun este informe los resultados de la titulación fueron positivos para la comunidad. La mayoría está satisfecha con su implementación y resaltan como principal resultado la formalización de sus límites territoriales y la posibilidad de establecer reglas reconocidas por el Estado.