Nairobi River Basin is a complex of several parallel rivers that flow through the City of Nairobi and empty into a larger river and flow to the Indian Ocean. The rivers are polluted with garbage, industrial liquid effluence, agro-chemicals, petro-chemicals among others. This situation has occasioned spread of water-borne diseases, loss of sustainable livelihoods, loss of biodiversity, reduced availability and access to safe potable water, and the insidious effects of toxic substances and heavy metal poisoning which affects human productivity.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosAbril, 2010Kenya
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010África, Libia, Sudán, Burundi, Etiopía, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Camerún, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Panamá, Brasil, Jordania, Rumania, Reino Unido, Alemania, Samoa
The Eastern and Anglophone Western Africa Regional Assessment meeting was organized by a task force consisting of FAO, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Land Policy Initiative, the United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme officials in Ethiopia.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010África, Argelia, Egipto, Libia, Marruecos, Sudán, Túnez, Mauritania, Asia, Afganistán, Irán, Bahrein, Iraq, Jordania, Kuwait, Líbano, Omán, Qatar, Arabia Saudita, Siria, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Yemen, Global
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and several development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, academic and research institutions, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010Américas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Granada, Haití, Jamaica, Saint Kitts y Nevis, Trinidad y Tabago, Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Brasil, Chile, Ecuador, Suriname
Concentration of land ownership, lack of access, insecurity of tenure and lack of efficiency and transparency in land administration services, are among the obstacles towards responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources in Latin America. These issues have been the subject of discussions and policy recommendations during many international forums, such as the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD) held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in March 2006.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2010Suiza, Estados Unidos de América, Nepal, Israel, Suecia, Alemania, China, Australia, Canadá, Samoa, Finlandia, Etiopía, Nueva Zelandia, Rwanda, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Sudáfrica, Uganda, España, Camboya, Ghana, Europa, Asia, África, América Septentrional
Land administration and cadastral systems are playing a crucial global role in safeguarding the security of access to land and natural resources. Information technology systems have become basic elements of these systems everywhere. Introduction of automation to land administration has improved systems’ efficiency, standardisation and accessibility, which in turn have contributed to responsible land governance. Developing country land administrations are, however, often inefficient and poorly structured.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010Estados Unidos de América, Asia, Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán, Armenia, Azerbaiyán, Georgia, Europa, Belarús, Bulgaria, República Checa, Hungría, Moldavia, Polonia, Rusia, Eslovaquia, Ucrania, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Albania, Croacia, Montenegro, Serbia, Eslovenia
Land Tenure Working Paper 16 Governance of Land Tenure Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) looks at the land governance situation in the region. It has been prepared to provide a base for discussion for the regional consultation meetings on the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources. The objective of the study is to evaluate the current land governance situation in the region and to identify main achievements as well as remaining challenges.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010Américas, Antigua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, República Dominicana, Granada, Haití, Jamaica, Saint Kitts y Nevis, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas, Trinidad y Tabago, Belice, Costa Rica, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, India, España, Francia, Países Bajos
Land Tenure Working Paper 17. This publication identifies and assesses issues related to land governance and provides examples of good governance in the Caribbean subregion. This working paper was done in light of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010África, Namibia, Burkina Faso, América Septentrional, Asia, Jordania, Europa, Rumania, Países Bajos
FAO and its development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, the private sector, civil society, academia, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practice and associated technical guidance, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010Georgia, Europa, Bulgaria, República Checa, Hungría, Moldavia, Polonia, Rumania, Eslovaquia, Dinamarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Letonia, Lituania, Noruega, Reino Unido, Albania, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Croacia, Italia, Macedonia del Norte, Montenegro, Serbia, Eslovenia, España, Alemania, Países Bajos, Suiza
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010África, Burundi, Madagascar, Camerún, República Centroafricana, Chad, Congo, República Democrática del Congo, Guinea Ecuatorial, Gabón, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Malí, Mauritania, Níger, Senegal, Togo, Finlandia, Francia, Alemania
This regional evaluation is based on discussions and outputs of the consultation meeting of Francophone Africa on the Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources that was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 23-25 June 2010. The opinions expressed in this evaluation are those of the participants at the consultation meeting and do not necessarily reflect those of FAO.
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