Land and Conflict. Lessons from The Field on Conflict Sensitive Land Governance and Peacebuilding

Publication shows how addressing land issues can mitigate conflict;facilitate solutions to it;improve the likelihood that people can return to their homes after the violence is over;and contribute to peace overall. Draws on cases in nine countries in the Arab States;Africa and Latin America;with a range of conflict parties: farmers;herders;landlords;villagers;mining companies;host communities;displaced people;gangs;and various levels of government. The cases and analysis describe how various land-related approaches have been used throughout the conflict cycle;from conflict prevention through humanitarian assistance;recovery and development. While each conflict is different;the emphasis is on practical tools and methods that can be adapted to suit the situation. The African countries are: DR Congo (interventions to prevent evictions of subsistence farming communities);Somalia (land tenure agreements to protect internally displaced people in Baidoa from eviction);Sudan (intercommunal reconciliation of land disputes in Darfur);and South Sudan (migration dialogues to prevent conflict between host communities and pastoralists).