Land and Covid-19

As governments press pause on economic activities and people change their work and social behaviors to halt the spread of COVID-19, there are several hidden dimensions that can put pressure on land governance and management and threaten the land rights security of millions worldwide. In this section, we’ve put together the latest news on how COVID-19 affects various dimensions of land rights.

Quel devenir pour les villes Nigeriennes ?

10 février 2020

Afrique occidentale

Niger

Date: 10 Février 2020

Source: Tamtam Info

Par: Alkassoum Ibro (Contribution Web)

Pourquoi ’Banque mondiale’ et ’agroécologie’ ne font pas bon ménage ?

4 novembre 2019

Global

Date: 21 Octobre 2019

Source: Farmlangrab, Investigaction

Par: Renaud Vivien

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Community Forest Rights and the Pandemic

Rapports et recherches

octobre 2020

Inde

India is currently among the most affected countries by COVID19, recording over 6 million cases, by September 30 2020. The pandemic and lockdown measures have had a drastic impact on a large population of poor and marginalisedcommunities, causing loss of livelihoods and employment, food insecurity and socio-economic distress.

Five Years into the SDGs: Are we on track to deliver the land targets?

Rapports et recherches

septembre 2020

Global

This virtual side event was proposed as part of the 2020 SDG High Level Political Forum which was held from 7th to 16th July 2020. It was organised by the SDG Land Momentum Group, an informal group of civil society organizations and multilateral agencies which advocate the implementation of the land targets of the SDGs and support their monitoring.

Land Administration, Land Governance Institutions, and COVID-19

Documents de politique et mémoires

août 2020

Global

In the six months since the coronavirus began its global spread, more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 600,000 have perished, causing governments around the world to institute lockdowns and shut down businesses while entire industries have been devastated.

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