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Modern water rights

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Cameroon, Spain, United States of America, Armenia, South Africa, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Chile, Azerbaijan, China, Romania, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, India, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Democratic Republic of the Congo
land governance
water rights
water management
land tenure
This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of key features of such rights, and contrasts these to traditional forms and kinds of water rights. It teases out and discusses the relevant problematique, including in particular that elicited the sale and leasing of water rights. Finally, a stock-taking and assessment of modern water rights systems impacts are volunteered. This publication complements two earlier issues featured in the FAO Legislative Studies series, i.e.
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Managing river basins: lessons from experience

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Turkey, United States of America, Mexico, South Africa, Vietnam
water management
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Negotiation and mediation techniques for natural resource management

Reports & Research
December, 2005
Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Canada, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Ghana
natural resources management
This publication is about how to help people to deal with conflicts that are undermining or disrupting natural resource management, impeding development, and causing outbreaks of violence. It looks at how negotiation and consensus building can be used to manage conflict and build collaboration, and provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to establish and manage a process of consensual negotiations involving multiple stakeholders. The guide is intended for practitioners working on participatory/collaborative natural resource management and rural livelihoods projects.
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Workshop proceedings on capacity development in agricultural water management - Moscow 2004

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Egypt, United States of America, Spain, Zambia, Ukraine, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France
agricultural land management
water management
capacity development
research
The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is an international multi-donor programme, co-managed by partner organizations, created in 1990 at the request of the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). Its Secretariat, first located at the World Bank, was transferred to FAO in 1998, where it is being hosted, in the Land and Water Development division (AGL) as a Special Programme.
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IPTRID Inventory on capacity development opportunities for improved irrigated agriculture

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Egypt, Spain, Israel, Germany, Sri Lanka, Australia, Eswatini, Canada, Ethiopia, Pakistan, France, Thailand, Jordan, Cyprus, Philippines, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, India, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Austria
agricultural land management
water management
capacity development
The IPTRID programme is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the IPTRID Secretariat as a Special Programme of FAO. The Secretariat is located in the Land and Water Development Division of FAO and draws on a worldwide network of leading centres of excellence in the field of irrigation, drainage and water resources management. IPTRID aims to support capacity development for sustainable agricultural water management to reduce poverty, enhance food security and improve livelihoods, while conserving the environment.
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The Political Economy of Pro-Poor Livestock Policy-Making in Ethiopia

Reports & Research
December, 2005
Qatar, Nigeria, United States of America, Sweden, Australia, United Kingdom, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, New Zealand, Kenya, Yemen, Somalia, Oman, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Africa
land governance
land tenure
This is the 19th of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. Animals are a source of food, more specifically protein for human diets, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. For low-income producers, livestock can serve as a store of wealth, provide draught power and organic fertiliser for crop production and a means of transport.
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The Interface between Customary and Statutory Water Rights - A Statutory Perspective

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2005
Nigeria, South Africa, Chile, Italy, Indonesia, Canada, Argentina, Guyana, Namibia, Mexico, Ghana, Asia, Africa, Americas
water rights
agricultural and rural legislation
This paper will contribute to mapping out the area of interface of customary water rights and statutory water rights.
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Globalization of food systems in developing countries: impact on food security and nutrition

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Fiji, Bangladesh, Nigeria, United States of America, Chile, China, Bolivia, Ghana, Colombia, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, Argentina, India, Ireland, Brazil, Canada, Asia
Urban Tenure
urbanization
urban population
Food systems are being transformed at an unprecedented rate as a result of global economic and social change. Urbanization, foreign direct investment in markets of developing countries and increasing incomes are prime facilitators for the observed changes, while social changes, such as the increased number of women in the workforce and rural to urban migration, provide added stimulus.
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Réforme agraire: Colonisation et coopératives agricoles 2005/2

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2005
Honduras, United States of America, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Denmark, Cuba, Senegal, Malawi, Colombia, Mozambique, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, South Sudan, Sudan, China, Brazil, Oceania, Africa, Americas
property rights
land governance
land tenure
rural development
private ownership
land reform
land ownership
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Legal and Institutional Aspects of Urban, Peri-Urban Forestry and Greening: a Working Paper for Discussion

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2005
Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Germany, China, Zimbabwe, Luxembourg, Ecuador, Peru, Italy, Finland, Canada
land access
agricultural and rural legislation
This paper gives a brief overview of the existing UPFG laws and regulations and points out the issues that legislative bodies may have to consider with regard to UPFG. The objective of the paper is to give an overriding analysis of the relevant issues that need to be considered in order to analyze the legal and institutional aspects of UPFG. Taking UPFG into consideration, the legislation of several countries was assessed to illustrate the broad framework, the gaps, the overlaps and the positive examples of laws and regulations.