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Library ResourceJanuary, 2005Namibia
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Lesotho: Law, land tenure and gender review: Southern Africa
Reports & ResearchDecember, 2005LesothoThis document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various types of land in the country and the relevant constitutional provisions laws and policies. The chapter also examines housing rights and accessibility of services.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2006Malawi, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa
Malawi is facing increasing land scarcity and food insecurity for its large rural population and is in the midst of an on-going land policy reform process. This report asks how these reforms may affect women's land rights in a situation of increasing scarcity and competition for land. Reforms include the formalisation of customary land rights as private land rights as a way to ensure tenure security and equitable access to land. It warns that through this approach, women's rights may become increasingly marginalised.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2005South Africa
This report examines the ways in which a local municipality can assist small holder farmers in a semiarid region. It highlights the range of smallholder producers and proposes different strategies for their effective support.
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