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18. Experiences in developing business process for Flexible Land Tenure Act implementation in Gobabis Namibia - PPT

Multimedia
March, 2016
Namibia
land law
land policies
tenure security
Experiences in developing business process for Flexible Land Tenure Act implementation in Gobabis Namibia
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28. Application of Geomatics for Mapping Land and Natural Resource Use and Rights: A Case Study of IFAD Programmes in East and Southern Africa - Paper

Reports & Research
March, 2016
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
land information systems
land administration
geographical information systems
surveyors
cadastres
land tenure systems
land use mapping
Application of Geomatics for Mapping Land and Natural Resource Use and Rights: A Case Study of IFAD Programmes in East and Southern Africa
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28. Application of Geomatics for Mapping Land and Natural Resource Use and Rights: A Case Study of IFAD Programmes in East and Southern Africa - PPT

Multimedia
March, 2016
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
land information systems
land administration
geographical information systems
surveyors
cadastres
land tenure systems
land use mapping
Application of Geomatics for Mapping Land and Natural Resource Use and Rights: A Case Study of IFAD Programmes in East and Southern Africa
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Kingdom of Lesotho

July, 2016
Lesotho
waste (abuse)
property rights
sustainable development
land degradation
climate change
property
environment
land
Lesotho is one of the poorest countries
in Southern Africa, and has one of the highest income
inequality in the world. Home to about 2 million people,
Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa, the second largest
and most industrialized economy in Africa. Lesotho generates
income mainly by exporting textiles, water, and diamonds,
and is a member of the Southern African Customs Union
(SACU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC),
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Factory Southern Africa?

March, 2016
Africa, Southern Africa
property rights
capacity development
development
forestry
agriculture
property
transaction costs
environment
fisheries
land
Once concentrated among a few large
economies, global flows of goods, services, and capital now
reach an ever-larger number of countries worldwide. Global
trade in goods and in services both increased 10 times
between 1980 and 2011, while foreign direct investment (FDI)
flows increased almost 30-fold. A value chain is global when
some of these stages are carried out in more than one
country, most notably when discrete tasks within a
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Is a ‘Factory Southern Africa’ Feasible?

March, 2016
Africa, Southern Africa
property rights
development
property
transaction costs
environment
land
The countries comprising the Southern
African Customs Union (SACU) are currently not very
integrated into global value chains (GVCs), potentially
missing out on important development opportunities.
Accordingly, we explore high level options for promoting
their integration. Given East Asia’s spectacular success
with integrating into GVCs, we first assess the probability
that SACU can copy their flying geese pattern. That was
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Protecting Community Lands & Resources in Africa: Grassroots Advocates' Strategies & Lessons

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2016
Southern Africa
legal empowerment
land law
land tenure
In 2013, a group of 20 expert advocates from across Africa gathered for a three-day symposium to share experiences and practical strategies for effectively supporting communities to protect their lands and natural resources. The symposium illuminated many similarities between the types of threats to communities’ land and natural resource claims, as well as underlying factors that drive and exacerbate the threats.