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2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa: Why it matters for the continent

2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa: Why it matters for the continent
27 november 2019

Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African Development Bank.

In collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank will host the 3rd Edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Abidjan from 25 to 29 November 2019.

In this interview, Ochieng shares key insights into why the conference matters for Africa.

 

“This plot is not for sale!”: Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda

“This plot is not for sale!”: Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda
06 november 2019
Teddy Kisembo

“This plot is not for sale” are the six words you will find, marked on a lot of properties and plots of land in Uganda. The words are meant to ward off quack land or property brokers and conmen. Most of the cases handled in courts in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, are fraud-related cases (like selling land while the true owners are away using counterfeit titles) and land transaction fraud (when fake land titles are obtained and sadly some officers in the land registry are involved).

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Events

Land Rights for Sustainable Development - The Role of Data

Land Rights for Sustainable Development - The Role of Data
16 januari 2024
European Commission
Brussels
Belgium

Having secure land tenure, ensuring people's confidence in accessing, controlling and utilizing their land, is crucial for promoting sustainable land management practices. It also plays a key role in building resilience against the impacts of climate change, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and increased desertification due to higher temperatures.

International Land Coalition
Land Portal Foundation
Land Matrix
Prindex
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Library

A Post-Conflict Land Administration and Peacebuilding Handbook

Journal Articles & Books
maart, 2007
Global

Throughout history, conflicts have been waged over land. Confrontations over territory, border disputes, occupation of the territory of one State by another, or grievances stemming from inequitable access to land invariably have dramatic consequences for human settlements. Never before has this been truer than with today?uss very different types of conflict which are increasingly taking place within nations.


Find more resources in the Land Library

The process of determining, recording and disseminating information about ownership, value and use of land and its associated resources. These processes include the determination (sometimes called 'adjudication') of land rights and other attributes, surveying and describing these, their detailed documentation, and the provision of relevant information for supporting land markets.
 
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Land administration guidelines with special reference to countries in transition (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe). ISBN 9211166446