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IN’s latest resource is an introduction to the topic Land and Water Grabbing: A discussion of integrity implications and related risks, which discusses the integrity implications and risks of land and water grabbing. The essay examines the link between land and water grabbing, the people that are most impacted by this, and legal frameworks related to both land and water rights. Land and Water Grabbing describes the impacts of land and water grabbing in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Call for organisations to host interns for the ILC internship programme
Deadline:
31/05/2018
*Accepting applications on a rolling basis*
The ILC Secretariat is now accepting applications from member organisations to host interns for the ILC internship programme. The internship programme aims at giving the opportunity to Master’s students and young researchers from within the ILC network to be placed for an internship in another ILC member organisation.
Why should you apply?
International Land Coalition Vacancy: Monitoring, Evaluations and Learning (MEL) Officer (Local hire)
Environment Liaison Center International (ELCI) is hiring for the Regional Coordination Unit of the International Land Coalition in Africa, ILC Africa a Monitoring, Evaluations and Learning (MEL) Officer.
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Position title: Monitoring, Evaluations and Learning (MEL) Officer (Local Contract)
Duty station: Nairobi-Kenya, Kasarani, ICIPE Duduville Campus.
Reporting to: ILC Africa Regional Coordinator
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International Land Coalition Vacancy: Programme Development Officer-PDO (local hire)
The Environment Liaison Center International (ELCI) is hiring for the Regional Coordination Unit of the International Land Coalition in Africa, ILC Africa a Programme Development Officer (PDO).
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Position title: Programme development officer-PDO (local contract)
Duty station: Nairobi-Kenya, Kasarani, ICIPE Duduville Campus.
Reporting to: ILC Africa Regional Coordinator
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The Information Ecosystem: The Beginning of a Partnership for Action
After years of efforts, land rights are finally getting global attention. With several land-related indicators included in the Sustainable Development Goals, the land sector now has the unique opportunity to create an unprecedented momentum around land tenure issues and bring it to a higher level on the development agenda. Our goal is, of course, to contribute to the success of the SDGs, but also to be part of sustainable development in its real and practical sense!
UNGA Launches Ten-Year Action Plan on Water for Sustainable Development
On World Water Day, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) launched the ‘International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development’ (2018-2028). Promoting the integrated management of water resources, the Decade aims to create a platform for sharing good practices, advocacy, networking and partnership-building at all levels. It will support achievement of the water-related aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Liberia's new president must lead on land rights or risk conflict
Earlier this year, the outgoing President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf handed over power to George Weah in the country’s first peaceful and democratic transition of power since 1944. It was a moment that crystallized just how far Liberia had come in the last 13 years, since a 2005 peace agreement brought an end to over a decade of civil war, raising hopes internationally that the country remains on course towards lasting peace.
Women Get Shortchanged in Commercial Land Deals—Despite National Commitments to Gender Equality
Kuluthum Mbwana remembers the day that biofuel investors arrived in her village Vilabwa, just 70 kilometers west of Tanzania's capital. In exchange for more than 8,000 hectares (19,800 acres) of land across 11 villages, including Vilabwa in Kisarawe District, she said they promised to bring much-needed jobs, schools and health clinics to her community.
Making HerStory: The Women of the First Arab Land Conference Give Us Their Thoughts
This month marks women’s month and now, more than ever, women and men alike are coming together in abundant numbers, encouraging and rallying for the strength of women everywhere. We took a few moments to sit down with but a few of the inspiring women who attended the Arab Land Conference from the 26-28 of February in Dubai. Scroll down to hear their inspiring thoughts.
A New Take on Landlessness : Modernizing Land Management in Kuwait
The First Arab Land Conference took place in Dubai early last week, from the 26-28 February. The first of its kind, it gathered land experts from across the region and beyond, in what was a fruitful and long overdue event in the region. For those of us just returning from the three-day event, we know that there was no lack of key and empowering messages, as well as carefully thought-out and innovative ideas for the way forward. If we take a moment, however, to get down to the fundamentals and to find one take-away, it would most likely be the following: each and every one of us has a rig