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250 Kilwa District women set to receive customary title deeds

25 August 2021

Tanzania

A TOTAL of 250 women from 14 wards of Kilwa District in Lindi Region will soon receive customary title deeds, something that will enable them to access loans, thus engage fully in economic activities including agriculture.

This has been possible through the Kilwa Local Rights Programme that is being executed by ActionAid Kilwa.

NMB loan facility to aid clients obtain title deeds

12 August 2021

Tanzania

NMB Bank Plc has unveiled a partnership with the government to launch a new micro- loan facility,
designed to help their clients survey and register their land to secure title deeds

Mayor blames pandemic for slow land delivery

17 August 2020

Namibia

The Otavi Town Council has vowed to fast track the allocation of plots after a number of residents complained they are yet to be presented with proof of ownership despite paying for the land almost a year ago.
Mayor George Garab said the local authority will act with urgency to resolve the issue to allow residents to construct their homes.

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Violated? Liberia's Land Rights Law and the Worsening Dynamics of Land Grabs

27 July 2021

Authors:

Ali Kaba

Liberia

The Land Rights Law (LRL), enacted on the 23rd of August 2018, was an impressive feat. It recognizes the land rights of all Liberians, especially rural communities who have historically been subject to mere user rights on their ancestral lands. The LRL protects the rights of communities to their claimed customary areas as their lawful property – “with or without deed”. This provision places an estimated 70% or more of the country under customary ownership.

Challenges in ‘pro-poor’ land registration: What lessons on crisis and resilience?

5 July 2021

Authors:

Dr. Gemma van der Haar

Global

Over time, land registration has been associated with a diversity of desired outcomes, ranging from modernization and the promotion of sustainable agricultural production to protection of the livelihoods of small-scale producers notably women, peacebuilding or even nurturing good practices of local governance. In this session we have discussed, for a range of settings: How confident are we about the results of registration and formalization program? How have they been justified and have the ambitions been reached?

Critical Insights on the Land Governance Orthodoxy

2 July 2021

Authors:

Dr. Laura German

Africa

Tanzania

Cambodia

Global

This panel took a critical look at the land governance orthodoxy that has consolidated on the heels of the financial crisis and outcry over "global land grabs" at the end of the 2000s.

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Inviting applications for Equal Cities Challenge | Seed grants up to 25 Lakhs

1 May 2020 to 17 May 2020

India

The first casualty of any crisis – from Covid-19 to Climate change – are the poor and marginalized. Beyond first response, we need to radically reimagine our cities, reshape our communities for resilience and ready our at-risk populations for the future.

Webinar: The Land Reform Agenda for Kenya

10 October 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Kenya

Land use and reforms are at the heart of Kenya’s political and economic future stability. Land is an enabler to support manufacturing, access to affordable and decent housing, universal health care, food security and nutrition. Land is a critical driver in urban development through regulating access to land and use to achieve security of tenure for all.

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

European Union

Kenya Land Alliance

Government of Kenya

Join us for a Webinar: Sextortion and Land Governance - What is it and how can it be tackled?

25 June 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Morocco

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Global

The Land Portal Foundation, Mokoro Ltd and Transparency International co-hosted an interactive webinar on sextortion in land governance and its implications on June 25th, 2018. The webinar featured an interactive discussion among expert panelists.

Organizers:

Transparency International

Mokoro

Land Portal Foundation

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Collective land ownership in the 21st century: Overview of global trends

Journal Articles & Books

December 2018

Global

Statutory recognition of rural communities as collective owners of their lands is substantial, expanding, and an increasingly accepted element of property relations. The conventional meaning of property in land itself is changing, allowing for a greater diversity of attributes without impairing legal protection.

Innovations in Land Tenure Systems and Land Titling (Cross-Cutting)

Reports & Research

February 2018

South Africa

During its transition from racial apartheid to democracy in 1994, South Africa’s government announced it would strengthen the tenure rights of the estimated 16 million citizens who lived on communal land. By 2012, however, the government’s own reports concluded that the country had made little progress in the area of communal tenure reform.

Land tenure reforms, tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: Causal linkages and research gaps

Journal Articles & Books

December 2016

Global

This paper reviews the literature to identify the relationship between tenure security and food security. The literatures on tenure issues and food security issues are not well connected and the scientific evidence on the causal links between tenure security and food security is very limited.

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Organizations

Government Blockchain Association - Land Titling Working Group (GBA)

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is an international nonprofit professional association with its headquarters located in Fairfax, Virginia. GBA focuses on its members as individuals and organizations that are interested in promoting blockchain technology solutions to government, but does not advocate for any specific policy position. Membership is available to government employees along with student organizations, private sector professionals, and corporations. Membership fees are waived for government employees.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS)

"International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA. The main objective of IJHSS is to provide an intellectual platform for the international scholars. IJHSS aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in humanities and social science and become the leading journal in humanities and social science in the world." - IJHSS

Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI)

Land Development and Governance Institute

MISSION: To contribute to improved livelihoods through offering a bridge between communities, stakeholders and policy makers in the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources.

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