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The persistence of land and tenure related conflicts in Uganda reflects colonial social policies which promoted division and cemented inequality. Uganda is at the heart of the conflicted Great Lakes region and for some years the country has hosted the largest refugee population in Africa. The ruling National Resistance Movement led by President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 36 years. Uganda’s agricultural modernisation, conservation and tourism promotion agendas have impacted on land rights. Unresolved land issues remain at the heart of national politics.    
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Land Area
20,052,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,246.4 USD
Total population
45,853,800
Urban population
23.8 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
71.9 %
Perceived tenure security
62.3 %
Women owning land
1.5 %

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Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq

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Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
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International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

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UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

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New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
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to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
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to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

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Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

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Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

0
Donors:
Government of Canada
Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families

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Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

Objectives

UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

Objectives

Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

Objectives

Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

0
Donors:
World Wildlife Fund
UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

Objectives

UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

Objectives

Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

Objectives

Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

74882849.11
Donors:
Government of Sweden
New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

Objectives

UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

Objectives

Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

Objectives

Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

0
Donors:
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development
Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

Objectives

UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

Objectives

Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

Objectives

Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

1921625.354
Donors:
European Commission
IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Development Research Centre, Centre for Basic Research
Government of Canada

General

Modernising Urban Land Knowledge (MULK): Transitioning to E-land Governance in Iraq -

EU Support to Housing, Land and Property Rights in Iraq

Securing land rights and preserving traditional ways of life of smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
World Wildlife Fund

General

Sicherung der Landrechte und Erhalt traditioneller Lebensweisen von Kleinbauernfamilien

Objectives

UNDP: The Sahel Resilience Project 2: DRR CC Adaptation for Resilience in Sahel - The Sahel Resilience Project
74882849.11
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

New technologies and new generations for forest protection against illegal mining in Yanomami land
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development

General

Sustainable food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands
1921625.354
Project duration:
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
European Commission

Objectives

To transform food systems and integrated land/seascape management in the Marshall Islands to deliver global environmental benefits and health benefits.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region - IGAD 2023 - 2026 Land Governance Contribution
4875670.405
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Government of Sweden

General

IGAD 2023 - 2026 Improving Land Governance in the IGAD Region
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN)
Government of Sweden

General

Protection against evictions and strengthening the political participation of marginalized population groups i
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Schutz vor Vertreibungen und Stärkung der politischen Teilhabe marginalisierter Bevölkerungsgruppen in verschiedenen Städten Brasiliens

Objectives

Promoting peaceful conflict transformation of land rights and land use issues
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Förderung friedlicher Konflikttransformation von Landrechts- und Landnutzungsfragen

Objectives

Advising smallholder families
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

General

Beratung kleinbäuerlicher Familien

Objectives

0
Donors:
Government of Sweden
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A number of long-established, sophisticated and socially stratified African polities governed territories preceding the imposition of British colonial rule in 1894. The Bunyoro Kingdom in Western Uganda was historically the largest polity established in the 14th century.

How are civil society and impacted communities working to change the governance of land-based investments?
06 August 2024
Photo: Kandukuru Nagarjun, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 The recent series of ALIGN articles shed light on how civil society, impacted communities and rights defenders across the world have used strategies such as legal action, publishing of mining contracts and stakeholder dialogues to change approaches…
Digitization Land Records
The Digitization of Land Records: A Panacea for Land Conflicts?
Access to land is a critical factor for economic growth and poverty reduction.  For government, industry, and citizens to be able to use this asset effectively and to minimize land conflicts, it is important to have access to reliable land and property records. Digitizing these land records is…